Brie Larson has had such an odd career. She’s an eccentric person, and I would guess that she’s mostly going on vibes when she chooses projects. She went from smaller roles in TV shows and movies, usually comedies, then dramatically won an Oscar for Room. After her Best Actress Oscar, she tried to do the indie-princess thing, but ended up appearing in King Kong and then, several years later, signed a Marvel contract (to much dismay from the fanboys). Her most recent big project was Lessons in Chemistry for AppleTV+ (she got an Emmy nom). Now she’s going to the stage. She won the lead in a London production of Elektra, the Greek tragedy. She decided to dramatically cut her hair for the role – this pixie cut really transforms her face. Suddenly she looks like a young Olivia Colman???
Brie Larson’s bold new haircut is electric. The Captain Marvel star looked almost unrecognizable after she debuted the tightly cropped pixie cut. In a Nov. 25 Instagram post, Brie wrote, “Elektra is here.”
The 35-year-old is playing the mythological character of Elektra in an upcoming stage production of the same name for a limited run in Brighton, England’s Theatre Royal Jan. 13 through 18 and London’s Duke of York Theater, Jan. 24 through April 12.
The production will be based off classicist Anne Carson’s translation of the Sophocles-written Greek tragedy. The synopsis for the play reads: “Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance. When her long lost brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion but at what cost?”
Brie will be joined on stage by actors Stockard Channing, Marième Diouf, Greg Hicks, and Patrick Vaill in the play directed by Daniel Fish.
It’s been years since I read Sophocles, because I was reading the Wiki page for Elektra like “what??” Maybe I never studied this play. Greek mythology, man. So much fun, such great roles for actors. This sounds like a really interesting career choice for Brie, and I’m sure she’ll enjoy being out of America in the coming months. As for the haircut… as I said, I would not have recognized her whatsoever. I had no idea that she looks so similar to Olivia Colman! It’s not just the haircut – the dye job makes Brie look radically different too.
Photos courtesy of Brie’s Instagram. Additional long-hair photos courtesy of Avalon Red and Backgrid.
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I love it! She looks fab!
This haircut does her no favors . Harsh color, shows her wrinkles more. Yikes
That’s why people hate short hair on women, right? Because it pulls attention to their humanness??
I think it draws attention to her freckles – which is adorable.
She looks fantastic. What a great face for this cute.
Great look for a challenging project!
And you’re right, Kaiser, the one pic where Brie is interacting with the photographer, she looks a lot like a younger Olivia Colman.
It’s amazing how a haircut can completely change your face in a way. I love it, I went through a pixie cut phase about 10 years ago. It’s so easy to style and great in the summer. I keep toying with taking the plunge again.
@Flamingo, Plunge darling, Plunge!!
I love it. She does look unrecognizable in the one shot but not the others, imo. I absolutely love a pixie but haven’t had one since the 90s because I also know the pain of growing one out, lol.
I think the picie cut really suits her snd I hope she’ll enjoy doing Elektra. She looks uncannily like one of my French relatives.
I think it really suits her, she looks very cute
I think she looks better than with the long hair. She just has the perfect face for that cut.
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I’ve got a soft spot for Brie Larson, I love how she bounces around to different genres. Pixies aren’t really my favorite style, but Larson definitely has the bone structure to pull it off!
Love it!! Miss mine.
It’s never too late to get a pixie again!! Not knowing you or what you look like, just going off your user handle, I bet you really rock a pixie!
As a long time pixie cut wearer, I’m thrilled to see Brie rocking this awesome hair style!! It really does suit her and I hope that she keeps it!!
Wooow, Elektra is like one of the first obligatory reads in our high school system, It’s so hard core!
Love the pixie
Very gamine French early 60s.
I love pixie cuts on women. They’re cute. She looks great.
I guess I am the only one that doesn’t like the pixie cut on Brie.
I love it! And her tour de force performance in Room was brilliant.
I think most women look fantastic in a pixie cut!
I have my tickets! Looking forward to it so much – she has a phenomenal supporting cast.
I love her. She was delightful as Captain Marvel in The Marvels (very underrated MCU movie) and she gave the performance of a lifetime in the absolutely wonderful Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+. Go check it out if you haven’t seen it already!
She could have gone the “babe” route appearance wise, which most “serious” actresses go for. They get serious about going blonder or hotter so they can get the roles.
Brie reminds me of Mia Wasikowska. They do not care about playing the appearance game. Their lack of vanity is their vanity.
Even Leighton Meester, who often goes without makeup, will glam up more than Brie and Mia.
Brie did cave into implants at some stage. She guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live or some other show with massive cleavage and her hair was super blonde.
She makes interesting choices. Good for her. The blonde and the makeup and the lighting v the stark black and white pixie is drastic. All I remember is that her and Samuel L Jackson seemed to have a positive work/friend relationship. And that some of her marvel costars didn’t say much. Wish her well.