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Finn Wolfhard responded to fans’ reaction to his dramatic buzz cut transformation in a new interview with Variety
The actor revealed his shocking change in appearance at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards on May 25 and called his haircut his “V for Vendetta moment”
He also revealed that the cast of Stranger Things, slated to end this year, plan on getting matching tattoos to symbolize the ending of the show after 10 years
Finn Wolfhard flipped the world upside down when he ditched his famous head of hair.
In an Aug. 5 interview with Variety, the actor responded to the pandemonium he caused after debuting his new buzzed look back in May when he attended the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo.
“My fan base is predominantly girls that are younger teenagers to my age, and it became this collective ‘No!’ I really did not expect for people to care as much,” the star said in regards to his drastic hair transformation. “But hair grows back, apparently.”
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Finn Wolfhard in April 2025
The 22-year-old likened his hair change to Natalie Portman’s major makeover in V for Vendetta, the film that required the actress to shave her head in real time. “[It] was just as powerful,” Wolfhard said of his cut.
Variety also wrote that Wolfhard has been itching for his hair to return to the luscious jet-black waves he’s most known for before kicking off press for season 5 of Stranger Things, which is set to premiere later this year.
The upcoming three-part season of the Netflix hit marks its final and Wolfhard, whose played Mike Wheeler in all seasons, says closing the chapter hit home for the cast, so much so that 11 of the stars talked about getting matching tattoos.
He told the outlet that they tossed around different ink ideas, costar Sadie Sink suggesting a flashlight, Wolfhard gravitating towards Hawkins’ tiger mascot and the majority voting in favor of “7-15-2016” symbolizing the show’s debut.
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However, after debate over exactly what they would get inked to commemorate the moment, “No one could agree what to get because everyone had different storylines and the show meant different things to different people,” Wolfhard said. “Honestly, I think moving forward, we might still do it.”
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The cast of “Stranger Things” season 4
When chatting with PEOPLE earlier this year, Wolfhard admitted that he experienced mixed emotions after saying goodbye to the character that skyrocketed him to fame. “I was so happy with my character’s ending,” he shared. “I was satisfied, but I was also very confused and sad, but also very happy.”
“I felt like I was in a dream or something. None of it felt real. I don’t know, it felt perfect,” he continued of wrapping up the series, production for which was announced by Netflix in January 2024. He added, it “was definitely a lot.”
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