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Emilia Clarke On 'Last Christmas,' Brexit And Life After 'Game Of Thrones'

Her new romantic comedy, also starring Henry Golding, is set to George Michael tunes, was co-written by Emma Thompson and takes place in London in winter.
Emilia Clarke plays Kate, who works in a year-round Christmas goods store, in <em>Last Christmas</em>, directed by Paul Feig.

In the new romantic comedy Last Christmas, Emilia Clarke plays Kate. She dresses like an elf, she works in a year-round Christmas-ornament shop and her life is a mess.

Enter the dashing Tom, played by Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians). He's handsome, kind and quirky — but, of course, there is something elusive about him.

The movie is set to George Michael tunes and co-stars (and is co-written by) Emma Thompson. It takes place in a glittering, wintry London.

"We shot it last Christmas, in fact," Clarke says. "And we shot it in the

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