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We'll know we're there as an industry and as actors when the gender is almost irrelevant. She had to shave the side of her head to film her role as Cressida in the latest The Hunger Games.
I don't find that being a good person and being politically shrewd have to be mutually exclusive. It really is. I have this funky undercut going on. I've always got the radio on or the TV on, watching what's going on in the world. “I think it's natural evolution. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. What was your reaction when you found out you'd been cast in a Hunger Games movie? Especially as a woman to not play someone who was defined by a romantic interest or a marriage. Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
I have the joy of working with directors a lot, and I always take an interest in the mechanics of how a camera works, and how a crew works on the other side of my job. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. The third edition of The Hunger Games movie series offers a new kickass female character in the form of Natalie Dormer's Cressida. Natalie Dormer plays Cressida in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Hunger Games star Natalie Dormer on shaving her head, Read more: Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1 review, How Natalie Dormer became the new queen of the screen, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. And I knew it might be a deal-breaker for taking the role. It’s okay, we’re all equally attracted to undercut Natalie. Did people in your everyday life react differently when you had the edgier look? “When the razor came out – it was a little bit of a moment,” she said, adding, “it’s quite liberating, I would recommend it to women.”.
She is the not the first actress who has sacrificed her locks for a role. What's wonderful about the Hunger Games movies, and more specifically Mockingjay, is that President Coin or Cressida could easily be male roles. We spoke with Dormer about why these sorts of strong female roles are so important in Hollywood and what it's like to have a shaved head after filming has commenced. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. I love Margaery because she's ambiguous. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Television has really assisted a lot in providing consciously three-dimensional and heroic female characters. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.
But there was British actress Natalie Dormer, 31, of Game of Thrones stalking the red carpet with half her head shaved.
The actress said she was so desperate for the role she would have shaved her whole head, but described having half of her hair shaved off as 'liberating'. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? It makes you realize that even within the folds of the 21st century and Western democracy, there are still angles. It was a very useful lesson to start taking notes and realize that everything is spun to a certain extent. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Natalie Dormer said shaving half of her head was 'liberating'. I'm inspired by women every day who are doing different things. It's a new sort of character for the British actress, best known for her work on Game of Thrones and The Tudors. It's seen the success TV has had by writing complex, heroic female roles, it's time.”, Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer plays resident director from the Capitol, Cressida. As an actor I spend a lot of my time in hotel rooms around the world and it's really interesting looking at the difference between the news in Paris, the news in Berlin, the news on the BBC in London, and the news here in the States. It's cool to have some fun on the red carpet and stylistically play with it before I lose it altogether. Just two weeks after debuting a drastic half-shaved head at the 2014 SAG Awards, Natalie Dormer has decided she's done with the semi-bald look. Former Doctor Who star Karen Gillan went bald for Guardians of the Galaxy, while Charlize Theron has shaved her head for her part in the forthcoming Mad Max remake.
Then it was the middle of the winter so I just had my hat on constantly. I didn’t have to in the end, I only needed to do half but I would have done the whole [because] I wanted to be part of The Hunger Games so badly,” Dormer said at the world premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 in London last night.
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Natalie Dormer has said that she would have shaved off all her hair for her role in the new Hunger Games film because she wanted the part so much. Because when half your head is shaved it's cold.
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Dormer also stars in Game of Thrones, another franchise with strong women, and says that Hollywood is finally starting to realise how successful female characters can be. It's just interesting to see the discrepancies and the different subjectivities.
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Oh, just joy at the prospect of joining such an incredible ensemble.
The character, introduced in Mockingjay - Part 1, out today, is a fearless film director tasked with creating propaganda videos to further Katniss's rebellion against the Capitol.
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I've always loved Lee Miller's photography.
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It changes. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. She was clad in a stark … Not because I was embarrassed about it but because for the first months I had an instruction to keep it under wraps. That was my starting platform for playing Cressida.
It's time - we're 50 per cent of the population.
And I think cinema is catching on to the fact that 50 percent of their audience is female and it would be nice to have a little bit more representation other than the wife, the mother, the femme fatale, and the mistress. The director, Francis Lawrence, and I had a conversation about what her look would be and we decided to go for the half-head so it would be more in line with her personality and the Capitol where she comes from.
I was very excited.
One of my inspirations is Lee Miller, the New York model turned photographer turned war correspondent.
As Cressida, Dormer is confident, in charge, and rocking a seriously edgy look. And I had been a massive fan of the first movie. And the same could be true in Interstellar at the moment: The Anne Hathaway role and the Jessica Chastain role could have very easily been male. I hid it for most of the time, to be honest.
We're half the population and it should be reflected in our storytelling of our culture. I wasn't hiding it intentionally but I ended up doing most of the shoot without anyone knowing. That's the joy of being an actor–you find yourself doing things and in places you'd never ordinarily have done yourself or put yourself.
On a different note, what was it like to shave off half your head for Mockingjay? Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? However, the British actress was told she only had to shave off half of her head for the part while the other half of her blonde hair was left intact.
The video won’t embed directly, so head over to Entertainment Weekly to see Dormer put on a brave face through the shaving. Who Is the Crocodile on 'The Masked Singer'? You're really passionate about this subject! It's just about the character and about the journey they're on. I love women like that who are ahead of the curve and fighting for something they believe in. The Hunger Games' British star Natalie Dormer on tattoos, shaving her head and why her Mockingjay role was a feminist triumph. There's always an angle. The 32-year-old star plays the propaganda film director Cressida, who is described in the novels as being bald with green tattoos covering her head. It's very hard to read her.
Natalie Dormer has said that she would have shaved off all her hair for her role in the new Hunger Games film because she wanted the part so much.