Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is executive producing a movie called Fighting with My Family about the life of the professional wrestler Paige. Based off a documentary of the same name, the movie will follow a family of wrestlers as the son and daughter—played by Jack Lowden and Florence Pugh—try to break into the WWE. As Johnson announced on Twitter, Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey will play the family matriarch, also a wrestler.
Thrilled to have Lena. Amazing actress. The real life matriarch she plays is as loving & tough as they come. #FightingWithMyFamily https://t.co/wUHs15Gnn6
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 9, 2017
Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) has joined the cast as well.
Welcome the brilliant/bad ass @IAMLenaHeadey & the often mistaken as my twin @nickjfrost to our cast. #FightingWithMyFamily @SevenBucksProd pic.twitter.com/q7Y3hvKgse
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 8, 2017
Headey has a history of playing powerful women (300, Dredd, this one show called Game of Thrones), so I can see her having a blast with a role as a professional wrestler.
In other Headey news, she’s throwing her support behind what I hope turns into a robust campaign to make Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy) the actor who replaces Peter Calpaldi as the next Doctor on Doctor Who.
YES YES ... Whelan for The Who https://t.co/tFKxQSyaQk
— lena headey (@IAMLenaHeadey) February 9, 2017
One fan even gave us an idea of what that might look like.
— 13BEASTIEBOY13 (@13BEASTIEBOY13) February 9, 2017
Here’s hoping.
Meanwhile, now that she’s done with filming on Game of Thrones Season 7, Emilia Clarke has been spotted about town with a new haircut.
By itself that’s not a big deal—she can get whatever haircut she wants—but some fans can’t help but wonder if the new haircut foreshadows a new role. Maybe even for her part in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff film about Han Solo?
Well... waiting for more informations. We've been speculating on basically nothing. pic.twitter.com/vLGa2zqPia
— dragon's daughter (@yeahclarke) February 8, 2017
Finally, Alfie Allen and Jason Momoa took a picture together when they visited the UbiSoft offices to sample a new videogame, For Honor.
Theon Greyoy and Khal Drogo, together at last.