Overview

• In an Aug. 11 Vanity Fair career retrospective, Aniston said she battled Warner Bros. to wear a brunette wig for her 2011 role as Dr. Julia Harris in Horrible Bosses.
• Studio executives argued that audiences might not recognize her without her signature blonde hair, a concern Aniston dismissed as missing the point of the character shift.
• Aniston chose the wig to distance her performance from her established ‘girl next door’ persona and fully embrace the R-rated comedy’s edgier tone.
• Horrible Bosses grossed just over $200 million worldwide and led to a 2014 sequel in which Aniston again donned the brunette look.
• The revelation has been widely reported by entertainment outlets even though Warner Bros. has not publicly commented on the 2011 dispute.