The Scarlet Witch revealed that she once intended to join the cast of the series “Game Of Thrones” but failed and was laughed at because of her voice when auditioning for the role of “Mother of Dragons”.
Based on the series of novels by George R. R. Martin, Game Of Thrones was first adapted into a television series by David Benioff and D.B Weiss in 2011. After 8 years, through 8 seasons of broadcast, the film has become one of the the most popular and most watched shows in the world.
Along with the reputation of the work, the actors in Game Of Thrones have also become subjects of special interest to fans. One of the characters who has won the most love is “Mother of Dragons” Daenerys Targaryen.
Recently, Elizabeth Olsen revealed that she participated in the audition for the famous role. However, according to the actress, this was a humiliating experience and she failed Emilia Clarke.
The 30-year-old star recalled the “extremely terrible” audition to Vulture. “I aimed for the role of Khaleesi (another name for Daenerys Targaryen). It was the most awkward audition I’ve ever experienced,” Olsen said.
According to the actress, she was given a script from Game Of Thrones season 1. This page did not have any interaction with her co-stars, the character “Mother of Dragons” had to monologue completely.
At that time, Elizabeth Olsen was quite confused when she had to speak in front of a large crowd of people with her native British accent.
“They didn’t even know if they wanted an actor with a British accent or not. So I did both (British and American accent – Reporter). It was horrible. Sometimes, people say that the experience That audition was a sad thing. And that’s the only thing I remember,” she shared.
With an unfavorable audition and being ridiculed for her accent, Elizabeth Olsen failed to play Daenerys Targaryen. There is an opinion that Emilia Clarke – who transformed into the “Mother of Dragons” throughout 8 seasons of Game Of Thrones – is the weakest link in the film’s character chain and Olsen could have acted better.
But the reality is that Clarke has still fulfilled the role over the past 8 years and become one of the most beloved stars. As for Olsen, she also became famous when she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe and took on the role of Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch).
Elizabeth Olsen was born in 1989 in America, the younger sister of famous twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She started acting when she was 4 years old but only truly became an A-list star after her role as Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame…
Besides, Game Of Thrones season 8 is facing backlash from fans. Many opinions say that the final season was invested too poorly and the script caused frustration for the audience. Some dissatisfied fans even sent a petition asking the crew to re-produce the entire season 8.