The Purge, originally titled 'Vigilandia', stars Ethan Hawke as James Sandin and Lena Headey as his wife, Mary.
What if on one night each year, you could commit any crime without consequence? The Purge presents a vision of the near future in which rampant violence and prison overcrowding has led the U.S. government to impose strict martial law over the population. As a social experiment, the authoritarian regime (which calls itself the New Founding Fathers of America) decides to sanction one 12-hour period each year during which anything is legal—even murder. During these 12 hours there are no police, no hospitals, no government help whatsoever. The Purge examines just how far one family will go to protect themselves during one of these terrifying nights.
Update: Eagle eyed Lena fans have spoken… This IS NOT a picture from the movie The Purge. Its actually from La femme du Vème [The Woman In The Fifth] (2011) starring Ethan Hawke & Kristin Scott Thomas. I want to send out a very Special Thanks to Emanuela Vergari and Un Caimano Nel Soggiorno for catching the mistake!
Sept. 26: Here's a quick video of Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss arriving in Dubrovnik, Croatia to start filming the third season of Game of Thrones.
Hmm, is that a yoga mat in Lena's backpack? No wonder she looked so good in that black Armani gown at the Emmys! ******************************************* Sept. 27: Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Aidan Gillen arrived on set of third season Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Hmm...stair climbing in heels, a corset, and that dress... Another clue as to how Lena managers to look so fit! And the lady sitting on the bench watching Lena, I can hear her laughing from here! She's saying, "I feel your pain, sister. But, You Go Girl!!"
(The person who had this bright idea, should be shot! Or better yet, dress them in the same outfit and make them walk up those steps 50 times.)
Click on e-cartelera to check out their exclusive clip of a quick on-set interview with Lena as DREDD's Madeline “Ma-Ma” Madrigal.
Then head over to Hello Magazine and check out this interview with Karl Urban. He also talks about working with Lena and Olivia Thirlby.
And for more Lena, go toSciFi Now and read the interview: "Dredd isn't trying to please anybody, it's just raw" says Lena Headey by James Hoare. (excerpt:)
“What appeals to me is people who are broken in some way, who are facing either giant challenges, or are not quite equipped to deal with living in their environment – who aren’t fully functional. There’s something really intriguing about being broken, you know?”
Plus: Here's a DREDD Motion Comic Featuring Ma-Ma's Backstory. And here's the cool comic:DREDD MA MAAnd if you're pissed that Lena didn't get an Emmy nomination for making Cersei AWESOME! (because I know I am!) be sure to stop by EW.com for their "5th Annual EWwy's Awards for the Emmy-Snubbed". Lena is nominated in the Snubs in Drama: Best Supporting Actresscategory. Voting starts today, Sept. 4. Polls will remain open through Sept. 13. Winners will be announced Sept. 14.
On August 21, 1992, Lena's first movie 'Waterland' was released in UK theaters.
Plot:
Waterland follows the story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher (Tom Crick/Jeremy Irons) going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history. The movie portrays the teacher's narrative in the form of flashbacks to tell the story of a teenage boy and his mentally challenged older brother living on the fens of England with their widowed father. The entire movie is motivated by an opening scene in which the history teacher's barren wife (Mary Crick/Sinead Cusack) steals a child from a supermarket and believes it to be hers. The teacher explains to his class how he and his wife carried out a teenage romance which led to a disastrous abortion that mutilated the girl's womb and left her infertile. (Young Mary/Lena Headey & Young Tom/Grant Warnock) The teacher is tortured by the guilt of this act as well as the jealousy he demonstrated to his older brother when he suspected his girlfriend's child was that of his brother. The girlfriend explains that the child cannot be that of the mentally challenged brother because his penis was of such enormousness that it could not fit into her despite several attempts. The girlfriend's flirtation with the older brother sets off events that lead to the older brother's suicide by drowning. A side-theme throughout the narration is of the teacher's grandfather, who was a successful brewer and who fathered with his daughter the narrator's older brother, thus accounting for the older brother's genetic difficulties. The movie ends with the teacher's dismissal from his school and a possible renewal of his relationship with his wife.
