The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis is UNRECOGNIZABLE after ditching his beard to transform into Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner in trailer for Apple TV’s The Beanie Bubble
Zach Galifianakis is completely unrecognizable as Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner in the trailer for Apple TV’s new film, The Beanie Bubble.
In order to transform into the billionaire toy manufacturer, 78, the actor, 53, ditched his trademark beard, which sent fans into a frenzy as they marveled at his new clean-shaven look.
The star, who is best known for his role as oddball Alan in The Hangover, received mixed feedback online about his beardless appearance.
'Mankind was not meant to see Zach Galifianakis without a beard,' one Twitter user wrote.
Another tweeted: 'Beardless Galifianakis feels like something we weren’t meant to see… that’s so f**ked up.'
New look: Zach Galifianakis is completely unrecognizable as Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner in the trailer for Apple TV’s new film, The Beanie Bubble
Major transformation: The trailer , which dropped on Thursday, began with Galifianakis's character asking: 'Do you know what the greatest thing about America is?'
A third admitted that they could not 'genuinely cannot bear to look at him like that.'
The trailer, which dropped on Thursday, began with Galifianakis's character asking: 'Do you know what the greatest thing about America is?'
'You can make things happen here like nowhere else. You have the power to create your own future. You can be anything! You can do anything!' he declares.
The preview also features him in an argument with his business partner, Robbie (Elizabeth Banks), who is furious over her salary getting cut by '75 percent.'
'This has always been my company,' he tells her, to which Banks fires back: 'A company we created together!'
Galifianakis and Banks will star alongside Succession star Sarah Snook and Blockers' Geraldine Viswanathan in the movie, which hits select theaters on July 21.
Kristin Gore (Saturday Night Live) wrote and co-directed the flick, alongside her husband Damian Kulash, the lead singer of the group Ok Go.
The movie was adapted from Zac Bissonette’s 2016 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: The Amazing Story of How America Lost Its Mind Over a Plush Toy--and the Eccentric Genius Behind It.
'You can make things happen here like nowhere else. You have the power to create your own future. You can be anything! You can do anything!' he declares
War of words: The preview also features him in an argument with his business partner, Robbie (Elizabeth Banks), who is furious over her salary getting cut by '75 percent'
Star-studded cast: Galifianakis and Banks will star alongside Succession actor Sarah Snook and Blockers' Geraldine Viswanathan in the movie, which hits select theaters on July 21
Based on reality: The movie was adapted from Zac Bissonette’s 2016 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: The Amazing Story of How America Lost Its Mind Over a Plush Toy--and the Eccentric Genius Behind It
The book charts the inception of Ty Inc., founded by eccentric college dropout Ty Warner, who became a billionaire in just a few short years with his iconic Beanie Babies toys.
The movie is said to, 'pull back the curtain on the absurdities and injustices of the American Dream — particularly the female relationship to it.'
'It’s a celebration of the women who helped power Ty Warner’s success, whose strengths and good instincts shaped and amplified the phenomenon, but whose names are not on the Beanie Babies’ heart-shaped tags,' the description added.
While no character details were given, it's possible that Galifianakis is playing Ty Warner, while Banks and Snook could be playing Patricia Roche and Faith McGowan, two of Warner's longtime girlfriends who were said in the book to be heavily involved in the operation.
Viswanathan, an Australian native of Indian descent, will likely be playing Lina Trivedi, also of Indian descent, who worked at Ty as a college student and is credited with writing the first 136 poems for the Beanie Babies.
A fascinating story: The book charts the inception of Ty Inc., founded by eccentric college dropout Ty Warner, who became a billionaire in just a few short years with his iconic Beanie Babies toys
The movie is said to, 'pull back the curtain on the absurdities and injustices of the American Dream — particularly the female relationship to it'
'Mankind was not meant to see Zach Galifianakis without a beard,' one Twitter user wrote
Mixed reviews: Another tweeted: 'Beardless Galifianakis feels like something we weren’t meant to see… that’s so f**ked up'
A third admitted that they could not 'genuinely cannot bear to look at him like that'
She also helped introduce Warner to the Internet and is credited with directing the world's first business-to-consumer website for Beanie Babies, which helped their popularity explode around the world.
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder will produce through their Imagine Entertainment company, which has a first-look deal with Apple.
Galifianakis will also serve as an executive producer on the project, which doesn't have a production or release schedule intact yet.
Galifianakis has been keeping busy on the small screen voicing roles in Bob's Burgers and Big Mouth, along with the 2021 animated movie Ron's Gone Wrong.
Banks is coming off Mrs. America and she'll next be seen in Call Jane, while Snook just wrapped the hit third season of Succession.
Viswanathan recently starred in The Broken Hearts Gallery and 7 Days, with her next movie Cat Person in post-production.
