Emilia Clarke's Reason For Turning Down 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Is Feminist AF
During a group discussion with fellow actresses for The Hollywood Reporter, Emilia Clarke said that she has no plans to go nude in future projects.
The Game of Thrones star also revealed that she turned down the lead role in Fifty Shades of Grey because she didn't want to be typecast as eye candy.
"But the last time that I was naked on camera [on Game of Thrones] was a long time ago, and yet it is the only question that I ever get asked because I am a woman," she said.
Emilia Clarke is over getting naked onscreen.
During a sit-down for The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable, the Game of Thrones star got real about refusing to strip down for future projects.
Clarke opened up by complimenting Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson, calling her "a magician" with a "beautiful vision." But the actress also explained that going nude for the movie was still a firm no.
"But the last time that I was naked on camera [on Game of Thrones] was a long time ago, and yet it is the only question that I ever get asked because I am a woman. And it's annoying as hell and I'm sick and tired of it because I did it for the character-I didn't do it so some guy could check out my tits, for God's sake. So, that coming up, I was like, 'I can't.'
I did a minimal amount and I'm pigeonholed for life, so me saying yes to that, where the entire thing is about sensuality and sex and being naked and all of that stuff, I was just like, 'No way am I going to voluntarily walk into that situation and then never be able to look someone in the eye and be like, 'No, you can't keep asking me this question.'"
Dakota Johnson, who is currently Alessandro Michele's muse, ended up landing the leading role of Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades franchise.
Four years prior, Clarke told The Hollywood Reporter in a cover story that she does not want to get nude on-camera because she'd "done nudity before and was concerned with being labeled for doing it again." Clarke has two films due out later this year (Last Christmas and Above Suspicion), and it's safe to say her characters will not be getting undressed anytime soon.
We respect a woman who stands firmly in her beliefs and unwavering in her convictions.
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