The movie also starred Ethan Hawke, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Pete Postlethwaite, and John Heard.
To celebrate Lena's career, check out these fan made videos showcasing some of her work. Thanks Carmen Rey!!!
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(music by Luar Na Lubre)
Lena's latest movie is 'DREDD' 3D (2012), it hits theaters in the UK on 7 Sept & the USA on Sept 21. The video game 'Dishonored', for which she voices the character of Calista, is due out on October 9. Looking ahead to next year, so far we'll have season 3 of 'Game Of Thrones', 'Vigilandia', 'Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box', 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones', and 'Grimm Fairy Tales' the animated series, she voices the lead character, Dr. Sela Mathers, a Doctor/Professor of Literature. Also in the pipeline for next year is 'The Poisoners', but no word yet on an actual filming date, we'll have to wait and see.
So you see, lots to look forward to! And hopefully a lot more to come!
What is 'Dishonored'? Check out the video games' trailer...
Dishonored casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. You are the once-trusted bodyguard of the beloved Empress. Framed for her murder, you become an infamous assassin, known only by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card. In a time of uncertainty, when the city is being besieged by plague and ruled by an oppressive government armed with strange technologies, dark forces conspire to bestow upon you abilities beyond those of any common man.
In Dishonored, creatively eliminate your targets with the flexible combat system as you combine the numerous supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your enemies under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.
Here is the final poster for 'DREDD 3D'. The movie opens in the UK on 7 Sept. and in the US on Sept 21.
No Emmy nod for Lena this year but Peter and Game Of Thrones made the cut. Here are the Emmy nominations.
Outstanding Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men (*2011 winner/4th year in a row)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad)
Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey)
Jim Carter (Downton Abbey)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) (*2011 winner)
Jared Harris (Mad Men)
DREDD Pics
New high resolution stills from Dredd have been released. Here are two of Lena Headey as Madeline “Ma-Ma” Madrigal. To check out all the pics, click on ComicBookMovie.com to go to their website.
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Actually, these pics are large. So if your browser gives you the option, click under them to open them in the photo viewer, then click on them again to enlarge.
The Mortal Instruments
The latest casting news making the rounds: Lena Headey will play Jocelyn Fray in the upcoming 'The Mortal Instruments' movie. The movie will be based on the novels written by Cassandra Clare. The stories tell the adventures of the demon-fighting Nephilim (also called Shadowhunters). Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is the first book in the series, and from the movies' sysnopsis it sounds like that's were they're starting.
Here's the motion poster for the upcoming DREDD movie.
Check out these cool Game Of Thrones fan videos.
Foundations / Cersei Lannister by Catemonster
(music: Foundations by Kate Nash)
Bedroom Hymns - Jaime/Cersei - Game Of Thrones by Blackiebrens
(music: Bedroom Hymns by Florence & The Machine)
Keeping an eye out for the Emmy announcement...
Lenaholics aren't the only people hoping against hope that Lena will get an Emmy nomination. Many critics & TV journalist are wondering too. Here's just one sample from The Playlist:
-- but she's really shown her strengths as Cersei Lannister, the manipulative, Machiavellian Queen, and in the more recent second season, widow and semi-regent, of Westeros. Cersei has, almost from the off, been one of the most obviously unsympathetic characters on the show, but as time has gone on, Headey has brought all kinds of texture to the part; the incestuous, murderous villain who betrayed Ned Stark is also an exploited woman, married off to a man who never loved her, and a mother increasingly discovering that the son she sacrificed so much for is a monster beyond anything she could have imagined. And Headey has palpably relished the material, especially now she has Dinklage as an on-screen sparring partner; their scenes together were some of the finest on the show. Between those and Cersei's spectacular drunken meltdown during the battle of the Blackwater, she's quietly creating one of the most memorable and complex villains in television history.
