Lena Headey used a body double for her nude scene and some viewers were not pleased with the 'terrible' CGI used to graft the actress' head on to the double's.
- Jun 16, 2015
AceShowbiz - "Game of Thrones" had faced a lot of challenges to film Cersei Lannister's Walk of Shame in the season 5 finale, yet some fans were not pleased with the result. Some eagle-eyed viewers criticized the use of body double for the naked scene and the "terrible" CGI used to put Lena Headey's head on the double's.
"Please get better body double for Cersei next time!!! @HBO @GameOfThrones #GoTSeason5Finale," one Twitter user wrote. Another posted, "Cersei's CGI face on that body double looks terrible. #GameofThrones." Another fan wrote, "The dragon CGI was more believable than the Cersei body double CGI."
As pointed out by some viewers, the CGI effects appeared to lengthen Headey's neck, and altered the shape of her head, making it appear rounder. Some others, however, were simply disappointed that they didn't get to see the actress naked.
Headey previously admitted that she used a double for the scene filmed last year in the Croation city of Dubrovnik. It's unclear why she decided to use a double, but some speculated that she might have been pregnant at the time of filming.
Meanwhile, speaking about filming the Walk of Shame, Headey recently told Entertainment Weekly, "It's not hard when people are screaming at you and you look like shit and you're being f***ing humiliated to figure out how that would feel. There's a part of you that's f***ing terrified. I can't even imagine people wanting your blood. Cersei has done wrong, but she doesn't really deserve this."
She went on talking about the treatment received by Cersei, "I don't think anyone deserves that treatment. She's been beaten and starved and humiliated. She thinks when she comes out and confesses that this is it-even when she's on her knees [confessing to the High Sparrow], she's partly lying. She thinks she's good to go. She has no idea what's coming when she walks out to the steps, or that they're going to shave her hair off like Aslan."
