Brad Pitt Looks Unrecognizable in Dramatic Blonde Wig as He Ditches Buzz Cut for New Film Project

Brad Pitt is ditching his buzz cut look for a new movie role.

The actor, 61, was photographed wearing a long blonde wig while filming the sequel to 2019’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. He will be reprising his character Cliff Booth, which earned the actor the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2020.

In the pictures obtained by Daily Mail on Tuesday, July 29, Pitt was seen donning the hairdo while wearing a yellow button-down shirt and classic blue jeans. In addition to the wig, he sported a blonde mustache.

The sequel, titled The Adventures of Cliff Booth, was written by Quentin Tarantino, who directed the first film. The sequel, however, will feature David Fincher behind the lens. The film will also star Carla Gugino, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and JB Tadena.

The upcoming film “showcases more of Cliff Booth’s backstory in his new role as a Hollywood fixer,” per IMDb.

Pitt had nothing but positive things to say about stepping into Cliff’s shoes for the first blockbuster film.

“There is an immediate comfort, stepping into Quentin’s dialogue,” he told Esquire in May 2019. “It’s why actors want to work with him — you should have seen the line of people trying to get into this film. Offering their services, just to be a part of this thing, even just for a day.”

Pitt has been rather busy as of late, rocking a shaved head throughout his F1 press tour during the month of June. During promotion, he revealed the reason why he decided to cut off all of his hair.

“I just finished a job,” Pitt told People at the film’s New York City premiere on June 16. “It’s for a character we did.”

While shaving his head was certainly a dramatic change, it’s not the first time Pitt has sported the look. He’s undergone quite a few noticeable hair transformations over his years in Hollywood, from his long locks in his Legends of the Fall era to his spiky hair and goatee in the early 2000s.

Still, his looks have remained timeless into his 60s.

“I don’t want to be running from aging,” Pitt told Vogue in September 2022. “It’s a concept we can’t escape, and I would like to see our culture embracing it a bit more, talking about it in those terms.”