Actress Emilia Clarke rose to fame quite quickly considering she joined the industry in 2009. Thanks to her role as Daenerys Targaryen in eight seasons of Game of Thrones, she became a household name in the mid-2010s. She recently appeared in Marvel’s latest TV series, Secret Invasion. Clarke plays the role of G’iah, the Skrull daughter of Mendelsohn’s character, Talos.
The final episode of Secret Invasion was dropped on 26th July 2023 on Disney+. In the show, we get to see Clarke’s character transforming from a follower of Gravik to becoming one of the most powerful superheroes in the franchise. The actress recently opened up about the experience of playing a Marvel superhero.
Emilia Clarke enjoyed playing a superhero
Despite Secret Invasion‘s poor ratings, actress Emilia Clarke thinks filming the show was one of the best experiences of her life. In an interview with Marvel, the actress said,
“There was a part of this fight where I was on a [stunt] chariot. Then I was doing all the running, but I wasn’t actually running. I was on a chariot, which was being pulled by a car. And then my favorite bit is they put me on the wires!”
The fight scene in the finale required Clarke to be in the wires for moments when her character is flying and the actress really enjoyed those moments.
The actress compared the stunts to a theme park ride
Further in the interview, Clarke explained that the stunts felt like theme park rides. It’s safe to say that it was one of the best days of her life,
“I literally was like, this is my best day ever. I’m a theme park-riding kind of gal. Give me a trapeze. Give me a roller coaster. It felt exactly like that. I just kept giggling. I couldn’t stop giggling. It was genuinely the funnest day I’ve ever had on set – ever, ever, ever. if I could just live in wires, if I could be in wires now – Oh, it’s so good. After I wanted to tell everyone, I just came back, I’ve done something!”
Emilia Clarke has filmed many stunt sequences in the past, however, this was apparently better. While the show received mixed reviews, Clarke’s performance was praised by many fans.
Will there be a second season of Secret Invasion?
Fans would love to see more of G’iah in the MCU, so will there be another season of Secret Invasion? As of now, there are no confirmations but Emilia Clarke is ready to work with Marvel Studios again, claiming that she would be “so lucky” to play G’iah for a full decade.
Multiple media outlets claim that Marvel is planning to create a second season, however, the reviews may force them to scrap the idea. The show’s finale has successfully set up the stage for The Marvels, which will release worldwide in November 2023.
