It Turns Out The Star Of 'The Queen's Gambit' Was In A Skrillex Video

  • It Turns Out The Star Of 'The Queen's Gambit' Was In A Skrillex Video
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    Skrillex and Anya Taylor-Joy
    Skrillex and Anya Taylor-Joy. Photo of Skrillex by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images, photo of Anya Taylor-Joy by hoto by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage/Getty Images.

    We're pretty confident that you watched The Queen's Gambit in 2020, or at least, you've heard of it before.

    It made chess cool again, thanks in large part to the acting of Anya Taylor-Joy, who was definitely the star of the show.

    YourEDM pointed out that Anya actually starred in a music video that's familiar to electronic music fans, as she was in the video for Skrillex's remix of GTA's track Red Lips.

    In the video she plays a mystical woman, who's fighting off demonic creatures. In many ways, it's the opposite of the role she plays in The Queen's Gambit, because her character in the hit TV show is cool, calm and collected.

    The music video dropped back in 2016, before she got her big break acting in M. Night Shyamalan's Split later that year. Now, she's the star of one of the biggest TV shows in recent memory.

    READ MORE: Skrillex Interviewed 100 Gecs And It's A Wholesome Display Of Mutual Admiration

    You can check out the video, as well as a trailer for The Queen's Gambit, below. If you're an EDM fan, there's a chance you recognised the actor without knowing why...

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