Lena Headey As Cersei Lannister
It is no secret that Lena Heady was riding the wave of a very successful acting career years before Game of Thrones even aired. Yet now, she plays one of the most resented people on television. For the character of Cersei, they didn’t need to do much to amplify Heady’s beauty except giver her exceptionally bright Lannister-colored hair.
However, that staple look of her character was eventually cut off after her walk of atonement in the show (and it was cut in real life, too). These days, she’s rocking the short-hair look like nobody’s business. Heady also has to be sure to cover up the various tattoos she has on her back.
The Man Behind The Epic Snap
When Josh Brolin was offered the role of Thanos in the Avengers series, he hesitated at first. He told Entertainment Weekly Radio that he didn’t want to do “practically nothing” in front of a green screen. But after he saw Benedict Cumberbatch’s acting in motion capture during The Hobbit, he realized that CGI characters were no joke.
Unlike other alien characters, Brolin’s role was 100% CGI. Nonetheless, he felt nervous in front of 32 cameras with his face covered in iridescent paint. “It was very, very different,” he later said. “But I like it. It’s fun.”
Acting While On Stilts
Although John Carter tanked in the box office, we can’t forget that Willem Dafoe played the green-skinned chieftain Tars Tarkas. To play a nine-foot-tall alien, Dafoe had to wear motion capture and act on stilts. On top of that, Dafoe had to navigate a rough, uneven Southwest terrain.
Rather than feeling intimidated, Dafoe excitedly accepted the challenge. “Always as an actor you’re looking for things to jump off from, to find new ways of thinking, new ways of looking,” Dafoe told Coming Soon. “The stilts were part of that.”