Russell Crowe to play tech billionaire in upcoming thriller Poker Face

Russell Crowe has lined up his next big Hollywood gig.

The Oscar winner, 57, is teaming up with director Gary Fleder for the thriller film Poker Face.

According to Deadline, Crowe plays the character of Jake, ‘a tech billionaire who gathers his childhood friends to his Miami estate for what turns into a high stakes game of poker.

‘Those friends have a love hate relationship with the host, a master game-player/planner, and he has concocted an elaborate scheme designed to bring a certain justice to all of them.

‘However, Jake finds himself re-thinking his strategy when his Miami mansion is overtaken by a dangerous home invader whose previous jobs have all ended in murder and arson.’

Director Gary Fleder previously worked on Sylvester Stallone’s Homefront and the comedy series The Bold Type.

Crowe just wrapped up filming as ‘Zeus’ for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder. 

On Tuesday, the actor celebrated by shaving off his lengthy beard and returning to a more clean-cut look, sharing his transformation with fans on Twitter.

In the photo, which is now his profile picture, he gazed at the camera while wearing glasses with his short facial hair on full display.

He then jokingly shared and a picture of a plastic bag filled with the shaved-off greying locks, captioned: ‘What price the beard of Zeus?’ 

Fans were clearly a fan of the new look, with one writing: ‘Congrats – you just cut 10 years of your age, Russell dearest!’

‘I’m so glad my “old Russell” is back!’ another gushed, while a third added: ‘Wow what a difference, your blue eyes stand out very well now, it looks very good my friend!’