In the comments, a number of fans have started speculating that this hair shift signifies the young actor will be playing Britney Spears in a potential biopic. This both does and does not make sense.
Why it does not: With the exception of Jon M. Chu being attached to direct and Marc Platt producing, there hasn’t been any official announcement about this movie getting underway.
It would be absolutely wild for Millie Bobby Brown to tease her casting at this point, not to mention change her hair, when she’d just have to get her roots done again when cameras start rolling. This is simply…not how these things are done.
Why it a little bit does: Ever since Ariana Grande made the Wicked press tour about how much she always wanted to be Glinda, it seems to be open season on actors publicly campaigning for roles (not that this is technically new: Google “Sean Young Catwoman”).
And Wicked was directed by? Jon M. Chu. So these kinds of stunts may work on him.
Emma Roberts is on the record as wanting to play Britney, but so is Millie. She’s high on the list of rumoured or at least desired stars. (Meanwhile, Billboard wants MBB for Jamie Lynn…also a blonde!) So is she dyeing her hair not because she has the part but in an effort to get the part? It’s poss. It is poss.
The article originally appeared on Glamour US.
