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Who will Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke be joining in Marvel’s Secret Invasion?
Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is boarding the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as the newest signing to the Disney Plus series Secret Invasion.
Marvel have been busy bees through the past year, creating new content to be released on the hugely popular streaming platform.
Fans have already seen WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier arrive on Disney Plus, with Loki, Hawkeye and Black Widow soon to follow.
This upcoming series sounds like something completely new with elements long-standing MCU-heads will appreciate.
What is Marvel’s Secret Invasion?
Secret Invasion follows a group of shape-shifting Skrulls who manage to infiltrate Earth, replacing key figures and superheroes.
It’s based on an eight-episode comic book series of the same name, which saw many of our favourite heroes being replaced by Skrulls in a massive crossover event for Marvel comic book characters.
Fans who have followed the MCU religiously will remember seeing the extraterrestrial beings in Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
The latter film revealed that Avengers ringleader Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) has been replaced by a Skrull while the man himself remains in space, and nobody on Earth knows the S.H.I.E.L.D. head honcho is not what he seems to be.
Who is Emilia Clarke playing in Marvel’s Secret Invasion?
Emilia’s role, whether it be Skrull or human, good or bad, currently remains unknown, but she is not the first star to be linked to the series.
Who is in the cast of Marvel’s Secret Invasion?
It was reported in April that The Crown star Olivia Colman is ‘in talks’ to join the series, and like Emilia her role is currently unknown.
Kingsley Ben-Adir, who has previously starred in Peaky Blinders, Amazon’s Soulmates and The OA, is also a new addition to the universe, with reports claiming he will be the main villain.
Samuel L Jackson is expected to return as Fury with Ben Mendelsohn playing the Skrull Talos, who has replaced the S.H.I.E.L.D. director.
When will Marvel’s Secret Invasion be released?
The cast hasn’t even been announced yet, so of course, we don’t yet have a concrete release date.
It will be part of the MCU’s television arm, led by WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Solider and soon Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston as titular God of Mischief.
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