Tom Hanks reveals new 'bald' look for Elvis Presley film

Tom Hanks, the boyish-looking actor in his sixties, is an extremely versatile actor, with a range of roles — from the AIDs drama 'Philadelphia' to the comedy 'Forrest Gump' (for which he won back to back Oscars) to leading a Robinson Crusoe-kind of life in 'Castaway,' to a man stranded in an airport in 'The Terminal.' He is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors.

READ MORE

Cherish every moment in 2021, says singer Jennifer Lopez

Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner says 2021 looks real naughty

'The Great Gatsby: Mrs Dalloway hit public domain in 2021

For more than three decades, he’s captivated audiences with rich and playful characters, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Lorenzo Soria once said.

Now the actor has unveiled the “horrible” haircut he had to get in order to portray Elvis Presley'smanager in an upcoming biopic of the cultural icon.

 The actor showed off his bald 'do during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. 

The actor showed off his bald 'do during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. Hanks is currently in Australia, where the film has resumed production after a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Hanks and his wife his wife Rita Wilson both tested positive for the illness in March and have since recovered.)

Hanks plays Thomas Andrew “Colonel Tom” Parker in the film, while Austin Butlerstars as Presley, according to the Independent.

“Let me show you the horrible hairdo I have to have in order to portray Colonel Tom Parker,” Hanks, wearing a baseball cap, told Norton via video link. “Check out this horrible – can you see that? Look at that thing!”

Hanks was sitting up when he first removed the hat, meaning the haircut in question was out of the frame for a few moments.

However, the actor eventually sat back down and briefly flashed his completely shaved head.

“I just scared the children,” Hanks quipped. “I want to apologise.”

The biopic was originally supposed to come out in October 2021 but – like many films during the coronavirus pandemic – has been moved. It is now expected to be released on 5 November, 2021.