@brielarson’s eclectic career choices are what she gets asked about the most. After winning an Oscar for Best Actress for her raw portrayal in the wrenchingly emotional A24 film Room in 2016, at the age of 26, there was an expectation she’d follow suit with similarly weighty roles. Instead, Larson pursued an unpredictable string of action movies, a quirky comedy, and even a musical before joining the MCU as Captain Marvel. She launched a YouTube channel and co-hosted a podcast. Rather than capitalize on her fame or “extend her brand,” as A-list actresses are now wont to do, she used it to test whether she could be in the world without triggering a tempest. “I wanted to prove that I could put stuff out and it wasn’t going to be like, ‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe she said that’ or ‘I can’t believe she did that.’ ” Read the full cover story at the link in bio. — April 2023 Issue (on sale April 4) Photographer: @collierschorrstudio Stylist: @samiranasr Story by: Carina Chocano Creati...