Here's your first look at the actor playing David Bowie in the controversial upcoming biopic

Following the success of Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, a David Bowie biopic is on the way! 

Earlier this year, it was revealed Johnny Flynn is set to portray David Bowie in the upcoming feature titled Stardust.

And now we've just had our first look at the 36-year-old in character.

The film will reportedly follow the rise of Bowie into a superstar, starting with his first tour of America in 1971 — the trip that is said to have inspired the invention of his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.

However, Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, said that producers of the proposed biopic about the musician have not secured the rights to use his father’s music or the approval of his family.

Writing on Twitter, Jones said: "I’m not saying this movie is not happening. I honestly wouldn’t know. I’m saying that as it stands, this movie won’t have any of dad’s music in it, and I can’t imagine that changing. If you want to see a biopic without his music or the [family’s] blessing, that’s up to the audience."