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Entertainment Emilia Clarke improvised epic Game of Thrones speech in fictional langauge

12:45  26 november  2020
12:45  26 november  2020 Source:   msn.com

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One of Emilia Clarke 's most incredible acting moments was one you never knew about until now. During the filming of season 5, Clarke invented an entire speech in a fictional language for this key Emilia Clarke had a lot of badass moments playing Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones , but

Throughout " Game of Thrones ," star Emilia Clarke frequently spoke in the fictional language of High Valyrian while embodying the iconic character Daenerys Targaryen. By the fifth season of the show, her mastery of this invented language was so thorough that she was able to rewrite her own dialogue.

Emilia Clarke only took 10 minutes to come up with a 'Game of Thrones' speech in a fictional language.

a woman looking at the camera: Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen © Bang Showbiz Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen

The 34-year-old actress - who played Daenerys Targaryen in all eight series of the HBO fantasy epic - threw herself into the role and was even able to write her own Valyrian monologue in which her character ordered the executive of one of three Meereenese noblemen suspected of conspiring against her.

Discussing the speech - which was in English for the original script - in an outtake for James Hibberd's book 'Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon', director Jeremy Podeswa said: "There’s usually a lot of preparation for that sort of thing and so much consideration that goes into it and she had quite a big monologue before she sets the guy on fire.

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“I went over to Emilia and I was like, ‘I know this is a really big ask, but do you think you could figure out a way to do this in Valyrian?’ She said, ‘Yeah, sure, I think I can do this.’


Gallery: 10 behind-the-scenes secrets about The Queen’s Gambit (BANG Showbiz)

  • Slide 1 of 11: The Queen’s Gambit is currently one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The drama is based on the 1983 Walter Tevis novel of the same name and follows troubled, brilliant chess prodigy Beth Harmon. Here are 10 behind-the-scenes secrets you probably didn’t know…
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    10 things you didn't know about The Queen's Gambit

    The Queen’s Gambit is currently one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The drama is based on the 1983 Walter Tevis novel of the same name and follows troubled, brilliant chess prodigy Beth Harmon. Here are 10 behind-the-scenes secrets you probably didn’t know…
  • Slide 2 of 11: Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays chess genius Beth in the miniseries, agreed to take part in Scott Frank’s project before even reading the script. As soon as he sent her a copy of Tevis’s book she was sold. She said: “I’m not a runner, but I ran to meet Scott. I was at the end of Hyde Park and I ran to meet him in Mayfair. I thought I was going to walk so I could show up and be cool, but I got too excited. I was so passionate about the character and story.”
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    Taylor-Joy joined the project before there was a script

    Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays chess genius Beth in the miniseries, agreed to take part in Scott Frank’s project before even reading the script. As soon as he sent her a copy of Tevis’s book she was sold. She said: “I’m not a runner, but I ran to meet Scott. I was at the end of Hyde Park and I ran to meet him in Mayfair. I thought I was going to walk so I could show up and be cool, but I got too excited. I was so passionate about the character and story.”
  • Slide 3 of 11: ‘The Dark Knight’ actor Heath Ledger planned to act in and direct the film adaptation of Walter Tevis’ book. He even contacted screenwriter Allan Schiach to express his interest in making his directorial debut. Ledger however tragically died on January 22, 2008, before he started work. Allan said: “‘Heath was full of ideas for the other cast, mainly from his list of acting friends. We were planning to make a movie at the end of 2008.”
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    ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ was originally going to be a movie

    ‘The Dark Knight’ actor Heath Ledger planned to act in and direct the film adaptation of Walter Tevis’ book. He even contacted screenwriter Allan Schiach to express his interest in making his directorial debut. Ledger however tragically died on January 22, 2008, before he started work. Allan said: “‘Heath was full of ideas for the other cast, mainly from his list of acting friends. We were planning to make a movie at the end of 2008.”
  • Slide 4 of 11: Anya Taylor-Joy didn’t know anything about chess when she agreed to star in the series. However, she saw that as a positive. The actress said: “I knew nothing, but I think that helped me a lot… Beth is discovering the world of chess, and I could bring that awe and magic to it as well.”
    4/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    Taylor-Joy was a rookie at chess when she joined the show

    Anya Taylor-Joy didn’t know anything about chess when she agreed to star in the series. However, she saw that as a positive. The actress said: “I knew nothing, but I think that helped me a lot… Beth is discovering the world of chess, and I could bring that awe and magic to it as well.”
  • Slide 5 of 11: The actors in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ had to learn chess moves to play the game onscreen, as all the matches shown feature the actors’ hands, even the speed chess matches! The moves were orchestrated by chess consultants Bruce Pandolfini and Garry Kasparov, who taught the actors how to move the pieces, just like choreographing a dance.
    5/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    Natalie Wood was a huge influence

