Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness is out now in theaters, and by far the very best a part of it’s Elizabeth Olsen’s riveting efficiency as Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch. Olsen has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2015’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, however in Phase 4 she’s actually stepped up as one of the partaking actors in Marvel’s roster.
Yet whereas the actor could also be greatest recognized for taking part in Wanda Maxmioff, in one other universe she may need been a wholly completely different type of conflicted heroine with a penchant for late sport heel turns: Daenerys Targaryen, Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons, and the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea.
Olsen has spoken earlier than about her “awful” audition for Game of Thrones, however with all of the press junkets surrounding Multiverse of Madness, it looks as if a very good time to revisit it.
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Elizabeth Olsen remembers auditioning for Game of Thrones: “I didn’t get a callback”
“I auditioned for Game of Thrones,” Olsen stated whereas on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “I auditioned for, like, the assistant to the casting director in a small room in New York with just a camera on me and them reading the script.”
I used to be doing the Khaleesi speech when she comes out of the hearth. It was terrible. I didn’t get a callback.
Olsen additionally talked about this expertise to Vulture in 2019. “It was the most awkward audition I’d ever had,” Olsen stated. “After she just burned. And 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.”
It’s attention-grabbing to listen to the actor discuss this explicit speech, as a result of it’s not one that really appeared within the present or the books. Instead, the present opted to observe Martin’s novels by utilizing an extended, silent digicam pan that reveals Daenerys having miraculously survived her evening on Khal Drogo’s pyre, now with three child dragons.
It isn’t unusual for reveals to have audition with scenes that don’t make it into the ultimate product, and Olsen’s feedback line up with one thing that Game of Thrones author Bryan Cogman stated within the Game of Thrones oral historical past e book Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon. Cogman recalled an embarrassing audition of his personal the place he didn’t notice he was alleged to have somebody auditioning for Ros strip right down to her undergarments and unintentionally minimize the audition brief. Neither Cogman nor showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss had a lot tv expertise earlier than Thrones, so there have been some rising pains there.
Despite Olsen’s painful Game of Thrones audition, issues appear to have labored out for the very best. Emilia Clarke turned in a incredible efficiency as Daenerys Targaryen over the present’s eight seasons, and Olsen is wonderful as Wanda within the MCU. In this universe, peace was discovered.
You can see Elizabeth Olsen in Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness, out now in theaters.
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