Dame Helen Mirren cut a youthful appearance as she headed for filming wearing a rockstar's ensemble.

The 70-year-old headed to the set of new movie, Collateral Beauty, wearing A Grateful Dead T-shirt and tight leather trousers.

She wore her locks up as she took shelter under an umbrella while pounded the pavement in her new look in New York City.

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Turning back the clock: Dame Helen Mirren cut a youthful appearance in a Grateful Dead T-shirt and black leather trousers as she headed to film scenes for Collateral Beauty on Tuesday

A-list service: She wore her locks up as she took shelter under an umbrella while pounded the pavement in her new look in New York City

She covered up in a brown teddy bear jacket and sported smoky eye make-up and black nail varnish.

Helen's latest movie also stars Kate Winslet, Will Smith and Keira Knightley.

The dramatic comedy tells the story of an advertising executive, played by Smith, who falls into a deep depression following a personal tragedy.

New role: Helen's latest movie also stars Kate Winslet, Will Smith and Keira Knightley - the dramatic comedy tells the story of an advertising executive, played by Smith, who falls into a deep depression

Helen plays an actress hired by his colleagues as part of a plan to break him out of his dark spell .

Collateral Beauty is directed by David Frankel, who made Marley & Me and The Devil Wears Prada from a script by Alan Loeb, whose credits include 21, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Rock Of Ages.

It's the first time that Hollywood heavyweights, Helen and Will have made a movie together.

Mirren has been nominated four times for an Academy Award and won once, while Smith, 47, has been nominated twice for an Oscar.

Mixing it up: Later on, she as pictured make-up free and wearing a baby blue coat and hat as filming continued

New look: She walked around in a pair of spectacles which helped to disguise her a little

Beauty: Helen was soon back in full make-up, with perfectly coiffed hair as she walked along under her umbrella once again

However, Will and his wife Jada are boycotting the Awards this year over a lack of diversity in major categories.

Will told BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show that the decision to boycott the Oscars was not about whether he personally received a nomination.

'This is an issue of a really regressive trend, not just in Hollywood but in my country,' he said.

'It’s not about me or being nominated.'

Co-star: Will Smith also stars in the movie as the leading man, although he was not pictured on the day