    Much Beth’s look and hairstyle is based on the ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ stars’ look in 60s. A number of wigs were used on set to replicate the styles, which were styled overnight with rollers to maintain the waves. When it came to Beth’s hair colour though, there was never any question that Beth wouldn’t be a red head. When Taylor-Joy first met director Frank, she told him: “‘It’s not all about chess! And she needs to be a redhead!’ and he was like, ‘I agree! Sit down, let’s have this discussion!’”
  • Slide 6 of 11: Much Beth’s look and hairstyle is based on the ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ stars’ look in 60s. A number of wigs were used on set to replicate the styles, which were styled overnight with rollers to maintain the waves. When it came to Beth’s hair colour though, there was never any question that Beth wouldn’t be a red head. When Taylor-Joy first met director Frank, she told him: “‘It’s not all about chess! And she needs to be a redhead!’ and he was like, ‘I agree! Sit down, let’s have this discussion!’”
    6/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    The series saw Brodie-Sangster return to screens after two years

    The Netflix series was Thomas Brodie-Sangster’s first acting credit after a long break. His confident and charismatic character Benny is loosely based on chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer and comes head-to-head with Beth as a rival and love interest. The actor had already worked with Scott Frank on 2017 Western ‘Godless’ and accepted the role immediately when asked.
  • Slide 7 of 11: The Netflix series was Thomas Brodie-Sangster’s first acting credit after a long break. His confident and charismatic character Benny is loosely based on chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer and comes head-to-head with Beth as a rival and love interest. The actor had already worked with Scott Frank on 2017 Western ‘Godless’ and accepted the role immediately when asked.
    7/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    Dudley Dursley actor Harry Melling also stars

    Harry Melling, who plays Harry Potter’s cousin Dudley Dursley in the ‘Harry Potter’ series has a supporting role in the series. He plays chess prodigy Harry Beltik and admits he was also terrible at chess before filming began. He said: “I knew a chessboard, I knew what the pieces looked like, but I had no idea how they moved, where they went, what the rules were. So I was starting from scratch.”
  • Slide 8 of 11: Harry Melling, who plays Harry Potter’s cousin Dudley Dursley in the ‘Harry Potter’ series has a supporting role in the series. He plays chess prodigy Harry Beltik and admits he was also terrible at chess before filming began. He said: “I knew a chessboard, I knew what the pieces looked like, but I had no idea how they moved, where they went, what the rules were. So I was starting from scratch.”
    8/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    Beth wears chessboard-inspired outfits

    The wardrobe team behind ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ didn’t pick any of Beth’s outfits out at random. Many of her costumes are inspired by the white lines or squares of a chessboard, showing that chess is an integral part of her character.
  • Slide 9 of 11: The wardrobe team behind ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ didn’t pick any of Beth’s outfits out at random. Many of her costumes are inspired by the white lines or squares of a chessboard, showing that chess is an integral part of her character.
    9/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

    It was mostly set in Berlin

    Although much of the drama is set in the US and includes scenes in Paris, Russia and Mexico, the film was mostly shot in Berlin, Germany or in Canada. The scenes of the tournament in Moscow were filmed in Der Bärensaal im Alten Stadthaus in the centre of Berlin for example. Other locations were enhanced by technology to look the part. The Hotel Mariposa in Las Vegas is really the Palais am Funkturm building in Berlin but was modified to add palm trees and a new building.
  • Slide 10 of 11: Although much of the drama is set in the US and includes scenes in Paris, Russia and Mexico, the film was mostly shot in Berlin, Germany or in Canada. The scenes of the tournament in Moscow were filmed in Der Bärensaal im Alten Stadthaus in the centre of Berlin for example. Other locations were enhanced by technology to look the part. The Hotel Mariposa in Las Vegas is really the Palais am Funkturm building in Berlin but was modified to add palm trees and a new building.
    10/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz
  • Slide 11 of 11: Have you finished watching all seven episodes and wondering if you'll hear more about Beth? It looks like there is a chance of a second series and Taylor-Joy would be happy to reprise her role. When asked about another season, she said: “I adore the character, and I would certainly come back if I was asked to, but I do think we leave Beth in a good place.”
    11/11 SLIDES © BANG Showbiz

"And I’m all, 'Really?' Then she went off and cobbled together things that [Daenerys] had said in the past that made sense. She came back in 10 minutes and had this whole monologue down."

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Typically, the fictional language was scripted months in advance for filming, but Emilia was able to improvise for the scene in season five after her experiences on the show up to that point.

Jeremy added: "I just had to hand it to Emilia for taking on the challenge and making it completely credible.

“Every single take, every intonation, and the way she phrased everything, you completely understood what she was meant to be saying. Then the subtitles all seemed authentic to what she was doing.

"She knew the language well enough at that point to make it all work. It wasn't tracking perfectly in Valyrian, but no fan ever noticed it. She did an amazing job.”

Great British Bake Off's Laura Reveals Message Of Support From Emilia Clarke .
Great British Bake Off finalist Laura Adlington has revealed the actual Queen of Dragons slid into her DMs to show her support during the most recent series. Laura made it to the final three of this year’s Bake Off, and made no secret of the fact she struggled with some of the harsh abuse she had faced on social media from supposed fans of the show. However, during an appearance on spin-off show Extra Slice, she insisted there had been an upside to her new-found fame, including a private message she received from Emilia Clarke, best known for her role as Daenarys in Game Of Thrones.

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