For his upcoming supernatural actioner The Last Witch Hunter, Vin Diesel is joining the Rip Van Winkle club, judging from the looks of some new photos from the flick. Posted to Diesel’s Facebook page, as per usual for his projects, the images give us our first look at Kaulder, the titular witch hunter who attempts to prevent a sorceress-sparked apocalypse in modern-day New York City.

If the images give you pause, keep in mind that it looks like Diesel will only be bearded for the parts of the film that take place in the 13th Century. Before long, that familiar chrome-dome makes an entrance, as it is wont to do.

Breck Eisner (The Crazies) is directing The Last Witch Hunter, which follows a semi-immortal man (Diesel) who has made it his life’s work to rid the world of evil witches. In the modern age, he uncovers a massive...