AnotherGame of Thronesactor is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Emmy-nominated actressEmilia Clarkeofficially confirmed her role in the upcomingSecret Invasionseries for Disney+, an adaptation of the 2008 crossover series published by Marvel Comics.
Appearing to promote her new comic series,M.O.M.: Mother of Madness, co-written withIsobel RichardsonandMarguerite Bennett, Clarke was able to confirm her casting in the new miniseries, though not much else. The uber-intense secrecy of Marvel kept her from saying anything about the show’s plot or who she is set to play, or even anything other than the show’s title and her fear of saying too much.
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“The first people I spoke to from Marvel were their security team,” Clarke told Fallon. “And I am convinced… there is a man outside my house, there’s been a car parked there for a long time, and I swear to God, it’s undercover. They schooled me, and I don’t know what to do.”
The originalSecret Invasionstoryline involved a group of Skrulls — the green-skinned, shapeshifting aliens seen inCaptain Marvel— infiltrating and eventually invading Earth by secretly transforming into and replacing many famous Marvel superheroes. The series featured crossovers from The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, Young Avengers, and Thunderbolts, though there is no telling who or what may appear in the upcoming Disney+ series.
Clarke joinsSamuel L. JacksonandBen Mendelsohn, reprising their roles as Nick Fury and Talos, along withKingsley Ben-Adir,Olivia Colman,Killian Scott,Christopher McDonald, andCarmen Ejogoin a number of undisclosed roles.
Clarke will be the fourthGame of Thronesactor to join the MCU, afterPeter Dinklage’s appearance inAvengers: Infinity War, andKit HaringtonandRichard Madden’s upcoming roles inThe Eternals. Check out her appearance on The Tonight Show below:
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