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Movies & Series 11 April 2022, 19:09

author: Jan Tracz

Daenerys Targaryen – Game of Thrones – Elisabeth Olsen. Cult roles almost played by somebody else

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  1. Ultimately performed by: Emilia Clarke
  2. When: The first season aired in 2010.
  3. Where to watch the movie: HBO Max

Everyone loved Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel movies. Likewise, viewers loved Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, despite the fact that the final episodes of the series completely buried her character arch. Would viewers love Olsen just as earnestly if she performed instead Clarke? After all, the actress has a similar technique: she can cover her anger with a perfect smile, and Olsen is able to show how contradictory emotions emerge in extreme situations. In other words: the actress has a great repertoire of acting skills.

As it turns out, Elizabeth Olsen also participated in the auditions for white-haired Daenerys. However, the chances were slim – in one of the interviews, she said that her rehearsal was a disaster. Olsen tried the scene where Khaleesi comes out of the flames (end of season one). The creators didn't quite know if they wanted Daenerys with a British or American accent, so a confused Olsen bounced between the two. The actress probably sensed that it was not enough – after all, she called this moment one of the most embarrassing experiences in her entire career. Olsen also once mentioned that she's quite a fan of the show. Maybe someday there will be a place for her in Game of ThronesHouse of the Dragon spin-off?

Jan Tracz

Jan Tracz

Graduated Film Studies (BA and MA) at King's College London, UK. Currently, he writes for Collider, WhyNow, The Upcoming, Ayo News, Interia Film, Przegląd, Film.org.pl, and Gamepressure.com. He has had publications in FIPRESCI, Eye For Film, British Thoughts Magazine, KINO, Magazyn PANI, WP Film, NOIZZ, Papaya Rocks, Tygodnik Solidarnosc, and Filmawka. He has also collaborated with Rock Radio and Movies Room. Conducted interviews with Alejandro González Ińárritu, Lasse Hallström, Michel Franco, Matthew Lewis, and David Thomson. His published works include an essay in the anthology "Nikt Nikomu Nie Tlumaczy: Swiat wedlug Kiepskich w kulturze" (Brak Przypisu Publishing, 2023). Laureate of the Leopold Unger Scholarship in 2023. Member of the Young FIPRESCI Jury during WFF 2023.

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