Click on indiewire.com to read the full article and leave a comment.
The results for AfterEllen's 2012 Hot 100 were published yesterday, June 26. But, it crashed. AfterEllen apologized, "Sorry, technical difficulties."
Okay... Let's try this again. The results for AfterEllen's 2012 Hot 100 are out! But they were still having some problems. So if you are having trouble viewing the Hot 100 list, as of this posting, AfterEllen was still working to fix it.
If you remember, they had lots of problems during the voting too. And even closed the polls a whole day early. Before opening it back up but without the link to the ballot page listed. So, if you want to take this year's list with a grain of salt... You won't be alone.
If you haven't viewed the list yet, STOP reading NOW! Click on AfterEllen 2012 Hot 100 to see the results. If its still not working, try again later.
The future America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture- a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan's inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound's control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.
There hasn't been a trailer released yet but with a theater date set for September, there's still time. If I were a betting person I'd say 'Dredd' is waiting for Comic-Con in July to make its big marketing push. And because a lot of people have short attention spans, and marketing campaigns are expensive, they may save the heavy hitting for later in the summer.
Mariah Mundi is currently shooting in Charlestown Harbour, Charlestown, Cornwall/ Bath, Somerset/ & Bristol, England, UK.
And if you've ever wondered what kind of music Lena likes to listen to, click on twopaddocks.com to go to their website and read the article: Team Two Paddocks Top 10 Tunes - Lena Headey. Its wonderfully informative. Number 3 on her list is 'A Case Of You' by Joni Mitchell.
I prefer the jazzy version of 'A Case of You'. If you check out this song, which version you like better?
And lastly, Charlize Theron is 'Totally Open' to joining Game Of Thrones. Click on Screen Rant to read the interview with Charlize where she talks about her love for Game Of Thrones.
Charlize Theron:
"I am absolutely like foaming at the mouth over “Game of Thrones.” Like, I can not get enough of that."
AfterEllen's Hot 100 starts this Monday, May 14th. So head over to AfterEllen.com and vote for your favorites. You can vote for up to 10 nominees PER DAY using their online form. They've set up the form to count only the last submission from a specific IP address, to stop ballot stuffing.
The polls will be open until midnight Friday May 25th, the results will be published in June.
In 2007 AfterEllen came out with their version of Maxim's Hot 100 list. (If you don't remember, Lindsay Lohan was Maxim's #1 that year.) AfterEllen asked their readers to 'create your own list of hotties'. All you had to do was list the names of the women you thought were hot.
Every year Lena Headey has made the list. In 2007 she was #4, 2008 #10, 2009 #3, 2010 #9, and in 2011 she was #14. If you're a Lena fan, get over to AfterEllen and vote! That's once a day, everyday until May 25th.
Update: The results for AfterEllen's 2012 Hot 100 were published on June 26. This year, Lena is #21.
Also... If you happen to have a cool $1.35 million burning a hole in your pocket... {a. I'd REALLY like to be your best friend! & b. Dang! those must be some really BIG pockets!}... you could buy Lena's humble abode in the Hollywood Hills. Yes! Lena is selling her house. So, wherever in the world our little bird lands, I hope she finds a 'Home Sweet Home' full of love & happiness!
*Oct. 24, 2012 Update: After 6 months on the market Lena has sold her Hollywood Hills home for the asking price of $1.349 million. Yes, she paid $1.685 for it in 2008 and has taken a loss of over $336,000, plus whatever she put into the remodel & upgrades, but can you say... HOUSING BUBBLE???
So, once again, wishing her love & happiness in her new digs!
Free Lena Movie Online: 'The Brothers Grimm' (2005)
Description:Legendary fairytale scribes, brothers Will (Matt Damon) and Jake (Heath Ledger) Grimm, travel around the Napoleonic countryside vanquishing fake monsters and make-believe demons in exchange for quick money. But when the French authorities figure out their scheme, the con men are forced to contend with a real magical curse when they enter an enchanted forest where young maidens keep disappearing under mysterious circumstances.
