Emilia Clark revealed she was the original choice to play Anastasia Steele in the popular franchise, Fifty Shades of Grey.
THE Game of Thrones The star revealed the real reason associated with her decision to turn down such a role.
The character of Anastasia required a lot of boldness and nudity, which Emilia wanted to avoid because she feared being pigeonholed into that genre.
The 39-year-old had already played such a character in Game of Thrones. Therefore, she rejected the romantic film offer as she did not want to be called a “naked” actress.
After spending time GotClarke spoke of rejecting Fifty Shades candidness saying, “I had done nudity before and was afraid of being labeled for doing it again.”
However, she admitted that she really wanted to work with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, but there was a lot of intimacy in the film.
“I really wanted to work with Sam Taylor-Johnson because she’s incredible. But there’s a lot of nudity in the film,” added the director. last Christmas actress.
The role ultimately went to Dakota Johnson, who played the daring character alongside Jamie Dornan’s Christian Grey.
