Game of Thrones Star Lena Headey Shares Her Dream Cersei Ending

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey shared what would have been the dream ending for her character, Cersei Lannister, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Elaborating on her previous remarks about wanting more in the HBO show’s final season: “You start trying to write the story yourself. And [Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams] and I would fantasize about a Cersei and Arya showdown; that she would come back as Jaime. That was our dream. But they made different choices.”

In the same interview, Headey shared she doesn’t miss Game of Thrones: “No. I miss the people,” she clarified. “Because you fall in love with people, and you create these family units. So that takes a little while to go though. There’s a weird grief from those relationships. But I don’t miss it. We did it. We put everything into it. It changed everyone’s f–king world, and we’ll always have it.”

Headey’s upcoming projects

Heady’s interview revolved around promoting The Trap, a psychological drama which is the actress’ directorial debut. The film stars fellow Game of Thrones alum Michelle Fairley as a woman living a life of solitude when she meets a mysterious young drifter, played by James Nelson Joyce. The Trap recently premiered at the Austin Film Festival.

Heady will also return to the sci-genre on the small screen, leading the upcoming MGM+ series Beacon 23, which also stars Stephan James. Debuting on November 12, the story “takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Headey), a government agent, and Halan (James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers,” per the official synopsis.

It continues: “Aster mysteriously finds her way to the lonely Beacon-keeper Halan, and a tense battle of wills unfolds. Halan begins to question whether Aster is friend or foe, as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.”