First I would like to say sorry for the downtime. Especially with so much news in the past few days. There might be some problems yet, but I think most of the site is working again.
We have a lot to update you on, so here’s a start.
Emma is in the current UK issue of InStyle magazine. Thanks to *Kiwi*Fashionista* at www.emmawatsonsmagic.com we have scans of the article.
And there is a video from the photoshoot which you can see here or on our youtube.
More later 🙂
[ dook ]
Time for a new calendar. The winner of this months calendar competition is Fernando. Congratulations!
Honorable mentions to Suzanne, Iriona, Isabella, Ali, Holly and Evie. Great calendars everyone. And thank you to all who entered.
Have a great day!
[ dook ]
Hey Emma fans,
Just a little reminder: you have until midnight to enter our Xmas project! 🙂 You can send your message for the Xmas card by filling this form, and send your Xmas favourites (such as a story, a picture, lyrics, a recipe…) to emmawatson.project@gmail.com (more details in the October 15th update).
(Major) update: according to The Sun, Ballet Shoes will air on BBC1, on Friday 28th December, from 20.30 to 22!!!! 😆
Oh, and don’t forget that ABC Family is airing Harry Potter and the Sorcer’s Stone tonight at 7:30pm ET! Chamber Of Secrets will air tomorrow at 7pm ET, with Prisoner Of Azkaban airing Sunday at 6pm ET.
[ Neve ]
Hello!
Emma’s Official Site was updated with information that Emma starts filming HBP on December 18, and also the link to the BBC article we posted yesterday.
Unfortunately Emma lost on the people.com celebrity poll. 🙁
EDIT:
And a big thanks to our Forum member Naveed for posting this new scan of Emma and her two co-stars from “Ballet Shoes“!
[ Katy ]
Here’s a little random update for you: Dakota Blue Richards, who plays Lyra in the Golden Compass, mentioned Emma in an interview for You magazine… and Misato from our boards was nice enough to send us a transcript 😆
“Probably the only children in the UK who know from first-hand experience what Dakota is about to go through are the Harry Potter kids. Before she started filming, her producers arranged for her to visit the Hogwarts set and meet Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, and the rest. ‘They were about the same age as me when they first started making the Harry Potter films’ she says. ‘And meeting them helped a lot. They gave me some good tips, especially Daniel. He said, “Know who your friends are – and listen to your mum.” And he said “Whenever you feel that maybe you are feeling a bit weird and different, ask somebody who will tell you the truth – keep people around you who you know will be honest.” I think that’s very good advice. Emma [Watson], who plays Hermione, was really nice as well – we had a bit of girl bonding!“
EDIT:
And thanks very much to Solo from our Forums’ for letting us know that the BBC website has a article about “Ballet Shoes”.
They talk about casting, what a wonderful story it is, and they also have some wonderful things to say about Emma:
Heidi adds: “She is also incredibly hardworking. Our schedule was murderous, and she never once complained, even when she was white with exhaustion.” Insiders also noticed a refreshing lack of vanity
EWO was just updated with a new official picture from “Ballet Shoes” along with some press information about the film.
Go to Emma’s site to see it!
And please remember to vote for Emma at People.com! 🙂
Have a wonderful day
[ Katy ]
Just a quick reminder that the deadline to participate in the Christmas project is November 30, just 5 more days. See the November 15 update for details.
And the deadline for the calendar competition is November 28.
[ dook ]
Hello EW.netters,
Today, thanks to Diandra, we have a new video for you: an OotP behind-the-scenes special from the Brazilian channel SBT. You’ll see Emma pushing Daniel on the set (at 03:43), making funny dance moves (at 04:35) and being interviewed (it starts at 06:52).
Download the video here: WMV or watch it our YouTube
(There are actually three parts to the special, but we’re only posting the second one, because that’s where Emma is interviewed)
Also, we’d like to thank Solo for finding a new article from the Toronto Sun which features a few nice Emma quotes:
“It’s funny because it happened to me when I was so young. You barely notice yourself growing up when it’s happening, but I guess that’s what has happened, really. It’s very peculiar looking back on them and seeing how much I’ve changed and how much I’ve grown and what I looked like before all this happened. But, in a way, that’s what people really identify with. It makes it a real journey — a very real journey — because we literally are growing up with the characters.”
“For such mainstream entertainment, it has such depth. It is very complex. That’s why I wouldn’t just call it a kids’ book. I would call it an adults’ book as well because it genuinely can be read by all ages.”
“Everything about the book, everything about J.K. Rowling’s world, is thought down to the very last detail. You can pull apart the spells and they’re Latin and they actually mean what they’re doing. And all the names are so interesting and they’re unique and different and everyone has their own history. How she’s come up with all of this is just amazing.”
“At the end of each book, it’s almost like an Aesop’s Fable. Every time, every year, there is a lesson that Harry learns, so that the reader in turn learns.” With no lectures. “Exactly! So it doesn’t feel tiresome.”
“I did a film for the BBC, called Ballet Shoes, in the summer. Having an experience outside of Harry Potter really helped me. I think it convinced me that this is where I am meant to be and this is what I’m meant to be doing: That I do want to be an actress.”
“But I think I needed to have an experience outside of Harry Potter because, in a way, I was really plucked out of obscurity and given this role. I mean, I really wanted it but it never felt like a decision that I made. It just happened to me. I felt that I won the lottery. So I’ve always kind of slightly questioned it.”
[ Dook & Neve ]
Well if you celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday I hope you all had a wonderful day and got to spend it with your family/friends. 🙂
Thanks to our Order partner Leaky for letting us know that residents of the UK can enter a contest to win a small role in HBP! You must be 12 or older to win the Walk On Prize as an extra in a crowd scene which may or may not be a silent scene. There is no guarantee that your scene will make the final cut and actually be in the Film, but it’ll be an amazing experience and well worth it!
You can enter here. Good luck everyone! 😆
And don’t forget for the US and Canada residents to enter a contest to visit the set of HBP. The contest runs from November 13 and ends January 5th. You must be 13 years or older and can enter via Facebook or harrypotter.com
Go here for more info.
Good luck!
[ Katy ]
Calendar by Elena
