Emma Watson’s Net Worth, Height, Age, & Personal Info Wiki

The film adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone started casting in 1999. In the best-selling book by K. Rowling. Emma was discovered by casting directors thanks to her Oxford theatre professor, and producers were taken by her self-assurance. Producer David Heyman informed Watson and competitors Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast in the roles of Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley, respectively, following eight auditions. Watson had Rowling’s support since her very first screen test. The 2007 BBC film Ballet Shoes, based on Noel Streatfeild’s book of the same name, was Watson’s first non-Potter role.

Sandra Goldbacher, the director of the movie, remarked that Watson was “perfect” for the lead role of aspiring actress Pauline Fossil. Boxing Day saw Ballet shoe broadcast in the UK to 5.7 million viewers, with generally negative reviews. The following year, she voiced the role of Princess Pea in the animated children’s comedy The Tale of Despereaux, starring Matthew Broderick and Robbie Coltrane, another Harry Potter co-star. After being published in December 2008, The Tale of Despereaux generated $87 million worldwide sales.

After meeting the band’s lead singer George Craig at the 2010 Winter/Summer Burberry ad campaign, she also appeared in a music video for One Night Only. On June 26, 2010, and August 16, respectively, Channel 4 aired the video “Say You Do not Want It.” In My Week with Marilyn, Watson made her first appearance after Harry Potter as Lucy, a wardrobe assistant. The latter has a brief romance with Eddie Redmayne’s Colin Clark, the movie’s main character. Attending the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Watson was reportedly talking to star in Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, based on the same-titled 1999 book. This was reported in 2010. The movie’s production commenced in the summer of 2011 and was released in September 2012. In the film opposite Logan Lerman, Watson plays Sam, a high school senior who makes friends with Charlie and supports him through his first year.

Watson played Belle opposite Dan Stevens as the Beast in Bill Condon’s 2017 live-action Disney adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. She was given creative control over Belle’s portrayal; she changed Belle’s role from that of a father’s assistant to an inventor and added bloomers and boots to her wardrobe. The movie made over $1.2 billion at the global box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the 17th-highest-grossing movie of all time. Her reported fee, which increased her salary to $15 million, was $3 million upfront with profit participation. Emma co-starred with Tom Hanks in the same year’s movie adaptation of Dave Eggers’s novel The Circle as Mae Holland, a character who starts working for a major tech company and finds herself in a dangerous situation involving surveillance and freedom. Despite having unfavorable reviews, the movie had a good box office performance. (4)