FIRST LOOK: James McAvoy Goes Bald for X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

In his first two X-Men movies, James McAvoy had progressively longer hair. That's a problem when you're playing Charles Xavier, a character who's bald head is part of his iconic look. Patrick Stewart always played Xavier as bald.

The time has come for McAvoy to do the same. X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer posted a photo over the weekend of the actor getting his head shaved for the movie.

#Xavier reborn (in process ) #jamesmcavoy #XMEN #XMenApocalypse @xmenmovies

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on May 8, 2015 at 5:16pm PDT

X-Men: Apocalypse opens on May 27, 2016