Brie Larson has traded in her long, golden blond tresses for a dramatic new ‘do.
The “Captain Marvel” star chopped off her locks ahead of her upcoming West End performance in the drama “Elektra,” where she’ll portray the titular character.
Larson, 35, debuted the hair major transformation — a brunette pixie cut with side swept bangs — in new snaps shared via Instagram on Monday.
“Elektra is here,” the actress captioned her post.
Although Larson uploaded the snapshots in black-and-white, it appears she opted for a much darker hue.
In the first slide, the Oscar winner was pictured grinning ear-to-ear as she showed off the new look.
The second slide featured her offering up a more serious pose, complete with a smize.
The “Lessons in Chemistry” star also posted a more up-close look at the hairstyle via her Instagram Story, captioning the selfie with a simple black heart emoji.
The transformation comes less than two months before Larson is set to take the stage at Brighton, England’s Theatre Royal.
Larson will portray the role of Elektra, a woman who is “haunted by her father’s assassination” and is “consumed by grief, a need for survival and a thirst for vengeance,” per the play’s website.
The production of “Elektra” will be based off of the Sophocles-written Greek tragedy and translated by poet Anne Carson.
Soon after Larson shared pics of her pixie cut with her social media followers, many of them took to the comments section to express how perfect her transformation is as she gets into character for the role.
“your face is so dynamic and matches nicely with so many hair styles, this cut is no exception,” one admirer gushed via X.
“YOUR HAIR?!! OMGGGGG!!!! YOU LOOK SO GOOD AS ELEKTRA!!” another wrote underneath Larson’s post on X.
Despite many adoring Larson’s physical transformation into Elektra, others weren’t as pleased.
“It’s different. I must admit I do prefer the longer hair,” one netizen wrote, while another added, “Ow no. What did you do! Cant wait for it to grow back!!”
Meanwhile, a separate follower had Jennifer Garner’s 2005 version of Elektra in mind. “Not the Elektra I was thinking of,” they wrote alongside a photo of Garner in the poster for the film.
Larson’s play will run at the Theatre Royal in Brighton from Jan. 13 to Jan. 18 and later at London’s Duke of York Theater from Jan. 24 to April 12.
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