‘Game Of Thrones’ firmly gripped the 2010s as a fantasy epic and was loved by fans and critics alike. This was not only due to the clever story structure based on George RR Martin’s novel series, the impressive filming locations and backgrounds, but also to the detailed equipment and costumes, but also to the actors who put their own stamp on the complex characters and gradually became megastars.
In the foreground is Emilia Clarke, who seems indispensable in the role of the iconic Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen. But of course, Emilia Clarke wasn’t the only one in the running for Khaleesi. Also Elizabeth Olsen had applied, who was still at the beginning of her career at the time and is now best known as WandaVision in the MCU. However, the Marvel star didn’t have a particularly good experience with the casting process and feels embarrassed when she thinks about it today.
Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen had to imitate two accents for the ‘Game of Thrones’ application
As she did in the interview with explained that Elizabeth Olsen usually puts a lot of thought into castings and auditions because they give the actors creative freedom to try things out. But her audition for “Game of Thrones” didn’t fall into that category:
In fact, the actress carries this experience with her to this day and always thinks about it when someone talks about bad casting experiences. This is how she led the opposite out:
However, the bad experience with the casting of “Game of Thrones” did not stop Elizabeth Olsen from becoming a big fan of the celebrated HBO series herself. She was especially fond of Kit Harington’s Jon Snow, as in 2019 revealed: “I’m so deep into Game of Thrones, all I can think about is Kit Harington. He brainwashed me.”