Head over to either IMDB or Hulu (the free service) were you can watch this movie for free. How long will it remain available for free? I have no idea... *If you have ad blocking software, you might have to turn it off on IMDB to be able to watch the movie.
Congratulations to the Grimm Fairy Tales project. They have successfully raised the targeted $175.000 to produce the pilot for the animated series. In fact, they have surpassed the bench mark they set for funding the project. Any additionally donated money will go towards making more episodes of Grimm. More money = more episodes = more Lena. So if you would like to donate, click Kickstarter, to go to the site. The deadline for donating to this project is Tuesday May 1, 6:00pm EDT.
Will be looking forward to hearing Lena's voice, one of her voices, coming out of Sela Mathers' mouth...
May 1, 2012 Update: Grimm Fairy Tales Tally
The fund-raising effort to produce the animated series 'Grimm Fairy Tales', has come to a close. The final dollar amount raised was $188,970.
With just days left to the deadline, the Grimm Fairy Tales project has managed to raise $162,546 (and steadily rising) of the targeted $175,000 goal.
If you want to help, go to Kickstarter.com and make a pledge. You'll be asked to log in or sign up
with Kickstarter, and then they'll send you to Amazon Payments to complete the checkout process. If the project IS successfully funded, your credit card will be charged on Tuesday May 1, 6:00pm EDT. If the project ISN'T successfully funded, no one pays anything. Again, the Funding ends Tuesday May 01, 6:00pm EDT. Lena Headey will star in the entire series. She's slated to voice the lead character, Dr. Sela Mathers, a Doctor/Professor of Literature. She'll also be onboard as a creator/producer.
HBO has officially submitted the following Game Of Thrones' actor's names for consideration in the categories of Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress In A Drama Series:
Game Of Thrones: Actress:
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)
Game Of Thrones: Actors:
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy)
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) *Last year's winner.
Kit Harington (Jon Snow)
Richard Madden (Robb Stark)
As well as Game Of Thrones for Outstanding Drama Series. *Last year it lost to Mad Men.
This year it looks like HBO has learned from the mistakes it made last year. So far, they have not made any submissions for Game Of Thrones in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor/Actress In A Drama Series. If you remember, last year they submitted Sean Bean & Lena Headey to be considered in these categories. And if you watched the show, you know that no one actor had enough screen time to really be considered in the Lead category. Maybe this time around Lena, and everyone else, will have a better shot at getting nominated.
The latest news out about Lena's future film projects has her co-starring with Emily Watson & Anna Friel in Jon Amiel’s 'The Poisoners'. Synopsis: The Poisoners, a dark comedy about women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who become involved with several German prisoners-of-war.
More to look forward to... Lena has been tapped to voice the lead character, Sela Mathers, in Zenoscope Entertainment's animated series based on its popular comic 'Grimm Fairy Tales'. The comic series, which launched in 2005, revolves around reinventions of classic fairy tales with modern twists and extended plots and centers on Sela, a literature professor who has been given the ability to affect people's lives by teaching them morality lessons through fairy tales.
And, to state the obvious, HBO has renewed 'Game Of Thrones' for a third season.
So, yippee-yahoo-hooray!!! Lots more Lena on the horizon.
A rundown of the latest awards news for Game Of Thrones.
2012 Hugo Awards The nominees in the category of: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: *Game Of Thrones
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
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(*Update: Game Of Thrones won the award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form)
The Hugo Awards reward science-fiction and fantasy works and achievements in multiple categories on multiple mediums (TV, movies, novels, short stories, etc). The results will be presented at: Chicon 7, Chicago, Illinois, August 30-September 3, 2012. The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon).
The 52nd Monte Carlo Television Festival Game Of Thrones received nominations for: TV Series - Drama Category Outstanding Actress in a Drama - Lena Headey & Emilia Clarke Outstanding Actor in a Drama - Peter Dinklage & Kit Harrington *Outstanding International Producer - David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss
The Festival will be take place on June 10-14, 2012.
