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Nicholas Galitzine teased his transformation for his role of He-Man in Masters of the Universe. The British actor showed a portion of the muscle mass he's put on while writing on Instagram, "After several months of intense training, I’m thrilled to share that we’re officially in production on #MastersOfTheUniverse. Our director Travis Knight has assembled the most incredible ensemble cast and created a stunning tapestry of Eternia and its surrounding world. I can’t wait for you to see. More to come, but until then, here’s a sneak peek at the Sword of Power. By the power of Grayskull!"

Mark Wahlberg shared a video of him shaving his head for his upcoming role in the film Flight Risk. The actor plays a pilot tasked with escorting a U.S. Marshall across the Alaskan wilderness as they travel to New York City. Wahlberg captioned his Instagram post with, "Check out @flightriskmovie 🥸🔥🎥🎬 keeping it real🥸 no bald cap🥸🥸 NO CAP🔥."

Nicholas Galitzine shows off his physical transformation as he prepares to play He-Man in a live action Masters of the Universe film, giving fans a glimpse at his buff body and longer hair.

Sydney Sweeney is taking on a new type of role as she has transformed herself to play the real-life female boxer, Christy Martin. Sweeney posted some pics showing off the transformative hair style, sweats and notable muscle build.

The actress captioned the photo with "well the cats out of the bag thanks to some paps in bushes so here’s a little bts from my film im working on right now. over the past few months, i’ve been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman—a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside the ring. her journey is a testament to resilience, strength, and hope, and I’m honored to step into her shoes to share her powerful story with you all. more to come soon :)"

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson transforms into MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the first official photo from A24's Benn Safdie drama The Smashing Machine. The movie will reunite Johnson with his Jungle Cruise costar Emily Blunt.

Jennifer Grey shared the first photo of her transformation to play controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and Weigh Down Workshop founder Gwen Shamblin Lara for the upcoming Lifetime film, Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation.

"Words can’t describe how immensely honored I feel to play the mermaid of my dreams, Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Come under the sea with me, in theaters May 26, 2023," writes Halle Bailey as she shares the first poster showing her as Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid. See the full poster in the next slide.

"Words can’t describe how immensely honored I feel to play the mermaid of my dreams, Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Come under the sea with me, in theaters May 26, 2023," writes Halle Bailey as she shares the first poster showing her as Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid.

Matilda Lutz transforms into Red Sonja in the first photo from the upcoming film of the same name from Millennium Media. Principal photography is already underway in Bulgaria.

Sense8 actress Jamie Clayton transforms into a female Pinhead for Hulu's new Hellraiser film. Speaking with EW, director David Bruckner said, "We felt a kind of anticipation around the fans to reimagine the character. We knew we wanted Pinhead to be a woman. Jamie was just the right person for the role ... Jamie absolutely killed, that's how we got there."

Quinta Brunson turns into Oprah for Roku's new movie 'WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story' starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Hayden Christensen reveals how he transformed into Darth Vader for Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi series. In an interview with Fatherly, he said, "I think that process was very important for me, I needed to become that character again, physically. I just consumed as many calories as possible. I put on 25 or 30 pounds to fill out that [Vader] suit." He added, "I try to avoid the dad bod thing and I was trying to maintain that Vader body after we finished. But, honestly, I pretty much just went back to my old diet. I kind of deflated after that."

Warner Bros. has revealed the first photo of Ryan Gosling as Ken from the upcoming Barbie film, due out July 21, 2023. See Margot Robbie as the titular character in the next slide.

Margot Robbie transforms into the iconic doll as Warner Bros. announces a July 21, 2023 release date for its live-action "Barbie" movie.

Jamie Campbell Bower's transformation into Vecna on Stranger Things took seven and a half hours in the makeup chair. According to the actor, what you see on the show is "90%" him, with CGI enhancing the movement of the vines on his body. He told Variety he asked to sit in costume for 30 minutes before filming -- and then, after 10-12 hours on set, it would take another hour to remove everything.

Bradley Cooper is unrecognizable in new photos from Netflix's Maestro, in which he plays real-life composer Leonard Bernstein. Cooper is also directing the film, his directorial follow-up to A Star Is Born. It's due out in 2023.

Jessica Biel transforms into axe murderer Candy Montgomery in Hulu's new series 'Candy.'

Tom Hanks transforms into Geppetto in the first look at Disney+'s live-action Pinocchio movie. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth stars as the titular puppet come to life, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket and Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy. Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco and Luke Evans also star. The movie will hit the streamer in September 2022.

Roku released the first official photo of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al from WEIRD: The 'Weird Al' Yankovic Story. "Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don't take lightly, and I'm honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al's depraved and scandalous life," said Radcliffe in a statement.

Renee Zellweger is unrecognizable as real-life convicted murderer Pam Hupp for NBC's The Thing About Pam. Her transformation included prosthetics and a padded suit. Both Judy Greer and Josh Duhamel also star in the series -- and rock some transformative wigs of their own. The show premieres March 8, 2022.

Elle Fanning in first photos as Michelle Carter -- the young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the real-life "texting suicide case" -- from Hulu's "The Girl from Plainville." The show will premiere Spring 2022.

Sofia Vergara transforms into Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco for the upcoming Netflix miniseries "Griselda."

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Celebrity Transformations for a Role

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