Emilia Clarke cast as Sarah Connor in Terminator reboot She'll be back... Emilia Clarke, seen here playing Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from "Game of Thrones," will grace cinema screens as Sarah Conor in the next "Terminator" remake. EMILIA Clarke is set to trade dragons for cyborgs, with the "Game of Thrones" star cast as Sarah Connor in the latest "Terminator" reboot. Clarke is partnering again with director Alan Taylor, with whom she worked on the hit HBO series, after beating out Brie Larson for the coveted role, according to Deadline. The gossip site also reports Jason Clarke, most recently seen in Zero Dark Thirty and The Great Gatsby, is in talks to play her son, John Connor. And no Terminator flick would be complete without Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will reprise his signature robotic role. Emilia Clarke is best known for playing GOT's "mother of dragons," Daenerys Targaryen, but was also seen on Broadway this year in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The new Terminator film, which is said to take place in the future, is expected to hit screens in June, 2015.