Actress Elizabeth Olsen revealed she tried out for the role of Daenerys Targaryen for the HBO hit series “Game Of Thrones.”
Olsen opened up about some of her earlier auditions during an interview with Vulture published Friday. The “Avengers: Endgame” star recalled reading for the part in “Game Of Thrones” that eventually went to Emilia Clarke.
“When I first started working, I just auditioned for everything, because I like auditioning. And I auditioned for Khaleesi. I forgot that,” Olsen told Vulture. “It was the most awkward audition I’d ever had.”
Olsen was selected to read a monologue from the end of the first season in two different accents. (RELATED: Emilia Clarke Opens Up About Embarrassing Moment With Beyoncé)
” … 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.”
Although Olsen didn’t play a role in the series, she became as invested as most did with the medieval fantasy.
“I’m just so deep in ‘Game of Thrones’ that all I can think about is Kit Harington,” Olsen told Vulture. “I mean, he’s just brainwashed me.”