The long-anticipated finale of HBO’sGameof Throneswill be upon us, and it’ll be time for Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen to answer for herfiery revenge.
But there could have been another star tasked with portraying the tragic meltdown.
In an interview withVulture, Elizabeth Olsen — best known as Scarlet Witch in theAvengersmovies — revealed that she had auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen when she first started working as an actress about 10 years ago.
“When I first started working, I just auditioned for everything, because I like auditioning,” thestar said.“And I auditioned for Khaleesi. I forgot that.”
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However, the part wasn’t meant to be, and Olsen shared that the audition was “the most awkward” one she’s ever experienced.
“It was the most awkward audition I’d ever had,” the actress recalled, explaining that for the audition she had to read Khaleesi’s monologue from the end of season 1.
Emilia Clarke onGame of Thrones.Helen Sloan/HBO
“After she just burned. And she’s making this speech to thousands of people about how she’s their queen,” Olsen explained. “They didn’t know if they wanted a British accent or not. So, you did it in both. It was terrible. Anytime someone says, ‘Bad audition story.’ That’s one I remember.”
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“I’m just so deep inGame of Thronesthat all I can think about is Kit Harington,” she said. “I mean, he’s just brainwashed me.”
The final episode of the series will air on Sunday, May 19th at 9 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
