In the March 2009 issue of Io Donnat magazine Ms. Watson talks about fame, fashion, education and upcoming film projects.In an interview posted online with Tom Felton.
Tom talks about music, films and more. On a sidenote, Tom is scheduled to attend the UK premiere of 17 Again in London Thursday night according to a Twitter post.
Emma Watson talks about her latest film "The Tale Of Despereaux" and next year's "Harry Potter" picJust nine years old when she was chosen to star in the Harry Potter movies, British actress Emma Watson has played Hermione Granger half her life.
Next year sees her reprise her role in the sixth instalment of the wizard blockbuster, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and she's contracted to film the final two movies between studying at college. She's currently in Irish cinemas voicing a princess in the animated hit 'The Tale Of Despereaux'
Q: Hi Emma, Happy Christmas, what are you doing for Christmas this year?EW-Chilling out with the family. Christmas is a great time to just veg out and watch lots of really rubbish reality TV, eat lots of food and just catch up with people. That's the nice thing about Christmas.
Emma Watson, who was English actress, has reportedly signed a $6 million, two-year contract to replace Keira Knightly as brand ambassador for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance.
The “Harry Potter” star, which played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, turned 18 on Tuesday, April 15, entitling her to exercise control over the $20 million that she has amassed so far.
Kate Moss was chosen as the face for the perfume brand, which targets the young, in 2001, but was dropped a year later in favor of Keira Knightley. A formal announcement from Chanel on Emma Watson’s appointment is expected next month.
A source revealed, “Emma [Watson] has been excitedly telling friends that she is going to be taking over from Keira. Emma has been slowly integrated into the Chanel brand.”
Meanwhile, Emma Watson is stepping into Scarlett Johansson’s shoes in her first movie role outside the Harry Potter films.
The 18-year-old actress will star in the period drama Napoleon and Betsy, which Johansson reportedly dropped when it was decided the role was too young for her. She is going to produce the film while Watson will play Betsy Balcombe, a young noblewoman who falls for Napoleon during his exile to St Helena. Filming begins this autumn.
‘HULK’ SMASHES ‘HAPPENING’
Marvel Studios’ reboot of “The Incredible Hulk,” starring Edward Norton and Liv Tyler, dominated the weekend box office, grossing $54.4 million. The film beat out “Kung Fu Panda,” last week’s champ, and “The Happening,” director M. Night Shymalan’s first R-rated film, for the top spot.
‘HEIGHTS,’ ‘AUGUST’ TOP TONY AWARDS
“In the Heights,” a hip hop-influenced musical about Latino immigrants, and “August: Osage County,” Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, won Best Musical and Best Play at last night’s 62nd Annual Tony Awards. A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” starring opera singer Paulo Szot, picked up seven awards, the most of the night.
Instead of sitting around counting the money she's made from the “Harry Potter” movies, Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger, is said to have inked a big-bucks deal with Chanel. British press is reporting that under the terms of a two-year contract, Watson will become the new face of Chanel fragrance Coco Mademoiselle, and will earn about $6 million.
“This is such a perfect fit for Emma,” said a source close to Watson. “She’s not going to end up like these other Hollywood train wrecks, she just isn’t. This is going to be money in the bank so she can just live a life doing whatever she wants down the road, and it’s something she can be proud of. No one is going to be saying, ‘I never wanted to see Hermione in that light.’”
Could the source be alluding to Watson’s “Potter” counterpart Daniel Radcliffe, who will shortly be reprising his “Equus” role on Broadway? (Radcliffe has a nude scene in the play, in case you missed the frenzy around the play’s opening in London.)
“No one is judging Radcliffe,” the source pointed out. “Let’s just say Emma has always made good decisions, and always will.”
George Clooney a hot dad?
Do the patrons of Petit Tresor know something the rest of us don’t? As a walk-up to Father’s Day, the Los Angeles-based celebrity baby boutique polled their customers about who they thought was the hottest dad or dad-to-be in Hollywood.
Topless pop-to-be Matthew McConaughey came in first, and Ashton Kutcher came in second. Third place? George Clooney. To the 836 people who submitted a name for the poll, last we checked, Clooney didn’t have kids and none were on the way.
HOGWARTS CASTLE, ENGLAND In a move that will certainly infuriate many Harry Potter purists, producers for the new Harry Potter movie are, for the first time, dramatically departing from the script put forth by J.K. Rowling in her books, by adding in a steamy, Lolita-style sex scene starring Hermione, played by Emma Watson.
“We just thought, these books are all sort of the same,” said one of the film’s producers, Jon Dempsey. “So we are going to spice this one up a bit, and see if we can fire up a little interest. We looked at all the characters, and we decided that the one that is the hottest is Emma, so we decided that Hermione should maybe get a little action in the next movie. And that’s what we’re going to do.”
The producers apparently debated long and hard as to whether Hermione should hook up with Ron Weasley, as expected, or even Harry Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe. However, after much debate, they decided that the most compelling course of events would be to have her and Dumbledore engage in a little romantic tussle.
