Ben Mendelsohn Praises Emilia Clarke’s Role in Secret Invasion “We Were Able To Do Very Difficult Scenes”

Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Talos in the Marvel’s Secret Invasion series, has praised co-star Emilia Clarke, who plays the role of G’iah (Talos’ daughter). Mendelsohn says, “People won’t understand how much she brought to the role just when we were doing rehearsals. Thinking in ways I’d never think of. We were able to do very difficult scenes because of what a fantastic actress she is.“

During an interview with ComicBook.com’s Brandon Davis, Ben Mendelsohn praised Emilia Clarke’s portrayal of Talos’ daughter in Secret Invasion. Mendelsohn said, “One of the great gifts, for me on this was having this fabulous person and fabulous actor come in and inhabit Talos’ daughter, and just be able to bring that whole dimension to it.” Mendelsohn added, “People haven’t seen it, so, you know, you ain’t getting nothing from me, right. But we do deal a lot more with what’s going on. I mean, one spoiler. I will give it to you. There is an invasion in the show, right? It is a secret. That’s the other part of it. But getting to deal with the rifts, the fault lines of that invasion, we get to explore different starts to that. But this gangster is here.”

According to reports, The first two episodes of Secret Invasion set the stage for a nerve-inducing and gritty thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. This darker side of the MCU is just as enjoyable as the rest, as proven by its gripping narrative as well as some truly bold directions for the show. This darker side of the MCU is just as enjoyable as the rest, as proven by its gripping narrative as well as some truly bold directions for the show.

Created by Kyle Bradstreet for Disney+. Bradstreet serves as the head writer, with Ali Selim directing. The series stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Kingsley Ben-Adir as Gravik, Emilia Clarke as G’iah, Olivia Colman as Sonya Falsworth, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, and Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross. Most recently, Marvel released a sneak peek of the first 5 minutes of the series.

According to the Disney+ logline, in Secret Invasion, set in the present-day MCU, Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, who have made a life for himself on Earth. Together, they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity.

The series consists of six episodes in total and will premiere its first episode on June 21, 2023, on Disney+. New episodes will be released every Wednesday.