ThoughEmilia Clarkeis undoubtedly best known for her star role onGame of Thrones , she has landed some other plum component over the retiring several years , let in Sarah Connor inTerminator Genisys , the role of Qi’ra inSolo : A Star Wars Story , and the tip in Phillip Noyce ’s upcomingAbove Suspicionopposite Jack Huston . But there ’s one major role Clarke run on , and has no regrets about it : Anastasia Steele in the 50 Shades of Grey franchise .

The movies , based on E. L. James ’s titillating al-Qur’an series , trace the sadomasochistic / romanticistic relationship between college alumna Anastasia Steele and millionaire businessman Christian Grey . Both the record and the moving picture have pull together a good deal of criticism for their graphic nakedness andsexscenes . While Clarke is no stranger to appearing nude on film for her office asDaenerys Targaryen , she said that50 Shades of Greywould have taken her too far out of her consolation zone .

“ There is a huge amount of nudity in the cinema , ” the British actresstoldThe Sunof her reasons for not want to get involved with the film series . “ I reckon I might get stuck in a pigeonhole that I would have struggle to get out of . ”

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Even without50 Shades of Greyon her resume , Clarke says she has dealt with a lot of negatively charged repercussion because of the nakedness inGame of Thrones . “I get a lot of shite for nude and sexual activity panorama , ” the 32 - yr - one-time star said . “ char hating on women . It ’s so anti - feminist . ”

When we last left Daenerys , she seemed to be get serious about Jon Snow — who , unbeknownst to the two of them , is her nephew . We ’ll see how that unpleasant breakthrough play out whenGame of Thronesreturns on April 14 , 2019 .