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Whatever comes next for the Game of Thrones franchise, don't expect to see Emilia Clarke return as Daenerys Targaryen.

And before you ask, no, this has nothing to do with the upcoming release of new GoT spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Actually, Clarke herself made this fact known during a recent press tour she was doing for new Peacock series Ponies. Speaking to The New York Times, Clarke said that she was turning the page on her chapter as one of fantasy TV's most recognizable faces.

"You’re highly unlikely to see me get on a dragon," said the Solo: A Star Wars Story star, "Or even in the same frame as a dragon, ever again."

Damn, that's kind of a brutal way of saying. Then again, it's not quite as brutal as the main reason we already kind of suspected Clarke wouldn't be back in Game of Thrones: her character died.

But all the Westeros-ness of it aside, does Clarke mean that she won't be back in anything that could be considered fantasy? Remember, she had leading roles in both the aforementioned Star Wars prequel and Marvel's (admittedly not well-received) Secret Invasion. Do these fantastical world fit under those dragon wings that Clarke is leaving behind?

I guess only time will tell.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms debuts on HBO Max January 18. Ponies is streaming on Peacock now. 

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is bringing all of us back to Westeros, and Popverse has got more Game of Thrones articles than could fit on a spiky chair. We've got everything you need to dive into the series, including:

• How to watch through the Game of Thrones saga in order 
• How to read George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones books in order 
• The biggest differences between The House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones
• The history of Westeros's greatest houses & families
• Every single dragon in The House of the Dragon so far

Plus much more coming as it gets announced!