Angelina Jolie debuts platinum bob on Anxious People set in London

Angelina Jolie unveiled a striking new look while filming her latest movie in London this week, appearing on set in a near-platinum bob as she shot scenes for Anxious People alongside her eldest son, Maddox. Photographs taken on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 showed the 50-year-old Oscar winner in a cream-colored ensemble and vivid red lipstick as production moved through exterior locations in the British capital.

Jolie is playing Zara, an investment banker who becomes entangled in a chaotic hostage situation, in the film adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s 2019 novel. The project, directed by Marc Forster, also stars Aimee Lou Wood and Jason Segel, with Backman and screenwriter David Magee credited on the screenplay. The story centers on a failed bank robber who, during an attempted escape from a nearby heist, takes a group of strangers hostage at an open house, forcing secrets and anxieties to surface.

On set Jolie wore what appeared to be an icy, chin-length bob with a center part, a long wrap-style top or cape and a midcalf skirt, accented by a gold brooch and pointed heels. Some outlets and fans questioned whether the hairstyle was a wig; members of her glam team have not commented...