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The Red Woman was almost the Lion Queen.
We get so used to seeing certain actors as their characters that it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. But Carice van Houten told Vulture she was originally up for Lena Headey's role of Cersei Lannister. "I thought the queen would be a great part," van Houten said. "They asked me to audition, but I couldn't do it, because I was shooting something else. I think it was Intruders, with Clive Owen, and there was no way."
We get so used to seeing certain actors as their characters that it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. But Carice van Houten told Vulture she was originally up for Lena Headey's role of Cersei Lannister. "I thought the queen would be a great part," van Houten said. "They asked me to audition, but I couldn't do it, because I was shooting something else. I think it was Intruders, with Clive Owen, and there was no way."