Andrew Garfield's hair has been formally granted its own production schedule, a personal trailer and a team of two full-time stylists after the actor's shoulder-length mane was classified as a protected cultural monument by the Los Angeles Department of Cinema Heritage.
The ruling, issued Monday, means any film or television production employing Garfield must now submit a daily hair forecast to the department before cameras roll. Shoots are prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. while the hair completes its morning conditioning ritual, and again from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for its scheduled air-drying period.
«We are not being difficult,» said department spokesperson Marta Velez. «We are simply acknowledging that this hair has appeared in more memorable close-ups than most actors have appeared in scenes. It deserves the same protections as a historic building.»
Garfield, who has reportedly begun referring to the hair as «the client,» now travels with a custom humidity-controlled carrying case and a stylist whose sole job is to walk three paces behind him holding a diffuser. On set, a red light outside his trailer indicates the hair is in its «resting phase» and no one may knock.
Producers on his next project have already adjusted the shooting schedule around the hair's needs, adding eleven days to the calendar and a line item in the budget marked simply «mane maintenance.» The hair itself has not commented, though sources close to the actor say it has begun requesting its own chair at craft services.