They mean business! Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino and Josh Duhamel suit up on set of legal thriller Beyond Deceit

He joked that he would be taking a break from acting to pursue his love of meditation earlier in the day. 

But Josh Duhamel proved otherwise as he suited up on the set of new film Beyond Deceit in New Orleans on Wednesday, April Fool's Day. 

He was joined by his co-stars Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins, who looked like they meant business in their formal attire. 

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Work it: Josh Duhamel suited up on the set of new film Beyond Deceit in New Orleans on Wednesday

Work it: Josh Duhamel suited up on the set of new film Beyond Deceit in New Orleans on Wednesday

Josh, 42, had removed his jacket, wearing a pale blue dress shirt, dark blue trousers, and black dress shoes, as he clutched two cartons of food and a book.

Al, 74, looked stately in a grey three-piece suit, along with a royal blue polka-dotted tie and glossy black dress shoes.

Anthony, 77, donned a dark blue pin-striped suit over a pink dress shirt and a red tie featuring elaborate designs, as he strode along in brown dress shoes.

Slick: Al Pacino looked stately in a grey three-piece suit, along with a royal blue polka-dotted tie and glossy black dress shoes

Slick: Al Pacino looked stately in a grey three-piece suit, along with a royal blue polka-dotted tie and glossy black dress shoes

Dapper in dark blue: Anthony Hopkins donned a dark blue pin-striped suit over a pink dress shirt and a red tie featuring elaborate designs, as he strode along in brown dress shoes

Dapper in dark blue: Anthony Hopkins donned a dark blue pin-striped suit over a pink dress shirt and a red tie featuring elaborate designs, as he strode along in brown dress shoes

Actress Skye P. Marshall was also seen on set, dressed in her business chic best in a tight grey pencil dress with black pumps.

Josh is playing a young and ambitious lawyer who takes on the case of a lifetime against a powerful pharmaceutical company, headed by a ruthless executive played by Anthony.

Al is starring as the head of the law firm, as well as Josh's mentor when his case goes south and he finds himself as the main murder suspect in a whirl of blackmail and corruption.

Villain: Anthony, 77, is playing a ruthless pharmaceutical company executive, who battles it out with Josh's character
Villain: Anthony, 77, is playing a ruthless pharmaceutical company executive, who battles it out with Josh's character

Villain: Anthony, 77, is playing a ruthless pharmaceutical company executive, who battles it out with Josh's character

Boss: Al is starring as the head of the law firm, as well as Josh’s mentor when his case goes south and he finds himself as the main murder suspect in a whirl of blackmail and corruption

Boss: Al is starring as the head of the law firm, as well as Josh’s mentor when his case goes south and he finds himself as the main murder suspect in a whirl of blackmail and corruption

Josh, who is married to singer Fergie, stepped into the shoes of previously cast Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Disney's live-action remake of Beauty And The Beast.

Beyond Deceit also stars Malin Akerman as the ex-girlfriend of Josh's character, who mysteriously comes back into his life.

The film is set to release on February 26, 2016, and will be the directing debut for screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa, who co-produced The Grudge horror films.

Sophisticated: Skye P. Marshall was also seen on set, dressed in her business chic best in a tight grey pencil dress with black pumps

Sophisticated: Skye P. Marshall was also seen on set, dressed in her business chic best in a tight grey pencil dress with black pumps

Working it: Actress Skye P. Marshall on set with Al Pacino which is filming in New Orleans features in the film

Working it: Actress Skye P. Marshall on set with Al Pacino which is filming in New Orleans features in the film

April Fools! Josh Instagrammed this photo on Wednesday, writing, 'Taking a little break from acting to pursue my love of nude meditation'

April Fools! Josh Instagrammed this photo on Wednesday, writing, 'Taking a little break from acting to pursue my love of nude meditation'

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