Shubhabrata Dutta
The Mother of Dragons, AKA Emilia Clarke, for those who have been living under a rock, claimed success in her initial years of mainstream acting. In 2010, only a year after she graduated from drama school in 2009, she got the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones,’ based on George R. R. Martin’s novel series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire.’ Her iconic performance in the series was loved by audiences and critics alike, and she was part of the show’s eight seasons till 2019.
While Clarke is mainly known for her performance in ‘Game of Thrones,’ the actress also has several projects that showcase her acting prowess. These include the movies ‘Me Before You,’ ‘Last Christmas,’ ‘The Pod Generation,’ and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series ‘Secret Invasion.’ These aren’t many, but they are enough to establish her as an actress with high capabilities. Moreover, her charming onscreen presence also plays an important role in making the audience watch her. So, whether you like her for her charm or her endearing performances, waiting for her to return to the screen is only natural. Keeping that in mind, we bring you Emilia Clarke’s upcoming projects!
1. The Twits (2025)
Netflix is making an animated comedy feature based on Roald Dahl’s novel of the same name. With a screenplay by Phil Johnston, Meg Favreau, and Meg LeFauve, based on the screen story by Kirk DeMicco, the story follows Mr. and Mrs. Twit, our titular couple, the nastiest people in the world. They are also the owners of the world’s most dangerous and disgusting amusement park, Twitlandia. As they grow in power, two orphans, accompanied by a group of magical animals, decide to save their town by turning the tricks of the Twists on themselves. The cast includes Clarke, Natalie Portman, Margo Martindale, and Johnny Vegas. Currently in post-production, the film will drop on Netflix on June 13, 2025.
2. The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (TBA)
Clarke is part of the voice cast of the upcoming animated feature flick ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland,’ alongside Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley. Based on Carys Bexington’s eponymous novel (inspired by Lewis Carroll’s characters), the plot follows St. Nick, who goes down the Rabbit Hole to save Christmas. In his objective, he is joined by Alice. Other characters include the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat. Clarke has voiced the Queen of Hearts, Butler has voiced St. Nick, and Ashley has voiced Alice. The film, currently in its post-production phase, has been directed by Peter Baynton and based on a screenplay adapted by Sara Daddy. The entire film will be in the form of rhyming couplets. A release date is eagerly awaited.
3. Criminal (TBA)
Amazon MGM Studios has roped in Clarke for its upcoming series adaptation of the ‘Criminal’ graphic novels created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Brubaker has adapted the screenplay. The plot will be an inter-generational story of families that share a criminal history. Clarke will play the role of Mallory, a daring and witty robber. She is passionately involved with Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper). How her secrets land her and her crew in trouble is what we will see in the 8-episode drama series. Alongside Clarke and Halper, the cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, and Kadeem Hardison. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck serve as the directors. Ed Brubaker and Jordan Harper serve as showrunners. The series is currently being filmed and is yet to get a release date (Amazon Prime Video).
4. Ponies (TBA)
Clark will be seen in an upcoming thriller series from Peacock. It is co-created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, with Fogel set to direct and Iserson as the showrunner. The plot is set in Moscow in 1977 and follows two “ponies” (‘persons of no interest’ in intelligence lingo), Bea (Clarke) and Twila (not yet revealed), who work undercover as American Embassy secretaries. When their husbands die under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, the two women are recruited by the CIA to uncover a Cold War conspiracy that may or may not reveal the truth behind the deaths of their husbands. The series is in its pre-production phase, and more details, including the rest of the cast, are awaited.
5. An Ideal Wife (TBA)
Emilia Clarke is playing Oscar Wilde’s wife, Constance Lloyd, a famed author and feminist activist, in ‘An Ideal Wife.’ The movie, set in the 1880s, showcases Constance’s emotional and sexual awakening upon finding out that Wilde is gay. While addressing Wilde’s sexuality that landed him in prison for two years, the movie throws light on Lloyd’s perspective toward it. Oscar’s sentence made Lloyd move to Switzerland with their children, two boys, and distance herself from him completely. She is also a figure of change due to her propagation of women’s dress reform that ultimately led to the rejection of the Victorian corset and the introduction of the “divided skirt,” a more comfortable women’s clothing, something in which her husband, too, played a significant role. Whether this is addressed in the film or not, we have to wait to find out.
The movie, which is in its pre-production stage as of July 2023, is directed by Sophie Hyde and produced by Chris Curling, Olivier Delbosc, and Matthew Gledhill. As far as the cast is concerned, only Clarke’s role has been disclosed, and we have yet to receive any updates about a potential release date.
6. McCarthy (TBA)
Based on a script penned by Tom O’Connor, ‘McCarthy’ is a biographical drama movie that chronicles the life of American senator Joseph McCarthy, who was a demagogue and the one who gave birth to McCarthyism, a fearmongering campaign of alleged Soviet influence on American institutions as well as Soviet espionage in America, from the 1940s to the 1950s (the beginning of the Cold War era), which made him not only one of the most powerful men but the one of the most feared individual in the United States. During a presentation of the movie at the American Film Market, director Václav Marhoul stated, “The Jo McCarthy movie mustn’t be just a description. I’m not interested in what happened. I’m interested in why it happened.”
While Michael Shannon plays Joseph McCarthy, Clarke plays McCarthy’s wife, Jean Kerr. Speaking about her character, the actress joined Marhoul and stated, “There have been parallels drawn between her and Lady Macbeth, and there is a calculated-ness to her that will allow her to be in a position of power at a time when no woman ever was going to get into that position of power.” The rest of the cast includes Scoot McNairy, who plays McCarthy’s trusted friend and colleague Ray Kiermas, and Dane DeHaan, who plays a lawyer named Roy Cohn, McCarthy’s chief counsel. The movie is currently in its pre-production stage, and further updates are awaited.
7. The Queen of Fashion (TBA)
In development for eight years now, ‘The Queen of Fashion’ will tell the story of British stylist/iconoclast/fashion editor Isabella Blow, to be played by Andrea Riseborough. Written and directed by Alex Marx, the film will trace the ups and downs of Blow’s life along with her struggle with bipolar disorder and ovarian cancer, which eventually led to her death in 2007 at the age of 48. Clarke will play fashion designer Daphne Guinness, Richard E. Grant will play Blow’s father, Evelyn Delves Broughton, Fionn O’Shea will play Irish haute couture milliner Philip Treacy, and Hayley Atwell will play journalist Alexandra Schulman. Currently in its pre-production phase, ‘The Queen of Fashion’ is yet to get a release date.
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