The real reason extras were dyeing their hair
Petenbrink says they asked each extra for the scenes in the capitol if they’d be willing to dye their hair or if they’d rather wear a wig. She was shocked when more than 100 people volunteered to get everything from a lime green pompadour to magenta streaks. She later discovered why they’d done it. “A rumor started that the extras with ‘real’ hair were getting more camera time,” she says.