The Purge

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.

Click on Rebecca Wang Entertainment to read the whole article. The Purge hits theaters May 31st 2013.

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!

300: Rise of an Empire (2013)

On the set of 300: Rise of an Empire with Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo.
The film is set to premier in theaters in August 2013.  

Lena Headey: 'There’s something cooler about the geeks’

Click on The Telegraph to check out another cool Lena Headey interview, this one written by Ed Cumming.
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...she seems relaxed about fantasy fans, a famously dedicated bunch, obsessing over Cersei. “With fantasy and sci-fi, it’s based in a real fandom. You’re presenting to experts, and their source material is really important to them. They’ll come up and ask: 'so when you turned your head slightly in that scene, what were you thinking?’ “I enjoy that, because the battle is over the interpretation, and they’re more interested in the character than they are in you. There’s something cooler about the geek.”

After you've read the whole interview, head over to WiCnet and vote for Lena in their, 'WiCnet Awards Season Two: Best Actress' poll.

Lena Interview in The Irish Times

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Check out this excellent Lena interview by Tara Brady for The Irish Times titled: 
'I Couldn't Be Less Queenly In Real Life'
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“Nothing I do is by design,” admits a cheery Headey. “It’s always the result of a happy accident. I didn’t have a career plan. It has just become the way it is. It’s all good fun. It’s learning. I don’t think of the background when I am reading stuff. I don’t think about genre. If I like a character, if it intrigues me, that will be the reason that I jump in.”
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  “I love being physical but I am extreme either way. I can be superfit. And then I can be really lazy and ignore everything. I am finally getting back into being fit. I love being physical when I am working. There is something visceral about that. I get a kick out of that. Cersei in Game of Thrones is quite solid and stiff. So it’s great to move when you can.”
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  “I am very much a seat-of-the-pants actor. I will prepare when I have to. But I like being unprepared. Being too prepared doesn’t work for me. Sometimes it’s fulfilling. There are days you walk away and say, ‘Well, I did everything I could.’ But I am still terrified every time they say action. There is a part of me that lacks self-confidence. I couldn’t be less queenly in real life.”
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“Our designer is amazing,” says Headey. “By the time I put on the wig, the corset and the belt that squeezes out your lungs, I’m already uncomfortable and slightly angry.”  {the Game of Thrones' designer.}

To read the entire article click here:

Its a good informative interview but I did notice a mistake. When talking about Lena's tattoos, Tara Brady writes that Lena has, "the actor Jason Flemyng’s name in Thai on her wrist". That's not true. Lena had his name in Thai on her upper arm. Then later had it covered. She has the name Loughran tattooed on her wrist. And since that is also her son's name, there's no real reason to have it covered, right? 

Game Of Thrones: An Interview w/George R.R. Martin

Check out this video of an interview with George R.R. Martin, the author of the 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series that HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' is adapted from. The Lena/Cersei part starts at 12:17.


I will not go off about George saying Lena's last name wrong... BUT...

(picture is a re-post from Oct. 2011 Pete Smalls Is Dead post)

They're headed into season 3 and he can't say Headey? This from a guy who names his characters crazy made-up names, like Jaqen H'ghar & Xaro Xhoan Daxos. Is Headey really THAT hard??? Is it me??? Okay, sorry, I said I wouldn't go off, then I went a little off...

Hot Hot Hot

(Vote for Lena Headey at AfterEllen.com's Hot 100)

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.

Lena Movie News: Free Lena Movie Online

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. 

Twitter Alert

Lena is now on Twitter. So be sure to follow her at Lena Headey @IAMLenaHeadey.
Hopefully she'll tweet lots of crazy, outrageous, brilliant, funny stuff! You know, in between having a life, making movies, and doing Game Of Thrones.

Game Of Thrones: The Official Episode Summaries for April

HBO has released the official summaries for the first 5 episodes of Game Of Thrones Season 2.

S2 Ep11 “The North Remembers”:
As Robb Stark and his northern army continue the war against the Lannisters, Tyrion arrives in King’s Landing to counsel Joffrey and temper the young king’s excesses. On the island of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon plots an invasion to claim his late brother’s throne, allying himself with the fiery Melisandre, a strange priestess of a stranger god. Across the sea, Daenerys, her three young dragons and khalasar trek through the Red Waste in search of allies, or water. In the North, Bran presides over a threadbare Winterfell, while beyond the Wall, Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch must shelter with a devious wildling.

S2 Ep12 “The Night Lands”:
In the wake of a bloody purge in the capital, Tyrion chastens Cersei for alienating the king’s subjects. On the road north, Arya shares a secret with Gendry, a Night’s Watch recruit. With supplies dwindling, one of Dany’s scouts returns with news of their position. After nine years as a Stark ward, Theon Greyjoy reunites with his father Balon, who wants to restore the ancient Kingdom of the Iron Islands. Davos enlists Salladhor Saan, a pirate, to join forces with Stannis and Melisandre for a naval invasion of King’s Landing.

S2 Ep13 “What Is Dead May Never Die”:
At the Red Keep, Tyrion plots three alliances through the promise of marriage. Catelyn arrives in the Stormlands to forge an alliance of her own. But King Renly, his new wife Margaery and her brother Loras Tyrell have other plans. At Winterfell, Luwin tries to decipher Bran’s dreams.

S2 Ep14 “Garden of Bones”:
Joffrey punishes Sansa for Robb’s victories, while Tyrion and Bronn scramble to temper the king’s cruelty. Catelyn entreats Stannis and Renly to forego their ambitions and unite against the Lannisters. Dany and her exhausted khalasar arrive at the gates of Qarth, a prosperous city with strong walls and rulers who greet her outside them. Tyrion coerces a queen’s man into being his eyes and ears. Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal, where their lives rest in the hands of “The Mountain,” Gregor Clegane. Davos must revert to his old ways and smuggle Melisandre into a secret cove.

S2 Ep15 “The Ghost of Harrenhal”:
The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King’s Landing, Tyrion’s source alerts him to Joffrey’s flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he’s worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H’ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night’s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.

Game Of Thrones Season 2 begins April 1st on HBO.

Latest Lena Photos: Alfie, Emilia, Thomas, & Summer

Rolling Stone magazine March 15, 2012

Photos by Peggy Sirota / Styling by Lee Harris

Thomas Dekker visits Lena on the set of her latest movie, 'Vigilandia'.
Another pic posted by Thomas with the caption 'Family Reunion - Cameron, John and Sarah...'

Thank you, Thomas. You ROCK!!!

Aww... You guys are just too cute! You definitely should work together again.

Game Of Thrones: Season 2 Promotional Photos

The latest photos from Game Of Thrones, season 2, are out and here's one of Lena as Cersei Lannister.
I love Lena. But I'd hate to have her mad at me!!! If looks could kill.
Brrr... chills up the spine!

HBO’s Game Of Thrones returns for its second season starting April 1st.

"Pete Smalls Is Dead" Trailer

Here's another trailer out for 'Peter Smalls Is Dead'. It stars Peter Dinklage. Lena has a small part in it playing a character named Shannah.

Two things: the voice over guy doing the trailer mispronounces her name (Head-Lee?). The end credits misspell her name (Heady).

Seriously!?! Still??? Come on people... it's not rocket science!!! Is Headey really THAT hard to spell and pronounce? So, here's a little video, from like 2 YEARS ago!, to help you out. Thanks, imayfan!

Headey... Rhymes with Speedy!!! See, not THAT hard!!!

(I know, right!?!)