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Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding joining rom-com 'Last Christmas'
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Clarke, 30, who plays flaxen-haired warrior queen Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones (GoT),” has been announced as the female lead in the “Star Wars” Han Solo spin-off. (shutterstock.com/ Featureflash Photo Agency /File)
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he “Game of Thrones” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story” actress is to star opposite “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Henry Golding in a holiday season movie set in London.
Since breaking through in “Game of Thrones,” receiving three Emmy nominations and six Screen Actors Guild nods as a result, Emilia Clarke has gone on to appear in “Terminator Genisys,” smalltown romance “Me Before You,” and sci-fi spin-off “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
Now she is boarding a romantic comedy from writers Emma Thompson — yes, she who starred in “Love Actually,” adapted “Sense and Sensibility” and co-wrote “Bridget Jones’s Baby” — and the English performance artist and playwright Bryony Kimmings.
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Paul Feig is directing, having helmed “A Simple Favor,” which saw Golding in support and began its international rollout last week.
Though that was a more serious crime drama, Feig is generally better known for comedies “Bridesmaids,” “Spy,” and “The Heat,” with “Last Christmas” itself being pitched as a romantic comedy.
Next up for Clarke is crime thriller “Above Suspicion” while Golding, surfing a wave of popularity following the blockbuster success of “Crazy Rich Asians,” has post-war Vietnam drama “Monsoon” in the works.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
