Emma Watson, the much-loved actress who played Hermione in all 8 Harry Potter films, has already begun to broaden her career. As the new face of Lancome and the one of the leads in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the 21 year old has grown in the industry very quickly.
A New Beauty and the Beast
Her latest project is a new version of Beauty and the Beast. Unlike the recent ‘Beastly’, the film is to be directed by Guillermo Del Toro who is known for his more mysterious, dark films like Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth.
Warrior Princess
In the past Watson has expressed her preference of playing strong women, which adds to the theory that this film will indeed stand out from previous versions. “I feel like young girls are told they have to be this kind of princess and be all this sweet stuff,” she said before stating that that is ridiculous. “I identify with more of being a warrior princess, so if I had to be a princess, I’d have to kick some ass first. That would have a lot of people terrified.”
Don’t Forget Her Academic Career
With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II out in theaters and making more than half a billion dollars, Watson has decided to return to her academic career as well. She told People Magazine that she plans in spending next year at Oxford University.
“I’m still a student at Brown,” she said. “It’s just that I’ll spend my third year abroad- at Oxford. Then I’ll return to Brown to complete my last year.”