Emilia Clarke Disagrees With Anthony Hopkins on Acting

The actress reacted to the words of Anthony Hopkins, who in an interview made an unpopular statement about productions shot using green screen.

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Mateusz Libera07 July 2023

Source: Westworld, Jonathan Nolan, HBO, 2016.

Emilia Clarke, who gained her popularity mainly from her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, disagrees with Anthony Hopkins, who doesn't like green screen acting. One of the best actors of his generation stated, that performing in front of a green screen has nothing to do with real acting.

During a recent interview with Los Angeles Times Clarke addressed Hopkins' words, standing up for productions that use CGI and green screen.

"It's stigmatizing to think that people are supposedly not doing any acting work in these productions. And then you think to yourself, 'So why do they [producers - ed. note] ask these wonderful actors to act in their film, and why do they agree to do it?'"

What the actress meant was that if acting with green screen really wasn't real acting, then studios wouldn't have to engage top-notch actors. It's not hard to guess that she was referring here to the latest Marvel shows, namely Secret Invasion, in which the leading role went to Samuel L. Jackson Alongside him are such great actors as Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Colman or Emilia Clarke herself.

Interestingly enough, Anthony Hopkins also made an appearance in the MCU, playing the role of Odin in Thor, where the lead role was played by >Chris Hemsworth. It was there that he came to the conclusion that playing on green screen is meaningless.

"They dress me in armor, attach a beard. I sit on a throne, shout a little. If you sit in front of a green screen, acting is pointless."

Actors, old and young, have different approaches to the use of modern technology in film production. As you can see, Anthony Hopkins, who will turn 86 in December, is unlikely to be fond of such solutions.

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Mateusz Libera

He began his writing adventure by creating stories, later he followed the humanities path, choosing studies in journalism and social communication. He published his first texts on his personal blog and for contests. At the beginning of 2023, he joined the film department of GRYOnline.pl, where he started working as an author of articles about movies. He is interested in fantasy, history, RPG games, and strategies. He is also a long-time player of League of Legends - he has been playing since the second season. Additionally, he writes adventure and fantasy books, but in this field he is still a novice. Currently, he has published one collection of stories.

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