Natalie Portman Actually Shaved Her Head On Camera…
In V for Vendetta (2006), Natalie Portman’s head-shaving scene wasn’t faked with a bald cap or visual effects — she actually shaved her head on camera. Because it was real, they had one chance to get the shot right.
Portman agreed to the transformation because she wanted the emotional weight of the scene to be genuine. The vulnerability, the fear, the finality of the act — all of it had to feel real because it was. The camera captured her actual hair being shaved off in a single, unbroken take.
Director James McTeigue had to nail the blocking, lighting, and performance on the first try. There was no second attempt, no pickup shots, no safety net. Portman’s commitment gave them one shot, and they used it.
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Even when she’s crying, she’s fucking dropdead gorgeous even with her head shaved she’s fucking smoking hot
I hope she was crying because someone told her it takes weeks to grow her hair back ,because every balding person would kill for a full hairdoe
Do me a favour! If she wants to chop her own head off on camera that's her business. What is it with these people, they abuse themselves supposedly for 'art' and we're all supposed to be impressed. It's a form of self abuse for the purpose of self aggrandisement, nothing more. Stop being impressed by it. Have a good sneer instead!
So shaved your Head for V for Vendetta did you also shaved your V for V______
-Zach Galifianakis
@determindd1 is involved ASE Maat has spoken ASE take everything from them ASE
One of the greatest movies ever made, and more relevant than ever before
Of course it isnt cgi captain obvious! Remember that guy?
Why is she crying?
If they had screwed it up, they would have put Natalie in a wig, show them shortening her hair, then cut away as the shearing started. It is easier to shorten hair then do the Buzz Cut than it is to do the Buzz Cut with long hair.
Humiliation rituals
It makes me think about a lot of stuff.. This was public humiliation for her. Shaving the head seems to have a very real meaning, in many cultures. The 1% does strange things, lately we have definitely seen that. To think that certain people in Hollywood aren’t prone, susceptible or whatever to this, is naive.
Neta lee herschlag?
Yooo why padmé Bering shaved???
Ffs she is just shaving her head and crying. Its not one take either, there are multiple cuts.
How brave 🫤
Anakin what did you do to her?!
One hell of a movie
That's one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Doesn't she now think she is a guy
Honestly this should be a military tradition not shaving women's hair and only shaving the men's doesn't make sense
Oops the lens cap was on 😂
Stranger Things copied this
This tutorial is amazing I learned a lot from it.
This movie opened my eyes back in the days
She almost certainly was adamant about doing it herself to stay in character
Disgusting
She didn't shave her head….. someone else is literally doing right in front of you! 🤣
"Stop saying ok" ok
Why should anyone care though?
OK and?
It’s only friggin hair!!!
Oh no! She went from a 10/10 to a 10/10 😢😢
the hair is the womans beauty in my eyes i would not let either of my wives cut their hair and even divorced tnhey still wear their hair long and so do both of my daughters
I did it better 😂
V 4 vagina
She killed it
Because Portman is an amazing Actress!
I shaved my own head during the covid pandemic because I couldn't get a professional haircut. I actually enjoyed having a buzzcut and would do it again. Having a buzzcut saves on shampoo, time, money and my head felt cooler in the hot summer.
This film is what's becoming so, today! Dystopian fascism…
We are all living in the V FOR VENDETTA MOVIE…. THE PLOT MIRRORS AMERICA RIGHT NOW
Natalie Portman is when talent, dedication and hardwork are met. I think she already did all genres of films.
If our generation is going to look at this as being brave, we are absolutely f*cked 💯 😅
And now we are living this shit under Trump (T for TWAT)
Humiliation ritual?
Stii beautiful. She carried the bald very well
Quit using red letters aginst a black back background. Might as well be black letters.. And quit running info from the bottem of screen over the bottem of the story.. You good solid information but you wind up turning it into crap.