What's the price of humiliation? For Cersei
Lannister (Lena Headey) in "Game of Thrones"
Season 5, it's roughly $200,000.
*Warning: Minor plot spoilers ahead*
HBO is currently filming Season 5, which will
include a very powerful scene for Cersei that
forces the queen to be completely naked as she
walks through the streets of King's Landing.
Most networks can only envy the kind of budget
"Game of Thrones" has at HBO, and in this case,
TMZ said, producers spent $50,000 a day on the
four-day shoot in Croatia. Why was it so
expensive to shoot Lena/Cersei just walking down
the street? It's a scene with a massive crowd,
and they claim more than 200 security guards
were hired to protect the set, plus they needed
extra crew, and producers had to pay local
business owners to shut down for filming.
There was also an added headache when the
Croatian film board nixed the plan to have Lena/
Cersei walk naked from the Church of St.
Nicholas (which represents The Great Sept of
Baelor). So, Vulture explained, filmmakers shot
near the church and had to build a fake set so
that no one was naked in the actual church itself.
TMZ added that cell phones were banned on set,
to avoid spoilers, and everyone had to sign
confidentiality agreements, with the threat of a
$250,000 lawsuit if they snapped shots anyway.
(Someone may be getting sued, since photos
have leaked from the set.)
According to TV Guide, there are rumors that
Lena Headey may have opted for a body double,
so it may not even be her body that's exposed.
Then again, earlier this year Lena previewed this
particular scene to Blastr : "I think, you know, it's
interesting, that part for me. I've been very
adamant about keeping [Cersei] kind of clothed
because I think that's part of her power. And she
can still be sort of sexual and weird and female,
but she doesn't have to be naked. And I think it
makes for a more shocking disempowering
moment when this happens. So, we'll see. I'm a
little scared."
Can you imagine getting naked (including losing
your hair) and walking down the street with
hundreds of eyes on you? Lena is one brave
woman, if indeed she bared all for Cersei's walk
of shame. Work for that Emmy, girl!
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