Emilia Clarke is reportedly in final talks to Marvel's Secret Invasion series, set to air on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar worldwide. Clarke is best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen for all eight seasons of the HBO epic Game of Thrones. There's no word on Clarke's character in Secret Invasion because the role is being kept under wraps, reports say. Clarke s a stacked Secret Invasion cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn returning as Nick Fury and the shape-shifting Skrull Talos, respectively, Kingsley Ben-Adir as the villainous leader of a Skrull faction that has been infiltrating Earth for years, and Olivia Colman in an undisclosed capacity.
Disney+. Its sister publication Deadline confirmed the news less than half an hour later. Marvel Studios and Disney+ have declined to comment.
Clarke's Game of Thrones co-stars Eternals.
For her work on Solo: A Star Wars Story. But the films' critical failure failed to translate into an ongoing franchise role for Clarke.
Since we know little about Secret Invasion, it's unclear whether this will be a one-off appearance or something bigger in the MCU. Last week — SPOILER ALERT for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5 — Colman's casting news on Tuesday. Now we have Clarke a day later. With Secret Invasion set up as a crossover event, could Clarke and Colman make more appearances elsewhere? Time will tell.
Before Secret Invasion, we'll be treated to the Tom Hiddleston-led Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 17).
Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot) is the showrunner, head writer, and executive producer on Secret Invasion. Marvel Studios president and Marvel's chief creative officer Kevin Feige will also serve as an executive producer.
Secret Invasion is expected to air in 2022 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Production is expected to start in autumn 2021 in the UK and Europe.
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