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being a leading actress in the series doesn’t
necessarily mean job security, considering
the producer’s willingness to kill off main
characters with abandon.
In her next starring role away from the
franchise, Clarke ditches the long blonde
wig, becoming Sarah Connor in Terminator
Genisys, a reboot of the legendary franchise
co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jai
Courtney. "This is such an amazing project
and I'm proud to become part of the legend
that is already in place and be able to create
something new... Every day, you're like,
'OK. It can't get any more insane, or big,
or epic, or exciting,' and it just does,"
she says. Clarke admits that working
on such a large scale Hollywood
production was extremely daunting
but also, of course, exciting.
“This is the kind of iconic story
that everyone grows up watching
and ever since I was a little girl
I've dreamed about making
films like this,” she says. As
a child, it’s unlikely she could
have imagined how gruelling
such an action-packed shoot
could be: “I did a lot of
weapons training and you
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also need to be strong to lift those guns,”
she explains, recalling how she trained for up
to six hours a day. “I did a lot of weightlifting
and kickboxing that got me into the best
shape of my life. I may not be as tough as
my character, but at least I felt that I could
handle the physical demands of working on
the film.”
While she’s ready for life as an action
hero, Clarke warns that getting ready for a
round of red carpet promotion is an entirely
different story. “There are no captions on
red carpet photos that say, 'This girl trained
for two weeks, she went on a juice diet, she
has a professional hair and makeup person,
and this dress was made for her.' I just wish
they'd say, ‘It ain't the truth.'"
Matt Smith, Jason Clarke, Emilia
Clarke and Jai Courtney in
T erminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys
is in cinemas on July 1
and will be reviewed
next issue
I did a lot of
weightlifting and
kickboxing that got
me into the best
shape of my life.
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