Dwayne Johnson‘s “taking acting seriously” era continues with the actor looking unrecognizable as The Chicken Man in the first set photos for the live-action/CGI hybrid Lizard Music.
Shared on X, Johnson has transformed into a 70-year-old man for Lizard Music, with the set photos showing him sporting a tan bucket hat and coat and holding a slice of pizza. He is walking alongside his young co-star Theo Clark Leber, who carries an oversized lizard plush. According to Variety, artist Kazu Hiro, who just turned Tom Cruise into a geriatric oil baron for Digger, is behind Johnson’s look.
Lizard Music follows a boy ( Leber) left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, and a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open. His search for answers leads him to an eccentric and whimsical old man nicknamed The Chicken Man (Johnson) and his beloved companion, an 85-year-old chicken named Claudia – the boy and the old man become kindred spirits who find each other at just the right time.
United by a shared vision, they set off on an adventure that begins as a hunt for a hidden society but blossoms into something far greater: a voyage through invisible worlds, unexpected harmonies, and the unbreakable bond between lost souls who discover magic not only in what they find, but also in each other.
Benny Safdie is directing Lizard Music from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ronald Bronstein, based on Daniel Pinkwater’s novel of the same name. Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Arya Parvathi, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, Andrew Dice Clay, and David Krumholtz also star.
Amazon MGM Studios has set the theatrical release date for Lizard Music for December 25, 2027.
What do you think of Dwayne Johnson’s look for Lizard Music? Are you happy to see him in another transformative role?
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