For Emilia Clarke, who stars as the mother of dragons Daenerys Targaryen on HBO. game of thrones (receive) is the role of life Playing this character over eight seasons earned Emmy nods four times. It also underscored Clarke’s status as a Hollywood star, who has since taken on acting roles in film, television and even the stage.
in the past few years Clarke found himself entering the independent film industry. And it turns out that this is where her obsession lies.
Emilia Clarke starred in the Sundance Award-winning The Pod Generation, which she also produced.
since the end receiveThe actress has pursued roles in a variety of genres. And this time she turned her attention to Sophie Barthes. pod versionA sci-fi rom-com about a New York couple exploring the use of technology in having children.
For Barthes, the movie took years to make. She came up with the idea when she was about to have her first child ten years ago.
“It was a very long process. I thought maybe when I was about to have my first child. I started having dreams, strange dreams during that pregnancy. And I think this could be the start of this process. And this was 13 years ago,” she explained.
“But then it evolved. And I haven’t written it for a long time. The process is mysterious. You never know how you came to write this after so many years.”
However, even after Barthes wrote the script, there were still many challenges in bringing her vision to film. Like any other indie filmmaker. The writer/director had to finance her project, and when Barthes was ready to shoot, COVID came along.
Luckily, however, Clarke signed on and that kept things going. And we were able to get the film back on its feet,” Barts recalls.
for clarke This film marks her debut as a film producer. And she became “crazy” when she was given the role. pod version do.
“Honestly, this is something that I’m very lucky to be credited with by the producers. But I don’t want to be in this movie. And because of that, I had to have this movie for me to be in. So it was like that,” the actress said.
“So I[got]the producer role through my bloody thought of desperately wanting to work with Sophie. and desperately wanted to make this movie I have a production company and that is folded into this thing. which is simply the best of the whole world.”
Indie like the Pod era, she says, is where she can truly be creative.
for clark pod version It’s just the beginning of her independent film quest. in fact She sees herself doing more of this as she explores other projects. After working in large franchises such as receive, star warsand Terminator.
“What I want most in the rest of my career is to work with so many screenwriters and filmmakers in the independent film industry. and was filled in as creatively as I could. And I had access to amazing experiences and was able to work with some amazing people,” Clark said.
“I love high concept ideas and content. That’s what I love to read as well. It’s magical realism. I think that’s where the joy and storytelling comes in and of itself. When you can give someone a world that isn’t ours to explore some incredibly grand philosophical ideas. Doing as many of those things as I can would be great.”
at the same time Clark also found a lot of success producing projects like this himself. “When you have a lot of skins in the game when you produce them at the same time. It becomes a more fulfilling role,” she explains.
Emilia Clarke is still willing to take on a major franchise.
That said, she hasn’t turned her back on big-budget franchises at all. as many Clarke is known to make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the series. secret invasion She joins Academy Award winner Olivia Colman and Marvel stars Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle, Martin Freeman and Ben Mendelsohn.
And while Clark declined to say anything about the project, The actress was also happy to share her experience working with Marvel. “It’s like everyone at Marvel knows how to unlock the Rubik’s Cube. And you can’t — I can’t do a Rubik’s Cube to save my idiot’s life,” she said while talking to Collider at the Sundance Film Festival.
“It works! I try to understand it And trying to be like, ‘Okay, how’s the logic, how’s it going, what’s…?’ They’re drinking water over there. I don’t know what it is It’s unbelievable (…) They nailed it, they just absolutely nailed it. I’m not the only actor who says it’s great to work with them. it really is We have a lot of laughter. They are very indifferent. And I guess I’m not that cold and I thought if I were them I must be cold all the time.”
Fans can catch Clarke in Marvel Studios’ secret invasion When the series first premiered in 2023, no release date was announced.
