USA Today first Tweeted a shirtless image of the 39-year-old Swede on Tuesday night, and followed up with another peek at the actor alongside Margot Robbie as Jane.
In an interview published on Wednesday, Alexander told the paper that the new film will be a departure from the story audiences are already familiar with.
"It's almost the opposite of the classic tale, where it's about taming the beast," he said. "This is about a man who's holding back and slowly as you peel off the layers, he reverts back to a more animalistic state and lets that side of his personality out."
