By Nolan Feeney
In the new trailer for Insurgent, heroine Tris offers an explanation for her pixie cut: “I wanted something different.”
But while the character does get a jawline-level haircut in the actual Insurgent book by Veronica Roth, the new ‘do fans see was more of a practical necessity — actress Shailene Woodley was already rocking the shorter look after shooting The Fault in Our Stars. Her co-star in that movie, Ansel Elgort, returns as Tris’ brother in the Divergent sequel.
“I didn’t want to wear a wig. I think wigs always look wiggy, especially in an action movie,” she said last year. “We’re running so much and doing so much, I think, technically, a wig would have looked quite sh-tty.”
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Welcome to the Noah Lyles Olympics
- Melinda French Gates Is Going It Alone
- What to Do if You Can’t Afford Your Medications
- How to Buy Groceries Without Breaking the Bank
- Sienna Miller Is the Reason to Watch Horizon
- Why So Many Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Pivoting to AI
- The 15 Best Movies to Watch on a Plane
- Want Weekly Recs on What to Watch, Read, and More? Sign Up for Worth Your Time
Write to Nolan Feeney at nolan.feeney@time.com