(*Update: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Frank Doelger, and Carolyn Strauss took home the Golden Nymphs Award for Outstanding International Producer.)
What is this festival?
Prince Rainier III of Monaco created the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 1961 to "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men". Each year the award, the Golden Nymphs statuettes, are given out to the best of worldwide television programming.
The 71st Annual Peabody Awards Game Of Thrones has won a Peabody Award. The list of winners were announced on April 4, 2012.
What are the Peabody Awards? Among prizes for electronic media – radio awards, television awards, interactive and new media awards – THE GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS are considered the most prestigious. Founded in 1940, the Peabody is the also the oldest electronic media award in the world, recognizing excellence, distinguished achievement, and meritorious public service.
For more info and a complete list of all the nominees and or winners click on the highlighted name of the award or festival.
HBO has released the official summaries for episodes 16-19 of Game Of Thrones Season 2.
S2 Ep16 "The Old Gods and the New": Theon (Alfie Allen) completes his master stroke. In King’s Landing, the Lannisters send Myrcella (Aimee Richardson) from harm’s way in the nick of time. Arya (Maisie Williams) comes face to face with a surprise visitor; Dany (Emilia Clarke) vows to take what is hers; Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) receive crucial news; Qhorin (Simon Armstrong) gives Jon (Kit Harington) a chance to prove himself.
S2 Ep17 "A Man Without Honor": Jaime (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) meets a distant relative;Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei (Lena Headey) counsels Sansa (Sophie Turner).
S2 Ep18 "The Prince of Winterfell": At Winterfell, Theon receives a visitor and holds down the fort. Arya calls in her final debt with Jaqen (Tom Wlaschiha) in a way that displeases him. Robb is betrayed. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Varys (Conleth Hill) find common ground. Dany ignores Jorah’s (Iain Glen) advice. Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Davos (Liam Cunningham) approach their destination, and Davos is offered a reward.
S2 Ep19 "Blackwater": Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis’ fleet assaults King’s Landing.
The final episode of season 2, episode 20, airs June 3rd.
Here is a great article by Geoff Boucher in the L.A. Times titled 'Game of Thrones' duo: 'Anxiety and insomnia but no complacency', that is full of LenaLove! Its actually more of a part 2 of his earlier Lena article, ‘Game of Thrones’ queen: Lena Headey lights it up in dark role.
DB: We never thought of Cersei as a particularly funny character until Lena read for the part. We had seen a number of excellent actresses, but everyone had interpreted the character as an emotionless ice queen. Lena took her in a different, stranger and more interesting direction. In her hands, Cersei embodies endless contradictions. The queen can seem both ruthless and fragile, often in the same scene. She can exhibit extreme cruelty but also utter devotion to her own children. And she’s damn funny, which is no surprise if you know Lena.
Click here to read the entire interview with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the writer-producers of HBO’s Game Of Thrones.
There's a short article/interview with Lena in the New York Daily News titled,Actress Lena Headey, star of "Game of Thrones," says she's not evil like her character Cersei
Fans seem to hold a grudge: there's even a Facebook group called "I think Cersei Lannister needs her head lopped off."
It's even gone sour at San Diego ComicCon, the annual mecca for geeks where Headey was once treated as a conquering hero as the (good) queen from "300" and then as the titular Terminator-killer in the television series, "The Sarah Connor Chronicles".
"I was sitting between (Peter) Dinklage and Emilia (Clarke), who are the most beloved characters on the show, I literally just got ignored," she says of her visit last summer. "People were giving Pete the books to sign and they kept moving away from me as if I was going to curse them."
Click here to go to the NY Daily News' website and read the whole article.
Lena on TV Also be sure to catch Lena on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday April 5th @ midnight on ABC. Musical guest is NeedtoBreathe. Also Click here to watch full episodes of the show at ABC's website. And click here to check out Jimmy Kimmel Live's YouTube channel.
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