A new 'do ahead of her new show.
The celebrity haircuts start coming, and they don’t stop coming. Brie Larson is the latest A-lister to debut a new crop, and her switch-up is quite striking. Larson has rocked blonde locks for much of her career, dating back to when she was a preteen in projects like Raising Dad, albeit at varying lengths and styles. This morning, however, she showed off a new ‘do that will have you doing a double take.
While the Room star’s new chop is not as dramatic as her iconic pink Captain Marvel mohawk, it still has her looking unrecognizable. Larson took to Instagram to share a couple of black-and-white snaps of her new look. In the pics, she smiles wide while showing off an ultra-cropped pixie cut with baby bangs and slightly longer face-framing side pieces. In addition to her snip, she ditched her lightened tresses for a dark brunette—her darkest shade in years. Larson looked as chic as ever in a black off-the-shoulder sweater and minimal makeup.
"Elektra is here," she simply captioned the post.
The dedicated actress ditched her signature long blonde hair ahead of her debut performance in the revival of Sophocles's Elektra. She will portray the title character on the West End stage in London.
The production, directed by Tony nominee Daniel Fish and translated by Anne Carson, follows Elektra in the days following her father’s assassination. She intends to avenge the patriarch alongside her returned long-lost brother, Orestes, per Playbill.
“I couldn’t be more excited to perform in this Greek drama," Larson said in a September statement shared by Playbill. "Storytelling has always been the way I organize life, feelings, and experiences. I look forward to sharing space with the wonderful West End audience while we explore this timeless story.”
While Larson is clearly gearing up for her play, she had a different Broadway show on her mind yesterday. She shared a mirror selfie to Instagram yesterday with the caption, “Channeling my inner Glinda @arianagrande 😚,” in reference to the film adaption of Wicked.
In the snap, she sports a brown Prada minidress with a built-in belt over a white T-shirt, paired with white ankle socks and black platform loafers by Miu Miu. The picture was taken pre-haircut, as the Lessons in Chemistry star is seen with her shiny golden locks cascading down her shoulders and pushed back with a gray headband.