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Lena Headey breaks down for her new movie

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Dorothy Snarker

Dear poster makers of the world, I have a bone to pick with you. Never, ever do this to Lena Headey's head again.

The new poster for Lena's upcoming thriller, The Broken is, um, shattering. Actually, the poster is pretty cool. It's just the unsettling thought of Lena's cracked head that gives me pause. But then I guess that's the point. And just in case the one-sheet wasn't getting the message across, the international trailer amps up the fright factor.

Based on that, the only thing I know for sure is that Lena should have her ceiling looked at. In the film she plays a radiologist who, one day while in the car, sees her doppelgänger driving past her. From there, she tries to unravel the mystery, which involves mirrors, blood dripping from ceilings and a nasty gash on her head.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and will be shown as part of the 8 Films to Die For: After Dark Horrorfest III next month. So, does Lena's cracked noggin make you want to see the movie? I'd prefer that she was an an adorable lesbian florist who kicks ass in "Dance Dance Revolution," but I'll take that bathtub scene as a consolation prize.

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    • Submitted by
    Dorothy Snarker
    on December 3, 2008 - 10:00am.
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    Col's picture

    me too

    Submitted by
    Col (89 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 11:10am.
    i loved her in imagine me and you but this looks interesting. i'll watch it.
    -sueTHEgreat-'s picture

    Watch her in Mrs. Dalloway too..

    Submitted by
    -sueTHEgreat- (125 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 11:14am.

    She was superb in Imagine Me and You. She has this special talent that makes you fall in love her effortlessly. You should watch her in the adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. 

     

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    7Up's picture

    Dostoyevsky!!!!!!!

    Submitted by
    7Up (706 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 11:16am.

    Damn, I just finished reading The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky,

    for a project I'm working on about facing fears and mental loss of integrity,

    and aggg it was a killer story to read, not "killer" in the "awesome" sense,

    no! Killer, as in, I could only read a few pages in one sitting it was so

    disturbing and constantly freaking me the f**** out!!!!

    Must be in the air!!!!! How disturbing that my top straight girl crush is

    playing this sort of creepy role (and her own double)!!!!! Yikes,

    I'm not sure if I want to see it.... or if I must, I think I may have too

    watch it through my t-shirt and with many visits to the hallway.....

    lenageek's picture

    I'll see Lena in any film, rain or shine...

    Submitted by
    lenageek (69 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 11:25am.
    Oh, Miss Snarker, how you make me giggle in the early hours of the morning! Yes, I freaked out when I saw that poster, sputtering 'But, but...it's Lena! You can't do that to her head!' Eerie is an understatement. But I'll see Miss Lena in anything, since I've been wanting to see this film for a year now, even with my aversion to horror films. Yes, the bathtub scene does make up for it tho...drool. Is there a bucket around? :)
    Anonymous's picture

    i agree

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on December 3, 2008 - 11:49am.

    I would also see lena in any film or tv show she does. I am still waiting for her and Summer to realize they are  former lovers from the past. LOL

     


     

    lenageek's picture

    Ha, LOL! I'm putting my

    Submitted by
    lenageek (69 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:47pm.

    Ha, LOL! I'm putting my money on Lena and Piper...;)

    In the meantime, I'll volunteer to put cold compresses on that nasty gash on Lena's head. 

     

    fallon ash's picture

    Wah!

    Submitted by
    fallon ash (386 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:03pm.
    I love Lena, she's absolutely amazing, and Sarah Connor is my favourite show on TV at the moment, but I won't go anywhere near that movie. Horror movies completely freak me out. Anything designed to scare me freaks me out. I've got enough minor phobias in my daily life that I would never ever turn to anything designed to frighten me for entertainment. Adventure and mystery is fun, horror is bad bad bad. I'm sorry, Lena!
    limors's picture

    Scary.

    Submitted by
    limors (175 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:27pm.

    I like not beeing terrified of my house in the dark, I thing i'll need to stay far away from this movie if I wan't to keep it that way....

    Shame...

    Anonymous's picture

    These movies....

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:33pm.

    Dont bother me. but then again i am usually cuddled up in my girls arms watching them anyway. 

     


     

    Wrestling09chick's picture

    i'll watch it...

    Submitted by
    Wrestling09chick (20 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:35pm.
    just because she is in it =P i heart imagine me and you too! it's one of my favorties!
    boogawanga's picture

    I saw the movie...

    Submitted by
    boogawanga (4 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:43pm.

