SECRET INVASION: Emilia Clarke's Role In The Disney+ Series May Have Been Revealed

SECRET INVASION: Emilia Clarke's Role In The Disney+ Series May Have Been Revealed

Fans have been speculating about Emilia Clarke's role in Secret Invasion ever since the Game of Thrones alum joined the cast, and we may finally know which character she's playing on the show.

By MarkCassidy - Mar 22, 2022 02:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Secret Invasion

As is usually the case, details on Emilia Clarke's role in Marvel's Secret Invasion have been under wraps since she joined the cast, but we may finally know which character the Game of Thrones actress will be playing in the upcoming Disney+ series.

There's been a lot of speculation that Clarke had been cast as Abigail Brand, but some recent set videos seemingly made it clear that her mysterious character would be working with the Skrull invaders, and sure enough, the one-time Queen of the Dragons is said to be playing Princess Veranke.

In the comics, Veranke was a member of the Dard'van, a deeply religious sect of Skrull society who prophesised the end of the Skrull Empire. After being exiled as a zealot by then-ruler Dorrek VII, she eventually took his place as Skrull Empress and orchestrated the Secret Invasion.

If this is accurate and the show sticks to the source material, there's a chance Clarke will be posing as Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, on Earth.

Plot details are still under wraps, but we do know that the show will follow the basic premise of the comic book by focusing on "an infiltration of Skrulls on Earth" (no big surprises there). The cast will also include Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, and Olivia Coleman in an undisclosed role.

Thomas Bezucha (Let Him Go) and Ali Selim (The Looming Tower) have been tapped to helm the upcoming miniseries, which was written by Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot). No official premiere date has been set.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/22/2022, 2:35 PM
Fury: No more hiding Skrull!

Veranke:
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 3/22/2022, 2:38 PM
JermareCBM
JermareCBM - 3/22/2022, 2:44 PM
So does this mean she's also going to be playing the real Jessica Drew?
Mugens
Mugens - 3/22/2022, 2:45 PM
Guys, guys, stop. I'm an old man and can't take much more...
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/22/2022, 2:57 PM
If they are faithfully sticking to the source material then she could be playing double dutie as Veranke who is seeing the infiltration is going all in order and also as Jessica to keep an eye close on Fury, Hill, Talos and the rest.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/22/2022, 3:00 PM
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/22/2022, 3:04 PM
@MUTO123 - Reminds me to the casting announcements for Spider-Man: Homecoming back in 2016.
BB8ANG
BB8ANG - 3/22/2022, 4:22 PM
@NinnesMBC - Dune too
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 3/22/2022, 3:25 PM
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 3/22/2022, 3:26 PM
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 3/22/2022, 3:26 PM
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 3/22/2022, 3:27 PM
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/22/2022, 3:34 PM
I'm still kinda expecting her to be Brand as well, because no way is she also gonna be Jessica Drew. It's a spy show, so no surprise they would also introduce Brand as well
tvor03
tvor03 - 3/22/2022, 3:41 PM
Emilia Clarke is the female Taylor Kitsch - a talented actor who only gets parts in terrible movies. Honestly, when she got cast in this, it kinda killed my anticipation for it.
Cleander
Cleander - 3/22/2022, 3:41 PM
She is Veranke and Abigail Brand
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 3/22/2022, 4:29 PM
She’s a [frick]ing Skrull.
String
String - 3/22/2022, 4:42 PM
I don't think Marvel Studios is going the Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew route with Veranke. Sony would have had a say in her casting and Secret Invasion is entirely a Marvel Studios property. My guess is Veranke is being retooled in the MCU and Emilia Clarke is playing the grown-up version of Talos's daughter from Captain Marvel. She might not even be a bad character but one that is fighting against a brewing Kree/Skrull war. There might be bad folks on both sides, but I don't think the MCU's version of Veranke and who she might be impersonating is one of them.
Lostcause
Lostcause - 3/22/2022, 4:46 PM
This could be good casting if she is Drew in the MCU at some point. I never thought of her. As long as she has her pirate mouth and no BS attitude Im sold. I need a Jessica Jones and Carol Danver meet up. BFF don't let Skrulls 3D print you!!!!
bcom
bcom - 3/22/2022, 5:39 PM
Unless they cut a deal with Sony to use another Spider-Man character, I doubt she'll be Jessica Drew in the show. It might be a bit too much to introduce her as another 'Spider' character and also as a Skrull in a limited run series, but hey, I could be wrong.
JDL
JDL - 3/22/2022, 8:39 PM
@bcom - Yeah it's clear they can't use a Spider Woman but Jessica Drew may or may not be in the Sony deal. It's very unclear.
JonC
JonC - 3/22/2022, 8:39 PM
So if Olivia Wilde is penning Spiderwoman, now we know who her main actor is.
JonC
JonC - 3/22/2022, 8:40 PM
I am pretty sure Sony and Marvel have shared rights over her character as there have been talks of her being in the MCU for quite some time.
She has been a member of the Avengers after all.
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