AVENGERS: ENDGAME Star Elizabeth Olsen Auditioned To Play Daenerys Targaryen On GAME OF THRONES

AVENGERS: ENDGAME Star Elizabeth Olsen Auditioned To Play Daenerys Targaryen On GAME OF THRONES

Avengers: Endgame actress Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) has revealed that she auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones many years ago, and it doesn't sound like it went very well!

By MarkCassidy - May 20, 2019 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones have dominated conversation this month (really, this year), and it turns out the Marvel epic and HBO's fantasy drama series are connected by more than just their status as pop culture phenomenons.

During an interview with Vulture, Endgame's Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff) revealed that she auditioned to play Daenerys Targaryen before Emilia Clarke was cast, and from the sounds of things, it didn't go particularly well!

“When I first started working, I just auditioned for everything, because I like auditioning. And I auditioned for Khaleesi. I forgot that. It was the most awkward audition I’d ever had.

[From] after she just burned. And she’s making this speech to thousands of people about how she’s their queen. They didn’t know if they wanted a British accent or not. So, you did it in both. It was terrible. Anytime someone says, ‘Bad audition story.’ That’s one I remember.”

Olsen may not have nabbed the part, but, like most of us, she's still a massive fan of the show. “I’m just so deep in Game of Thrones that all I can think about is Kit Harington,” she added. “I mean, he’s just brainwashed me.”

How did Olsen feel about last night's divisive series finale and the fate of the Mother of Dragons? Perhaps we'll find out!
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WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 5/20/2019, 4:32 AM
Emilia deserves an Emmy nom for this season. Excellent performance despite the heavy-handed material.
jj2112
jj2112 - 5/20/2019, 6:08 AM
@LordCipher - Glad for her and I was surprised she made it through. One of my best friends died due to an aneurysm some years ago.
manofillintent1
manofillintent1 - 5/20/2019, 4:36 AM
I like Elizabeth Olsen but she’s probably my least favourite cast of all the avengers characters
KWilly
KWilly - 5/20/2019, 4:52 AM
@manofillintent1 - That's gotta be Larson for me.
Kurne
Kurne - 5/20/2019, 4:40 AM
... Low-key wish she was cast because she would have been down for loads of nude scenes as opposed to Emilia. I mean just watch any movie she's done in the last 6-7 years.

Would have been a glorious sight.
Indoorsman
Indoorsman - 5/20/2019, 4:44 AM
Think of all the Elizabeth Olsen nudity we missed out on. :(

KWilly
KWilly - 5/20/2019, 4:53 AM
@Indoorsman -
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 5/20/2019, 8:14 AM
@Indoorsman @KWilly - You should check out "Old Boy" w/ Josh Brolin and Lizzie Olsen.

You'll thank me later.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 5/20/2019, 4:57 AM
I think she would've been better as Margaery. Anyway, she is a great Wanda
Kurne
Kurne - 5/20/2019, 5:17 AM
@MalseMarcel - Holy crap never would have thought of that. That could have been amazing.
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 5/20/2019, 6:47 AM
I know this is a bit OTish, but I think you might like this


IKidYouNotMan
IKidYouNotMan - 5/20/2019, 7:08 AM
Imagining Olsen in that Drogo scene...

MrDandy
MrDandy - 5/20/2019, 7:18 AM
She would have been good in the role, but Emelia Clark was perfectly cast.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 5/20/2019, 7:44 AM
I am so looking forward to seeing her Star with Bethany in their miniseries. I love the comics characters dearly, but I get why some people have less of a connection to Wanda and Vizh than they do to the other important Avengers. Not only were they late additions with no solo films of their own, but they also had a storyline that didn’t allow for a lot of playfulness, as plot-heavy as their roles were... And so they miss out on a lot of the banter that earns affection from audiences. Whedon gave Vision some good lines and great moments, but it was such a whirlwind introduction of him going straight on into the climax that audiences didn’t have time to grow attached to him, and then they’ve both been more earnest than anything under the Russos... which is not bad, but it probably doesn’t help make them favorites.

With six or so episodes to really flesh them out, I’m hoping both actors get plenty to sink their teeth into.
aflynn
aflynn - 5/20/2019, 8:43 AM
She would have been terrific.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/20/2019, 8:56 AM
@aflynn

She’s pretty hit and miss imo. Renner after circles around her in Wind River but her character didn’t really have all that much to work with.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/20/2019, 8:57 AM
*acted not after
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 5/20/2019, 9:16 AM
@regularmovieguy - thought both she and Renner did a great job in Wind River.
MarsivNayr
MarsivNayr - 5/20/2019, 3:56 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - ^
Jacory
Jacory - 5/20/2019, 7:30 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - agreed
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/20/2019, 12:17 PM
From Scarlet Witch to Evil Bitch.
Jacory
Jacory - 5/20/2019, 7:31 PM
@marvel72 - 😂😂 this
Davidthegreat22
Davidthegreat22 - 5/21/2019, 12:27 AM
All I know is both are treasures and both have great personalities
Chaos200
Chaos200 - 5/21/2019, 6:42 AM
I feel like Olsen is probably closer to what daenerys would look like in the books
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