Emilia Clarke wins Sarah Connor role in The Terminator

Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has won the coveted role of Sarah Connor in director Alan Taylor's The Terminator movie.

Taylor worked with Clarke on Game of Thrones and she has been a frontrunner for the role made famous on the big screen by Linda Hamilton for months.

Brie Larson and Margot Robbie were also reportedly considered for the role.

Arnold Schwarzenegger will return in his most iconic movie role.