Doesn’t Matt Damon kind of look scary in the image just above? I know it’s hard to believe at first, but that’s really him. Damon is currently shooting “The Informant” for Steven Soderbergh, and his role as the lead character requires him to change his looks.

Based on the novel by Kurt Eichenwald, the film centers on Mark Whitcare (Damon), who in the early 1990s agreed to help the FBI investigate a company’s involvement in an international price-fixing conspiracy.

The Bad and Ugly posted some images of Damon from the film’s set, which you can check out by clicking here. “The Informant” is scheduled to hit theaters March 27, 2009.