Justin Timberlake shares behind-the-scenes clip of massive tiger temporary tattoo for Palmer

He portrays an ex-con with a new lease on life in the upcoming AppleTV+ film Palmer.

And Justin Timberlake revealed a behind-the-scenes clip of what it took to get him ready to play his first main character role on the silver screen.

The 39-year-old actor flashed his bicep as a makeup artist applied a massive tiger temporary tattoo onto his arm.

Justin waited in the hair and makeup room wearing a white tank top and navy blue slacks. 

He stood still while one artist expertly positioned and applied a tiger tattoo in black ink to get into character as Eddie Palmer.

‘Getting a fake tattoo takes longer than you’d think. BTS #PALMER- coming out this Friday,’ he shared on social media.

The crew seemed to be having a good time before filming began as they danced and sang to James Brown’s song Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.

In Palmer, Timberlake’s character is a former high-school football star who made a few bad decisions and landed in prison. 

After his 12-year prison stint, Palmer tries to build a new life while back at home at his grandmother’s house in a small Southern town.

‘Twelve years in prison I think will make you a little numb … we’ve seen stories about the trauma of incarceration and so that played a part in how I wanted to portray this character,’ Timberlake said in a recent interview, reported by AP News. 

Palmer steps in to care for an eight-year-old nextdoor neighbor named Sam who has a history of being bullied for not conforming to societal pressures of gender norms. 

‘If a guy like this can find redemption in his acceptance of something that he knows absolutely nothing about and that in turn, that can give him self-worth and self-love, then, I mean let’s let that be a theme for this year, and the years to come,’ Timberlake said.