10 Actors Who Refused To Make Sacrifices For Movie Roles
5. 50 Shades Was One Nude Script Too Far For Emilia Clarke
In the very first episode (and plenty of times afterwards) Emilia Clarke has been seen totally starkers in HBOs Game Of Thrones. For the first three seasons there were sex scenes, bath scenes, and any-other-excuse-the-writers-could-think-of scenes. When Clarke was offered the lead role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Of Grey, then, it will have seemed to some like a somewhat logical fit. But she turned it down. Id done nudity before and was concerned with being labelled for doing it again, she told The Hollywood Reporter. This chimes with Clarkes post-season 3 Game Of Thrones contract stipulation that she won't appear nude in the series anymore. She clearly didnt want to sacrifice that very personal no-more-nudity decision that she had made. Instead she made Terminator Genisys, which didnt go down too well with critics (to put it lightly) but did make a fair amount of cash and significantly increased Clarkes cinematic star power. This is evidenced in the fact that Clarke has top billing in her next two film projects, Me Before You and Voice From The Stone. Dakota Johnson, who wound up playing Steele, isnt short of work either, but its good to see that Clarkes choice to stick to her guns regarding Fifty Shades didnt harm her career whatsoever. More power to her, I say.
