Watch Terminator Genisys star Emilia Clarke at KISS

Watch Emilia Clarke talk Terminator Genisys, Game of Thrones and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Published 2nd Jul 2015
Last updated 8th Jul 2020

Emilia Clarke, came to KISS Towers to talk about the new Terminator Genisys movie.

The film star, who plays the film's heroine, Sarah Connor, told KISS Breakfast that she had loads of fun working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, filming the action scenes and doing stunts.

She also chatted about being introduced to the old Terminator movies when she was younger, saying: “Growing up, my brother used to make me watch the first”

Emilia, who is most well known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen, AKA ‘Mother of Dragons’ in Game of Thrones, also told Rickie, Melvin and Charlie that she watched the action movie as part of her preparation for her GOT part.

“…weirdly for Game of Thrones, when I first got it, I was like ‘right I need to watch loads of iconic strong women and Terminator was one of them,” she said.

Emilia also discussed whether she turned down a role in Fifty Shades of Grey, how she feels about using social media and tried to dodge Rickie and Melvin's questions about Game of Thrones.

Watch the full interview above.