22 Celebrity Snapshots of Stars Doing Totally Normal, Modern Things in Period Piece Costumes

Movies take a long, long time to make. Your favorite hour and a half drama likely took a couple of months to film, and several more to edit together in post-production in order to bring you a fully immersive experience. When we hear the titles of famous movies, we often think of their directors, the leading actors, and maybe even the musician behind the score. However, there is so much more to bringing a production to life.

When it comes to period dramas, there is an added element of difficulty for costume and set designers to get the details as historically accurate as possible. While it's true that most audiences wouldn't really know the difference between 13th and 14th century set details, it's important to keep things consistent and to avoid any egregious anachronisms. However, when the camera stops rolling, and our favorite actors get a moment to break character and check their phones, it makes for some pretty funny snapshots!

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Anthony Head with a Pink Nintendo DS on the Set of Merlin

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Elle Fanning Eating Donuts on the Set of The Great

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The Cast of Outlander Playing Board Games

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Anya Taylor-Joy Drinking Diet Coke on the Set of Emma

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Kathryn Newton in Crocs on the Set of Little Women

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Peter Dinklage and Leena Headey on the Set of Game of Thrones

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While Game of Thrones isn't really a period piece, its design is based off of medieval Europe, so seeing these two with phones is pretty jarring. And that's not even touching on the fact that Cersei and Tyrion Lannister would never be that jolly within such a close proximity of each other.
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Phoebe Dynevor on the Set of Bridgerton

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Bradley James and Angel Coulby on the Set of Merlin

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Ian McKellen Using His MacBook on the Set of The Hobbit

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Cast of Marie Antoinette on a Break

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Kirsten Dunst's cool demeanor on the set of Marie Antoinette certainly made for the best behind-the-scenes photos imagineable.
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Brad Pitt Talking on the Phone in Troy

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Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst Riding a Motorcycle on the Set of Marie Antoinette

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Matthew Macfadyen Relaxing on the Set of Pride and Prejudice

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Carrie Eating Pizza on the Set of The Gilded Age

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Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst Riding on a MacBook on the Set of Marie Antoinette

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The Cast of the Tudors Taking a Break

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Jenna Coleman and John Hughes on the Set of Victoria's Christmas Special, "Comfort and Joy"

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Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn Taking a Picture on the Set of Emma

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Kirsten Dunst on the Set of Marie Antoinette

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The Cast of Merlin Holding Modern Umbrellas

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The Cast of Little Women Eating Wendy's French Fries On Set

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Kirsten Dunst Tying Her Converse Sneakers on the Set of Marie Antoinette

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22 Celebrity Snapshots of Stars Doing Totally Normal, Modern Things in Period Piece Costumes

Anthony Head with a Pink Nintendo DS on the Set of Merlin

Elle Fanning Eating Donuts on the Set of The Great

The Cast of Outlander Playing Board Games

Anya Taylor-Joy Drinking Diet Coke on the Set of Emma

Kathryn Newton in Crocs on the Set of Little Women

Peter Dinklage and Leena Headey on the Set of Game of Thrones

Phoebe Dynevor on the Set of Bridgerton

Bradley James and Angel Coulby on the Set of Merlin

Ian McKellen Using His MacBook on the Set of The Hobbit

Cast of Marie Antoinette on a Break

Brad Pitt Talking on the Phone in Troy

Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst Riding a Motorcycle on the Set of Marie Antoinette

Matthew Macfadyen Relaxing on the Set of Pride and Prejudice

Carrie Eating Pizza on the Set of The Gilded Age

Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst Riding on a MacBook on the Set of Marie Antoinette

The Cast of the Tudors Taking a Break

Jenna Coleman and John Hughes on the Set of Victoria's Christmas Special, "Comfort and Joy"

Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn Taking a Picture on the Set of Emma

Kirsten Dunst on the Set of Marie Antoinette

The Cast of Merlin Holding Modern Umbrellas

The Cast of Little Women Eating Wendy's French Fries On Set

Kirsten Dunst Tying Her Converse Sneakers on the Set of Marie Antoinette

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