Who's that? Daniel Craig sheds his 007 buzzcut, looks unrecognisable in long hair at the Venice Film Festival 

Former James Bond actor Daniel Craig has undergone a major transformation. The actor looked almost unrecognizable as he walked the red carpet on Tuesday (Sep 3) at the ongoing Venice International Film Festival 2024. Arriving alongside his wife, Rachel Weisz, the 56-year-old rocked long brown tresses with striking silver strands - a drastic change from his slick, short hair look that the actor has sported for years now.

Craig walked the red carpet ahead of the premiere of his new film Queer. 

On the red carpet ahead of the screening, a shaggy-haired Craig looked nothing like the tuxedo-wearing secret agent for whom he is associated, instead opting for a cream-coloured suit paired with aviator sunglasses. 

For Queer's premiere, Craig was joined by the film's director, Luca Guadagnino and costars Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville and Omar Apollo.

While the actor was there for his new film, his new haircut led to a lot of chatter on social media.

Some fans gave a thumbs-up to the look while others missed his previous short hairdo. 

Many were left stunned by his new loo.  “He has hair?” asked one user while another said “Daniel’s hair,” with a bunch of emojis. 

One X user quipped, “That's Paul McCartney,” while another compared his appearance to Frank Gallagher, William H. Macy's character in Shameless. Some explained that Craig grew out his hair for Knives 3. Meanwhile, a second user said, “ppl making fun of his hair in the qrts... get behind me daniel.”

About Queer

In his new film Queer, Daniel Craig sheds his suave 007 persona for the loneliness and anguish of a drug-addicted gay man, in a love story based on the William Burroughs novel.

Containing graphic sex scenes and emotional highs and lows, the love story between two men packs an "emotional thump", Craig said ahead of the movie's world premiere. 

The film, directed by Italy's Luca Guadagnino, is one of 21 vying for the top Golden Lion prize at the prestigious festival, which will be awarded on September 7.

The film centres on Craig as William Lee, an ageing writer in 1940s Mexico City who spends his time drinking and picking up men before becoming infatuated with the much younger Eugene Allerton, played by Drew Starkey. 

(With inputs from agencies)