Like so many Hollywood blockbusters these days that utilize CGI, the Marvel movies utilize green screens a lot, as it’s necessary in order to create specific environments, bring certain characters to life, etc. Even 2021’s Eternals, which was primarily a practical shoot (according to Kumail Nanjiani) relied on them at least a little bit. Still, every now and then, an actor will criticize the experience of acting in front of green screens. Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke, who’s fresh off the Marvel series Secret Invasion, has now shared her thoughts about such smack talking, and she’s not wrong.
Disney+ subscribers can currently see Emilia Clarke starring in Secret Invasion as Gi’ah, daughter of Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos and one of the many shapeshifting Skrulls this story focuses on. While talking to The Los Angeles Times about the latest MCU show, Clarke said the following about actors who’ve said that performing in front of green screens doesn’t count as “real” acting:
