Mother of Puppies 36,380 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Ok... so I have been thinking about one thing recently... What happens to an actress when she is cast for a role in a big movie and she suddenly gets pregnant before filming starts? Like for instance with Gaga; she will start filming in March and just imagine her finding out on Christmas that she´s idk 2 months pregnant or smth. This would mean that u actually start to see a belly by March - May. Or if she has a big tour coming? There are so many commitments and I wonder what would happen if that was the case? How can they hide a belly if it doesn´t fit the story.... How do other actresses do that? Are movies postponed then? Would they lose the role? Do they need to be recast? This even happens to women all over the world - sometimes they don´t get a job, because the copanies expect them (or fear them) to have children, if the woman is in that "typical" age.... it happened to some of my friends. THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roshogullu 1,415 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I don't know if they would lose their roles, because I've heard actresses say in interviews that their belly was always kept out of frame or something. Gal Gadot, who was pregnant during the filming of Wonder Woman, said that there was a big green triangle on her belly which was then hidden with the help of CGI later on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMonster20 9,844 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 It depends on how far along you are and how long the movie filming takes. If you just got pregnant and start filming the movie it isn’t a big deal since you don’t get any noticeable pregnancy features until around 4-5 months and most movies really don’t take longer than 2-3 months to film (there are movies that are literally filmed in a week). However if you have been pregnant unknowingly and start looking like it right before filming starts I suppose the shooting does get postponed, however with today’s strategies it wouldn’t surprise me if with CGI some scenes could still be filmed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudraCNG 14,874 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 A lot of actresses have to sign non-pregnancy contracts, or it's not a thing anymore? I remember the cast of Desperate Housewives had some of those (and even with that, Marcia Cross was pregnant in Season 3). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMonster 14,671 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I mean, I imagine artists / actresses have to take contraception very seriously if they have upcoming projects. For a film like Gucci, for example, a pregnancy couldn't be put into the storyline, so Gaga probably has to commit (in theory) to not getting pregnant, I guess. If she did fall pregnant, I think they'd probably just CGI it out. It seems kind of harsh, but film contracts have to cover all scenarios. subtext / fantasy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Smith 10,026 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I'm sure she lose role then, pregnancy isn't a reason to postpone a film. But, when you see at Game of Thrones, actress who played Cersei was pregnant when she had to play scene when she was naked and she was walking through the Kings Landing streets as her punishment (shame, shame, shame moment) I remember that then they hired different woman, and then they just put Cersei face into her body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,380 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, Little99 said: I'm sure she lose role then, pregnancy isn't a reason to postpone a film. But, when you see at Game of Thrones, actress who played Cersei was pregnant when she had to play scene when she was naked and she was walking through the Kings Landing streets as her punishment (shame, shame, shame moment) I remember that then they hired different woman, and then they just put Cersei face into her body. Yes! I remember that! And because she was usually wearing these big gowns, you couldn´t see as much... I´m the biggest GOT fan... I loved it so much THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Smith 10,026 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, NickyPuppy said: Yes! I remember that! And because she was usually wearing these big gowns, you couldn´t see as much... I´m the biggest GOT fan... I loved it so much I'm the biggest got fan as well, and Cersei is my favourite character. Cersei was robbed!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,380 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, roshogullu said: I don't know if they would lose their roles, because I've heard actresses say in interviews that their belly was always kept out of frame or something. Gal Gadot, who was pregnant during the filming of Wonder Woman, said that there was a big green triangle on her belly which was then hidden with the help of CGI later on. Oh really? I didn´t know that... and I watched the movie and never could´ve guessed that she was pregnant there. Awesome THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy 12,410 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I thought that they would be recast, it's interesting to find out that may not be true the meow in zombieboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiecat 16,515 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I think it's part of acting contracts for movies that you upkeep the same appearence throughout filming, if she would be heavily pregnant and obviously showing then they would probably delay filming but also like, filming wouldn't take 9 months so they'd be able to recast before filming or film before she's showing https://linktr.ee/jamalholt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,380 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Little99 said: I'm the biggest got fan as well, and Cersei is my favourite character. Cersei was robbed!! Well, let´s just put it that way: I loved to hate her (character) :P Lena Headey is an amazing actress! THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiecat 16,515 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Little99 said: I'm sure she lose role then, pregnancy isn't a reason to postpone a film. But, when you see at Game of Thrones, actress who played Cersei was pregnant when she had to play scene when she was naked and she was walking through the Kings Landing streets as her punishment (shame, shame, shame moment) I remember that then they hired different woman, and then they just put Cersei face into her body. i didn't know the body double was because she was pregnant?? was she?? I just assumed she didn't want to film naked https://linktr.ee/jamalholt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Smith 10,026 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, NickyPuppy said: Well, let´s just put it that way: I loved to hate her (character) :P Lena Headey is an amazing actress! Yeah she's an amazing actress indeed her face can show so many emotions 26 minutes ago, PlasticWeave said: i didn't know the body double was because she was pregnant?? was she?? I just assumed she didn't want to film naked Yes she was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederickSpears 2,113 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 There are many ways now that they can hide the belly with CGI etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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