Emilia Clarke to Lead James Franco's THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS Adaptation

Coming off of her stint as Holly Golightly in Truman Capote's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S on Broadway, Emilia Clarke has signed on to star in James Franco's upcoming film THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The low-budget film is an adaptation of Andre Dubus III's 2008 novel, and "explores family and sexual values over the course of a night set in a Florida script club."

Clarke will play a young stripper who brings her daughter to work one night. The film features three distinct stories, interwoven throughout.

Nu Image/Millennium is financing the film, which is tentatively set to begin production in July.

For the original report, head on over to The Hollywood Reporter.

Clarke was born in London and grew up in the Berkshire countryside. After attending school in Oxford, Emilia studied drama at the prestigious Drama Centre School in London. Roles played whilst at Drama Centre included Rosencrantz in Hamlet; Anna in The Government Inspector; Raymonde in A Flea In Her Ear; Besse in Awake and Sing; Orsina in Emilia Galotti; Isabelle in The Changeling and Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion. In addition she played Beate in Sense for The Company Of Angels Theatre. After graduating from Drama Centre Emilia began her career with a guest-leading role in the BBC series "Doctors" and a co-leading role in the US Independent feature "Triassic Attack." She then landed the principle role of Danaerys in the hugely successful HBO series "Game of Thrones," winning critical acclaim and a vast fan base. Most recently Emilia starred in the feature film Spike Island, is currently filming the third season of "Game of Thrones" and will soon begin filming UK feature Dom Hemingway opposite Jude Law and Richard E. Grant.

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