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JASON Momoa fans were sent into a frenzy after revealing his new look.
The Aquaman actor looked unrecognisable after he shaved his beard for the first time in six years.
Within moments, ‘Jason Momoa without beard’ began trending on social media, but here’s why the makeover is so significant.
Why is ‘Jason Momoa without beard’ trending?
Momoa’s trademark beard has been shaven for the first time in six years in order to prepare for his next role.
The Hollywood star is in preparation for shooting the next instalment of the franchise Dune.
Momoa will be reprising his role as swordmaster Duncan Idaho for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three.
In the video posted to Instagram, he said: “Goddammit. I hate it.
“It has been about six years — maybe a little bit more — since I did Dune.
“Only for you, Denis,” he quipped.
Why does it matter?
While many readers may be wondering why a beard-less Momoa has broken the Internet, it’s actually major news.
At first, it is a sign that filming of the hotly anticipated third instalment of Dune has started.
Hollywood star unrecognizable as he shaves off his beard for first time in six years
The Timothée Chalamet fronted blockbuster was in cinemas in 2024 for Dune Part Two, but Momoa was absent from the film.
This was because his character Duncan had been tragically killed in the franchise’s opener.
Therefore, the shaven face tells Dune fans that Momoa will be back on our screens when the film releases next year.
Momoa’s video is also significant after he was embroiled in a hoax in 2022.
What was the Jason Momoa beard hoax?
In November 2022, ‘Jason Momoa without beard’ started trending across Twitter and other social platforms.
Although the Dune star did not actually shave his beard, doctored images of his hairless face went viral.
Some users even compared beardless Momoa to Cheers actress Kirstie Alley, as well as politicians Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Steve Bannon.
One person tweeted a side-by-side image of the Game of Thrones actor and Kirstie and said: “Momoa without his beard. Sorry to all women in advance.”
A second user posted: “Apparently #JasonMomoa without beard is just #SteveBannon in drag.”
However, it was proven to be a fake image after fans realised this was not how Momoa looked without a beard.
When did Jason shave his beard?
The last time Jason appeared to shave his beard was for the first instalment of Dune.
From March to July 2019, Momoa sported a freshly trimmed face, which he told Newsweek was, “one of the first things Denis asked me.
“I think he felt a little nervous asking me that. But it just felt like, no one’s ever asked me to do that.”
He added: “He was like ‘I see Duncan as this’ and he had very good reasons why and I said ‘yeah, I think it’s smart.’
“I just had to grow it back for Aquaman 2 and for the other TV show I’m on, See.
“I just thought it kind of made sense to shave it, grow it back and we had time to do that. So it made sense. I did that for him. There are not many people I would do that for.”