“Yeah, some people are going to object to a centuries-old wizard engaging in a sexual encounter with a junior high school student. But those muggles are freaking lame. I mean, it’s the year 2008 if you can’t handle a little bit of cloak-knocking and wand-rocking, then you need to lighten up.”
Many associated with the film thought that filming the scene would present some challenges, but it turns out that it was able to be canned with just one take.
“The scene is hot,” said one producer, who asked to remain nameless. “Let’s just say this. Emma Watson is one fine young lady. And so when ol’ Dumbledore was in her presence, he was obviously very aroused. And so it made for some great cinema. Wingardium leviosa. You know what I mean?”
The Scottish education secretary, has criticised television talent shows such as the X Factor for peddling unrealistic “red carpet dreams” to teenagers.
Watt also said the constant media exposure of teenage celebrities such as Emma Watson, Pixie Geldof and Miley Cyrus, is fuelling unrealistic expectations of instant stardom among impressionable girls.
She said schools had a responsibility to instill in young people more grounded values such as the importance of education and responsibility to counter the bombardment of media images glamorising drug-taking, binge drinking and the sexualisation of teenagers.
Writing in today's Sunday Times, Watt, who will next week unveil new health and wellbeing guidelines for youngsters, said: “Stories about Pixie Geldof (under 18 but not averse to attending glitzy events where the champagne flows) and the many “boyfriends” of teenager Emma Watson, star of the Harry Potter films, provide escapism from exams, parents and peer pressure. But they also send out a confusing message.
“Drugs, sex and alcohol are as much part of the celebrity lifestyle today as designer handbags and miniature dogs - but the celebrities have a much younger audience than before. As celebrities become younger, so does their fan base and so even pre-teens are being exposed to lifestyles which used to be the preserve of adults.”
Earlier this month, Vanity Fair, the celebrity magazine, published semi-naked photographs of Cyrus, the 15-year-old actress who plays the Disney character Hannah Montana, taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz.
“Cyrus claimed she had been ‘manipulated' and did not mean to alienate her young fans by appearing in such a grown-up pose. But it's too late now,” said Watt. “Girls have seen their idol go from wholesome girl to pin-up girl overnight.”
As we first told you in February, actress Emma Watson was nominated along with her Harry Potter costar Dan Radcliffe at the 2008 Otto Awards from Bravo Magazine. An update comes today regarding the awards via Emma Watson’s official site which reports that both Emma and Dan won in their respective categories at the awards ceremony. Readers voted Emma (Hermione Granger) the Best Female Cinema Star and Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) best in the male category.
Many congratulations to Emma and Dan!
Watson, who turned 18 last week and took control of her finances, features for the first time on the annual Sunday Times Rich List. The youngest of the three Harry Potter child stars, she debuts alongside her co-star Rupert Grint, now worth £7 million. They join Daniel Radcliffe, who has added to his wealth and is now worth £20 million.
Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse makes her debut in this year's Sunday Times Young Music Millionaires list with an estimated wealth of £10 million. The 24-year-old singer ranks 10th in the top 100 richest people in music in Britain aged 30 and under. X Factor chart-topper Leona Lewis is also a new entry at 14th place with an estimated £6 million fortune.
Corinne Bailey Rae, whose husband died from a suspected drugs overdose last month, and Natasha Bedingfield, are also worth £6 million. Beatle's son Dhani Harrison, the son of the late George Harrison, tops the list with the £160 million inheritance he shares with his mother, Olivia.
The highest new entry is Manchester-born fashion model Karen Elson (sixth) who shares her £25 million fortune with her White Stripes frontman husband Jack White. Katie Melua has more than doubled her wealth to £18 million, taking seventh place.
Others who remain in the list from previous years include violinist Vanessa-Mae (£32 million), Joss Stone (£12 million), Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson (£11 million), Katherine Jenkins (£9 million), and Jamie Cullum (£5 million).
The Sunday Times also publishes a list of Britain's Top 50 Music Millionaires, which sees Sir Paul McCartney valued at £500 million despite the fact that his divorce hearing to Heather Mills was told he was worth £400 million. Guy Hands, who bought EMI for £2.4 billion, is the top new entry in the Music Millionaires list with £250 million and seventh place.
Chris Blackwell, the London-born founder of Island Records, is another new entry with £100 million.
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Emma Watson is world-renowned for her portrayal of Hermione Granger in all of the Harry Potter movies, but just like her co-stars and their characters, she’s not planning on being Hermione for life.
THR informs us that Watson has signed on for the film Napoleon and Betsy, which takes place on St. Helena, where the notorious Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled. Watson plays Betsy Balcome, who was trapped on Helena at the same time that Napoleon was exiled and fell in love with him.
This isn’t Watson’s first non-Potter film, as she has The Tale of Despereaux in post-production. That, however, is an animated film, so this will be her first real dance with non-Potter movies.
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