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Emma Watson cast in Napoleon and Betsy The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Emma Watson has been cast in the period drama Napoleon and Betsy, in which she will play Betsy Balcombe, a young English girl who has become French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's object of affection during the end of his life on the island of St. Helena. The role was originally given to actress Scarlett Johansson (who is still producing the film), but she had to step down for a younger actress to play the character. As Emma begins work for the Deathly Hallows films February 2009, the article states that she hopes to film Napoleon and Betsy this fall. |
Well, that's interesting. Good for her! |
Go Emma! |
Emma is finally reaching for the horizons I hoped she would reach for. I'm really glad she's doing the role, it will bring another hint of much-needed versatility to her acting career. Ballet Shoes was an excellent choice of hers, too. Looking forward to more news on this. =) |
Good for her! Go Emma! I'm happy for her that she's getting offers, and this sounds like a major film too in a very serious role. That's very exciting and wonderful for her! She's definitely developing as an actress! Hopefully the other Potter actors (Rupert, especially!) will receive offers after HP because they all are very talented and have great potential. Matt Lewis, Bonnie, Tom all come to mind! Shannon :hello: |
That sounds really cool. |
that is good for her |
Weee. Thats great! I really want to see her in other films than Harry Potter and Ballet Shoes. Beause she is a very good actress. Much better than Scarlett Johansson, if you ask me. |
go emma good for her, it is good that she is in other roles |
Go Emma! :) Cant wait |
Awesome... Go Emma :) |
Woot, go Emma! |
Interestinggg. I wonder who's gonna play Napoleon =D |
So that's 2 projects she has lined up. And Dan has Equus. Wonder what Rupert will be doing... |
Way to go Emma. Considering Napolean's short stature it will be interesting to see who they cast for his role. Can Danny DeVito pull off a French accent? Good luck Emma as you work on your expanding career. |
That is cool. I look forward to seeing it. |
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Maybe this might be her first on screen kiss :whistle: =D |
Brill!!! Rock on Emma!!! |
Great! It's excelent that Emma has other projects besides Harry Potter. Go, Emma! |
sounds like a very interesting movie role. now i must see who will play the little general himself. Ok, cant find the answer quickly enough here at work....who is going to play napoleon...anyone know? |
Good stuff Emma, I haven't yet been able to see your film Ballet Shoes, but I have read the book and I fell in love with that, so I'm absolutely positive that I will love the film, now as for this Napoleon and Betsy, I can't wait to see your performance as I'm sure you will be amazing!!!!! |
Congrats! I hope it turns out well. |
:hermy2: emma's awesome...cant' wait to see or hear anything more of it!wow..it's gonna be one heckuva non schoolgirl or hermione-like show!i mean,an affair like movie!wow...she plays a lover,guess there'll be kissing,love scenes etc...hmmmm..fall...v likely..she's confirmed i think.. |
Wow that's great! And for Scar-Jo, too. Love her :loved: |
How does she have the time???:O Good luck to her!!:D Nicola |
Sounds niiiice :D |
Ooo, interesting. She was brilliant in Ballet Shoes, should be good :) |
Yay Emma! It's great to see the Harry Potter actors in very un-Harry Potter films. And this one sounds very cool. |
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this is good:D good job emma on getting involved in other films other than HP |
Emma said in several interviews she was going to take time off from acting to focus on studying, I guess ignoring her natural talent proved to be harder than she expected!! Go EMMA!!! You are going to do GREAT! |
Great for her! Hope I get to see the film. |
I've been looking forward to this film. I wish I knew who will play Napoleon. |
This is good for her! it sounds well interesting. |
It would actually be a movie I would want to see... if she wasn't in it. |
Interesting!!!go emma!!!;) |
wow that sounds interesting, very different from playing hermione granger. |
Good for her. She'll do excellently I'm sure. She is an amazing actress. |
Cool! Hopefully she'll develop her acting skills with romantic scenes. She'll need to be good with that for DH. (Yeah Ron/Hermione!) |
Glad shes steping up! Go Emma! |
It's definitely a step up and a serious role, but I'm not sure it could be considered a romance. Apparently, Betsy is a young daughter of the family who put Napoleon up during his exile to the island of St. Helena at the end of his life. She was a true friend to him at the end of his life, and there were some really playful and cute anecdotes I found on line. But ultimately, she was 13, and he was in his late 40s. |
:gryff: can someone post the link or has anybody have a clue what is this napoleon/betsy thing abt?i was under the impression they were more than friends...fr wht i read...is emma gonna play a 14 yr old?and oh why,did they even cast scarlett??she's wayy too old for a 14 yr old..i hope em pulls thru this deal.many sites,imdb too,confirmed her role in this drama.em was good in b.shoes.but this is gonna b quite hard.plus it's a french setting..:hermy: |
:hermy: YAY Emma! Congratulations to you! You'll be great!!! :hermy: |
go go go emma!!! |
That's really good for her!! Hope it all goes well for her!! |
Sounds fantastic! It sounds like a movie that it'd be interesting to see. |
I think it's kind of silly that Scar-Jo is too old for the part when she's only a few years older than Emma, but Emma does look young for her age. It'll probably be easier for her to pull off a young teenager. I guess if you think on it, though, Scarlett played someone that age when she was in The Other Boleyn Girl (according to the book, at least). |
Sounds great!!! |
sounds really interesting! |
that's absolutely amazing!!!~ What an honor for her!!!~ |
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wow that's awesome! |
Aw that sounds like a really good romance |
I always think it's strange seeing the actors in other movies. But I'm still glad she got the role. She'll do a great job. |
She took Scarlette's place. I wonder what her biggest fan says (:lol: that's dan) |
wow i guess she found the role she wanted |
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