Update: April 20, 2021
Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke Joins the Cast of Marvel Studios' SECRET INVASION
Marvel's upcoming
Secret Invasion is heating up, with
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in talks to join the Disney+ series. Marvel Studios could not be reached for comment on the casting, which was first reported by
Variety.
Secret Invasion, which gets its name from the 2008 event comic book event story, stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Medelsohn, reprising his
Captain Marvel role as the shape-shifting Skrull Talos. Oscar winner Olivia Colman is also among the cast. Kyle Bradstreet, known for
Mr. Robot, is writing and executive producing
Secret Invasion.
In the comics,
Secret Invasion revealed that Skrulls had infiltrated human society, and that some of Earth's superheroes had been replaced by Skrulls years earlier.
Clarke, who earned four Emmy nominations for her
Game of Thrones work as Daenerys Targaryen, is the latest
Thrones alum to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Both Richard Madden and Kit Harington have roles in the upcoming
Eternals film.
The casting comes as Marvel prepares to unveil Friday's finale of
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, its second Disney+ series following
WandaVision. It has
Loki launching June 11 on Disney+ and
Black Widow hitting theaters and Disney+ July 9.
Clarke already has experience in the Disney family with her work in
Solo: A Star Wars Story. She last appeared in a leading role in 2019's
Last Christmas.
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