Nicolas Cage is back in the public eye after making a rare red carpet appearance with his wife and a stark facial hair transformation.
The actor turned heads over the weekend when he stepped out with his wife, Riko Shibata, for a rare red carpet appearance at the opening night celebration for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles this weekend. The 62-year-old looked dramatically different from his usual clean-shaven, dark-haired appearance, debuting silver-gray hair and a matching beard that quickly became a talking point online. The outing also caught fans’ attention because the controversial couple doesn’t frequently make public appearances together. Read more about it below.
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Nicolas Cage Attends The Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art Opening With His Wife
The Longlegs actor and his wife, Riko Shibata, attended the opening night celebration for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the new Los Angeles museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson.
The couple posed together on the red carpet this past Saturday, September 19th, and were photographed holding hands as they arrived for the star-studded event. The pair have been married since 2021 after meeting through mutual friends while he was filming in Japan and have stirred up controversy since due to their 31-year age gap.
For the occasion, Nicolas traded his familiar dark hair for a short, tousled head of silver-gray hair and a full, matching beard, giving him a noticeably different appearance. He kept the rest of his look polished in a patterned navy-blue jacket, a white button-down shirt, black trousers, and black shoes. He completed the outfit with oversized black sunglasses, which made the contrast between his dark accessories and his newly gray hair even more noticeable.
Fans React To Nicolas' New Hair & Beard On Social Media
Photos of the controversial couple quickly made the rounds online, with fans buzzing over both the couple's rare public outing and the actor's dramatic transformation. The Ghost Rider actor's silver hair and full gray beard were noticeably different from the brunette hair and clean-shaven look he was sporting at recent appearances.
The reactions to the National Treasure icon's gray look were fairly positive on social media, with some embracing his unexpected silver-fox era. It remains unclear whether the gray hair and beard are a personal style change or connected to one of his upcoming projects, as he reportedly has several films in the works.
"He looks great for 62," commented an Instagram user.
"He looks awesome," a fan wrote, as another added, "He's only getting hotter."
"Looks much better than when he was dying his hair," a fan noted.
"He looks great," wrote another.
