Renowned actor known for playing a dance-loving teenager looks unrecognizable in promotional image for new slasher film

This Hollywood leading man looked unrecognizable in a new promotional image for his upcoming slasher film.

The actor, 65, sported a mustache and had his hair gelled and combed to the side in a photo shared to his Instagram on Tuesday.

The Golden Globe Award winner, known for his role as a dance-loving teenager in the iconic 1984 musical drama, also wore a pair of lightly tinted vintage-style glasses.

The Philadelphia native, who is married to a famous actress, wore a stylish outfit consisting of a white turtleneck, beige coat and high-waisted gray pants.

So, can you guess who it is?

That's right, it's Kevin Bacon!

The Footloose star was promoting his new film MaXXXine, where he stars alongside Halsey, Mia Goth and Lily Collins.

Bacon plays private detective John Labat, tasked with finding Maxine Minx (played by Mia).

He shared the teaser image with the caption: “This summer is going to be (scarily) good.” Hollywood's John Labat is on the case. #MAXXXINE in theaters July 5.'

His wife, Kyra Sedgwick, 58, apparently appreciated his transformation, leaving a positive comment that read: “I don't know how I feel about the mustache…it's not a no…”

The Ti West film is the third part of the X-rated film series.

Singer Halsey also gave a first look at the character of Tabby Martin.

Less than a month before the film hits theaters, the 29-year-old indie pop artist, who recently revealed she was quietly battling lupus and a rare lymphoma, shared an Instagram photo of herself in full costume , which included a red wig. and matching lipstick.

In the image, she could be seen wearing a little black dress, stockings held up by suspenders and a glamorous white fur coat, which fell from her shoulders and showed the outline of the two roses tattooed on her right shoulder that she had received as a gift. teenager.

“Meet Tabby,” she captioned the photo, in which she could be seen clutching her chest and looking scared by something out of sight.

MaXXXine directly follows the 2022 film titled the House.

The third film, which is also the final installment of the trilogy, follows the character Mia, “who was the sole survivor of the bloody incidents of X, as she continues her journey to fame as an actress in the 1980s in Los Angeles,” according to an official IMDB synopsis.

X first premiered at the South by Southwest festival in March 2022 and received rave reviews as well as positive reviews. Later the same year, a prequel titled Pearl was released in September 2022.

The A24 project focused on the origin story of the main character, Pearl, who was the elderly woman (also played by Mia) who resided on the rural Texas farm in from the public and critics.

The third installment also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito, Moses Sumney, Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Monaghan.

Bacon became a household name after starring as Ren McCormack in Footloose, where he played a teenager who moves from a big city to a small town with strict rules against dancing and rock music.

He rebels against the rules and fights to bring dance to the community.

Bacon later earned critical acclaim for his moving performance in the 2003 crime drama Mystic River, alongside Sean Penn and Tim Robbins.

He won a Golden Globe Award in 2010 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in “Taking Chance.”

He was also nominated in 1995 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for The River Wild.

He also received two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

In addition to MaXXXine, his upcoming projects also include the TV series “The Bondsman,” as well as Stan Olszewski’s “Connescence” and “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.”