Some Male Actors Have Changed A Whoooole Lot Since Their Early Movie Days, And Here Are 26 Solid Transformations To Prove It
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If you're anything like me, then you love searching for A+ glow-up pictures in pop culture history, especially when it comes to famous actors in Hollywood. They only get better with age since they first debuted on the movie scene!
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So, without further ado, here are some of the best movie glow-ups from famous men in Hollywood.
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Tom Holland looked like as Lucas in The Impossible (2012):
Warner Bros. Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Tom Holland looks like as Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021):
Marvel
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Michael B. Jordan looked like as Jamal in Hardball (2001):
Paramount Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Michael B. Jordan looks like as Charles Monroe King in A Journal for Jordan (2021):
Sony Pictures Releasing
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Ryan Reynolds looked like as Ganesh/Jeffrey in Ordinary Magic (1993):
Ontario Film Development Corporation
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Ryan Reynolds looks like as Guy in Free Guy (2021):
20th Century Studios
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Robert Downey Jr. looked like as Puppy in Pound (1970):
United Aritsts
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Robert Downey Jr. looks like as Dr. John Dolittle in Dolittle (2020):
Universal Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Samuel L. Jackson looked like as "gang member number two" in Ragtime (1981):
Paramount Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Samuel L. Jackson looks like as Darius Kincaid in Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021):
Lionsgate / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Keanu Reeves looked like as Matt in River's Edge (1986):
Island Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Keanu Reeves looks like as Neo in The Matrix Resurrections (2021):
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Bradley Cooper looked like as Ben in Wet Hot American Summer (2001):
USA Films
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Bradley Cooper looks like as Stan Carlisle in Nightmare Alley (2021):
Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collecrtion
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Harrison Ford looked like as a bellhop in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1968):
Columbia Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Harrison Ford looks like as John Thornton in The Call of the Wild (2020):
20th Century Studios / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Oscar Isaac looked like as Francesco in All About the Benjamins (2002):
New Line Cinema
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Oscar Isaac looks like as Duke Leto Atreides in Dune (2021):
Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Jonah Hill looked like as Bret in I Heart Huckabees (2004):
Fox Searchlight Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Jonah Hill looks like as Jason Orlean in Don't Look Up (2021):
Netflix
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Kumail Nanjiani looked like as Simon in Life as We Know It (2010):
Warner Bros. Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Kumail Nanjiani looks like as Kingo in Eternals (2021):
Marvel
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Andrew Garfield looked like as Jack Burridge in Boy A (2007):
The Weinstein Company / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Andrew Garfield looks like as Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021):
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Idris Elba looked like as Grรฉgoire in Beautiful Mother (1999):
Pathรฉ Distribution
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Idris Elba looks like as Rufus Buck in The Harder They Fall (2021):
Netflix
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Denzel Washington looked like as Roger Porter in Carbon Copy (1981):
Embassy Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Denzel Washington looks like as Deputy Sheriff Joe Deke in The Little Things (2021):
Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Driver looked like as Walter Lyle in J. Edgar (2011):
Warner Bros. Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Driver looks like as Maurizio Gucci in House of Gucci (2021):
MGM / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Mahershala Ali looked like as Tizzy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008):
Paramount Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Mahershala Ali looks like as Cameron/Jack in Swan Song (2021):
Apple TV+ / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Dev Patel looked like as Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire (2008):
Fox Searchlight / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Dev Patel looks like as Gawain in The Green Knight (2021):
A24 / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Sandler looked like as Schecky Moskowitz in Going Overboard (1989):
TriMark Pictures
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Adam Sander looks like as Hubie Dubois in Hubie Halloween (2020):
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Eddie Murphy looked like as Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs. (1982):
Paramount Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Eddie Murphy looks like as King Akeem Joffer in Coming 2 America (2021):
Amazon / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Joaquin Phoenix looked like as Danny in Russkies (1987):
New Century Vista Film Company / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Joaquin Phoenix looks like as Johnny in C'mon C'mon (2021):
A24 / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looked like as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001):
Universal Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looks like as John Hartley in Red Notice (2021):
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Will Smith looked like as Tea Cake Walters in Made in America (1993):
Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Will Smith looks like as Richard Williams in King Richard (2021):
Warner Bros. Pictures
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Radcliffe looked like as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001):
Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Radcliffe looks like as Tim Jenkin in Escape From Pretoria (2020):
Momentum Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Kaluuya looked like as Reece in Shoot the Messenger (2006):
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LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Daniel Kaluuya looks like as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021):
Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett Collection
EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Leonardo DiCaprio looked like as Toby Wolff in This Boy's Life (1993):
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Leonardo DiCaprio looks like as Dr. Randall Mindy in Don't Look Up (2021):
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection
And EARLY MOVIE ROLE: What Brad Pitt looked like as Rick in The Dark Side of the Sun (1988):
Avala Film
LATEST MOVIE ROLE: What Brad Pitt looks like as Roy McBride in Ad Astra (2019):
20th Century Fox / Courtesy of Everett Collection
Which famous actor in Hollywood do *you* think has changed the most since their early movie days? Let us know in the comments below!
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