--- title: Last Christmas Teases an Emilia Clarke Holiday Season description: The first look at Last Christmas is out, and people can't get over how fierce Emilia Clarke looks in a romantic Christmas comedy. canonical: https://time.com/5651886/last-christmas-movie-emilia-clarke/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-14T16:32:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:56.251Z og:title: This Year, Christmas Will Be Presented to You By Emilia Clarke og:description: The Mother of Dragons is back and sweeter than ever og:url: https://time.com/5651886/last-christmas-movie-emilia-clarke/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c160dae167d8239/698a0157656a3f7693bd8bd3/emilia-clarke-last-christmas-trailer.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: This Year, Christmas Will Be Presented By Emilia Clarke og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Year, Christmas Will Be Presented to You By Emilia Clarke twitter:description: The Mother of Dragons is back and sweeter than ever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c160dae167d8239/698a0157656a3f7693bd8bd3/emilia-clarke-last-christmas-trailer.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Festive Emilia Clarke Is Already Getting People in the Christmas Spirit by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Aug 14, 2019 4:32 PM UTC  British actress Emilia Clarke arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. British actress Emilia Clarke arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019.Angela Weiss—AFP/Getty Images by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Aug 14, 2019 4:32 PM UTC The first trailer for [_Last Christmas_](https://time.com/5047224/best-christmas-movies/) is out, and people are already excited about how festive the [Mother of Dragons](https://time.com/5290025/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-dragon-tattoo/) looks in a [romantic Christmas comedy](https://time.com/5375684/rom-com-revival/). [Emilia Clarke](https://time.com/5591654/emilia-clarke-game-of-thrones-instagram/) stars in the movie as Kate, a down-on-her-luck aspiring singer who ends up with a job dressing as an elf at a department store (cue the _Elf_ comparisons). There, she meets Tom ([Henry Golding](https://time.com/5368281/crazy-rich-asians-review/) of [_Crazy Rich Asians_](https://time.com/5368930/crazy-rich-asians-is-going-to-change-hollywood-its-about-time/)and _A Simple Favor_), a charming and ever-handsome man, and “her life takes a new turn,” according to the [movie’s IMDB page](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8623904/). “For Kate, it seems too good to be true.” Directed by [Paul Feig](https://time.com/4357714/ghostbusters-director-paul-feig-misogynistic-criticism/) of [_Bridesmaids_](https://time.com/5540430/funniest-movies/), [_Knocked Up_](https://time.com/2953578/paul-rudd-helps-a-couple-share-the-news-that-theyre-knocked-up/)and [_A Simple Favor_](https://time.com/5394925/a-simple-favor/)your new favorite Christmas romantic movie hits theaters on Nov. 8. The film itself stars Michelle Yeoh, Patti LuPone and [Emma Thompson](https://time.com/5601976/emma-thompson-interview/) (who co-wrote the screenplay with Bryony Kimmings) while the soundtrack features [George Michael](https://time.com/5079307/george-michael-family-tribute/) music, including new unreleased music from the late “Last Christmas” singer. The film’s plot involves Kate having suffered an illness. While the movie is expected to have a serious note the trailer still teases moments of joy, like Kate singing Christmas carols to people in line at the homeless shelter. Twitter users certainly don’t think much could exceed this endeavor. “This Christmas officially belongs to Emilia Clarke,” said one person. > [](https://twitter.com/oshawildling/status/1161490539222581250) But it was the Mother of Dragons who really delighted _Game of Thrones fans_. > [](https://twitter.com/yenneferciri/status/1161497321198292993) > [](https://twitter.com/tellmeulovememe/status/1161520491854778368) > [](https://twitter.com/JonDanyTarg/status/1161549624336891904) > [](https://twitter.com/yeahclarke/status/1161496908466200577) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5651886/last-christmas-movie-emilia-clarke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5651886/last-christmas-movie-emilia-clarke/"},"headline":"Festive Emilia Clarke Is Already Getting People in the Christmas Spirit","datePublished":"2019-08-14T16:32:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:56.251Z","description":"The Mother of Dragons is back and sweeter than ever","url":"https://time.com/5651886/last-christmas-movie-emilia-clarke/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c160dae167d8239/698a0157656a3f7693bd8bd3/emilia-clarke-last-christmas-trailer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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