Game of Thrones has undoubtedly been one of the favorite series of the decade. The HBO series based on the novels of A Song of Ice and Fire by writer George RR: Martin have become a reference on how to do (and not do) television today. In addition to the betrayals, deaths and characteristics of the Ponienteseries , the high adult content of the series has been one of its main attractions. But … At what price?
Recently, actress Emilia Clarke , who played Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones fiction, has made some very tough statements around the most risque scenes of the series, where, according to the actress, the producers told her that you had to perform sex and nude scenes to “not disappoint fans”. Emilia Clarke confessed that she felt very uncomfortable rolling them and that the atmosphere was far from being appropriate on the set.
She revealed this during the Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast:
“I’m a lot savvier with what I’m comfortable with, and what I am okay with doing,” she said. “I’ve had fights on set before where I’m like, ‘No, the sheet stays up,’ and they’re like, ‘You don’t wanna disappoint your Game of Thrones fans.’ And I’m like, ‘F—k you.’”
Picking up the glove launched by the actress, the directors from the United Kingdom have met to implement a series of rules and guidelines for the filming industry where consensus is established when making nude scenes or with sex or sexual violence content. Something that, on the other hand, makes sense in an era where this type of violence is so much the order of the day.
The new measures establish the need for an external observer to be present to ensure that scenes of sexual violence do not violate the integrity or privacy of the actors, as well as the need for full agreement by the actors to the time of filming them and that these scenes are necessary to explain the plot. They also establish that, if necessary, changes can be made to avoid such scenes if there is an agreement between screenwriters, directors and actors.
