Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Movie Changes Hair Color

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In Fullmetal Alchemist, the characters Edward Elric, Riza Hawkeye and Winry Rockbell all have blond hair. But in the upcoming live-action film, only two of them do. Winry, instead, has brown.

Here’s how Winry’s locks compare.

And how it looks in the movie:

Some fans seem baffled. Why only change one of the characters with blond hair to brown?

Perhaps the filmmakers thought Winry having brown hair would be a way to make her stand out in the movie?

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