    Actually I saw the movie last January at a french movie festival (didn't get to assist to the movie with the jury, damn it, Kristanna Loken was in it!!) and I found it quite good.  The atmosphere of the film is weird, stressing enough. The end is a bit disconcerting... which is good but I would have liked it to be a bit more developped. Just to really put all the pieces together.

    It's Lena Headey a good reason enough to go see this movie. But the bonus is it's a good film. So don't hesitate! ;)

     

    "Qui rit le dernier, pense le moins vite" (the one who's laughing last is thinking the slowest)

    Anonymous's picture

    now reading what booga just said

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:45pm.

    I am sure Jessi and I are going to be in line to see this movie being she has a huge crush on Kristanna. 

     


     

    boogawanga's picture

    lol sorry i was talking

    Submitted by
    boogawanga (4 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:49pm.

    lol sorry i was talking about the jury... Kristanna Loken was in the jury not the movie.

    Sorry 'bout that! :p

     

    "Qui rit le dernier, pense le moins vite" (the one who's laughing last is thinking the slowest)

    Anonymous's picture

    hhhmmmm

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on December 3, 2008 - 12:50pm.

    now i wont tell her. LOL 

     


     

    Mara's picture

    I wish I was the water in the tub

    Submitted by
    Mara (1268 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 1:18pm.

    The trailer looks interesting, but I don't know if I'm going to see the movie in the theatre. I'd probably wait till it's released on dvd... :p 

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    Hopeless_Savage's picture

    Awesome

    Submitted by
    Hopeless_Savage (398 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 1:47pm.

    Thanks for pointing me to this!

    Love Lena so i'll def be seeing it at the cinema, plus I love thrillers and twists :D

    it_means_joy's picture

    awesome trailer

    Submitted by
    it_means_joy (45 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 2:19pm.

    oooh the atmosphere from the trailer feels a little bit like the machinist.... i'm probably completely wrong, but i do like the machinist, so that's promising! really want to see this. love scary films, love lena headey :D

    Pri_Rage's picture

    I'll watch it 'cause Lena

    Submitted by
    Pri_Rage (33 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 4:11pm.

    I'll watch it 'cause Lena is in it, like most of you. I'm not a lover of horror movies, but I don't hate them.

    nikki's picture

    lena

    Submitted by
    nikki (146 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 4:48pm.
    i will totally watch it. i love her!! 
    Linda77's picture

    No..yes

    Submitted by
    Linda77 (53 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 5:07pm.
    The trailer is reveiling.. I didn't actually notice any blood dripping from the ceiling, I was kinda distracted. But I won't watch this movie. Although the poster is cool in it's own regard. Really not my genre.
    Lucas's picture

    Looks...

    Submitted by
    Lucas (154 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 5:17pm.

    Okay, I guess. I'd go watch it if nothing else looked more interesting.

    The only thing bothering me was the bad French at the beginning : apres cashback le rêve devient cauchemar? I know it's the French trailer, but that's even less of an excuse for the missing words/sense. What. Just, what.

    Steph's picture

    7/10... pretty good

    Submitted by
    Steph (43 posts)
    on December 3, 2008 - 7:47pm.

    I'm a huge fan of horror, and Bloody Disgusting gave this film 7/10 (which is great for a horror movie). They said throughout it's perfect with an amazing score, lighting effects, etc. but the ending is complete poop that it will piss off 99% of the people watching it. In other words, great film ruined by the ending.

    I'm glad to see Lena in horror - I think it suits her well!

    PLUS THAT POSTER IS AMAZING! 

    Jlew's picture

    Is that nipple?

    Submitted by
    Jlew (14 posts)
    on December 4, 2008 - 1:22am.
    at 00:19
    Anonymous's picture

    poster

    Submitted by
    Anonymous
    on December 4, 2008 - 6:25am.

    That poster is genius, the photographic geek in me won't let me stop staring at it.

     

    Caroline's picture

    Wow. Creepy trailer. I want

    Submitted by
    Caroline (75 posts)
    on December 4, 2008 - 7:00am.
    Wow. Creepy trailer. I want to see that film now. I wonder when it's out in the UK.
    mcyw's picture

    i saw it...

    Submitted by
    mcyw (47 posts)
    on December 15, 2008 - 3:27pm.

    i saw the trailer and i was really excited to watch it at the Fantasy Film Festival in Frankfurt but it was a disappointment actually. The story was pretty choppy at best. Sorry Lena, I really wanted to like it. I even dragged all my friends along and everyone of us came out confused. 

     

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