He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does is very bald.

Hugh Jackman has shaved his head to become the dread pirate Blackbeard in Pan, the upcoming Peter Pan origin story from Warner Bros. and director Joe Wright. Jackman posted the photographic evidence on his Instagram feed, showing his new bald look. At least he has a fearsome goatee to compensate. Check it out:

Opening July 17, 2015, opposite Marvel's Ant-Man, Pan also stars Garrett Hedlund as Hook, Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, Adeel Akhtar as Smee, Amanda Seyfried as Mary and Levi Miller as Peter.