A FORMER James Bond favourite looked completely different on the set of his new TV series.
Glen Powell, 36, was unrecognisable in prosthetics and a wig, in a far look from the heartthrob features that made him a Hollywood A-lister.
The movie star is working hard on the set of the Hulu action-comedy TV series, Chad Powers.
In the upcoming TV show, Glen plays Russ Holliday, a has-been college quarterback who squandered his chance at going pro in a championship game due to some grandstanding, bad behaviour.
The streamer released some teaser images of the star actor sporting the new look from the series which he also executive produces alongside NFL legend, Peyton Manning.
Chad Powers follows the eponymous lead character played by Glen, who tries to redeem his career by disguising himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented player using his new name.
Glen also co-wrote the series' pilot which is based on the sketch of the same name that aired on ESPN+.
The actor recently made headlines when he ruled himself out of running to be the new James Bond.
Glen said he was "not the right person" for the role after Daniel Craig said goodbye to the role in 2021, and ever since discussion of who would be the new super spy 007 has been rife.
Over time, bookies have placed their bets on a string of Hollywood A-listers to take on the role, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Idris Elba and Henry Cavill.
With Amazon acquiring the 007 franchise from the Broccoli family, this was then extended to American stars including Patrick Schwarzenegger, Timothée Chalamet and Jacob Elordi.
But one emerging favourite – Top Gun 2 and Anyone But You star Glen Powell – has shut down speculation he could take his martini shaken, not stirred.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Glenn said simply: "I'm a Texan. My family and I joke around, I can play Jimmy Bond, but I should not be playing James Bond.
"Get an authentic Brit for that job. That's who belongs in that tuxedo."
In the 63 years James Bond has been on screen, seven actors have played the character – all of whom white men from the UK and Ireland.
Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig have portrayed the spy in the film series, with David Niven taking on the role in a non-official adaptation in 1967.
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