Simon Mayo from BBC Radio interviewed Emma on Monday. They talk about Tale of Despereaux, the upcoming filming of Deathly Hallows, and what Emma is doing for Christmas. Emma mentions that she had been around all day promoting the film, so be on the lookout for more appearances.

You can use the player below to listen to the interview.

Reminder: Emma will be on the Blue Peter show today at 4:35pm on BBC1.

This year sure has gone by quickly. Hard to believe it’s December already. And that means time for a new calendar. Congratulations to Jessica, our winner for December.

Honorable mentions go to Roni, Stacey, Rachel and Ladygrace. Beautiful calendars everyone, and thank you to all who entered.

TV Alert:
EWO has confirmed that Emma will be on the Blue Peter show on Wednesday, December 3, at 4:35pm on BBC1. Please someone record this so we can all enjoy it.

The Tale of Despereaux Premiere
The world premiere of The Tale of Despereaux is Sunday, December 7 at the Arc Light Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard. The press call is scheduled for 12pm, celebrity arrivals at 1pm and the screening begins at 2pm. In attendance will be cast members Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, William H. Macy, Tony Hale and Sigourney Weaver; directors Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen; writer/producer Gary Ross; producer Allison Thomas; and composer William Ross.

Yay, it looks like Emma will be at the premiere. 🙂

The movie opens nationwide on December 19.

The online teen magazine Portrait has several features with Emma in their December issue, including an article, a puzzle, pictures, wallpapers and a review of The Tale of Despereaux. Thanks to Kat at Portrait for letting us know.

Deadline Reminder: You have until the end of today to participate in the Christmas Project. Don’t put it off any longer. And if you can’t think of what to write, there’s nothing wrong with a simple “Merry Christmas”.

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We have a new video promoting The Tale of Despereaux for you today. This appeared in short segments during last nights showing of “The Incredibles”. Credit to 789mpg at Superiorpics. 😆

The Tale of Despereaux premieres in Los Angeles on December 7 at 2pm at the Arc Light Theater at the Cinerama Dome. Let’s hope that Emma will attend. :smile:

The UK Tiffany & Co.website has a video which includes Emma turning on the Christmas lights at the Somerset House Ice Rink. Go here and click on the “Watch The Video” link. Sadly there is no footage of her skating. Thanks to Tayna for the tip.

Upcoming TV appearances:

Emma is scheduled to appear on the Blue Peter show Wednesday December 3 according to this Heads Up on CBBC. Hopefully someone in the UK will record this so we can all enjoy it. Thanks to Tayna again for the tip.

And as mentioned in previous updates, Emma, Dan and Rupert will appear in some exclusive looks at HBP during the ABC Family Harry Potter Weekend, December 5 through 7, and Emma will reportedly be a guest “elf” sometime during the Today show Toy drive which runs December 1 through 23.

Emma attended Press Night for the play In a Dark Dark House yesterday at the Almeida Theatre in London. We’ll update with more details if we get them, but for now, we have a few pictures courtesy of Celebutopia.

Emma is again in the German edition of In Touch, this time with a photo from Somerset House. Thanks to Charly again for the scans, and translations of the captions. The first one says, Look out, here I come! “Harry Potter”-Star Emma Watson turned at the opening of the ice rink in front of the “Somerset House” as a guest of honor a few laps on the ice: “It is Christmas and beautiful”, she enthuses. The smaller says Watch out and play up! Emma had as much fun at skating as the kids.

J!-Ent has reported that Emma will be one of the celebrity guests during this years NBC News’ Today show annual toy drive. Special celebrity guest “elves” help with the gift collection every morning on the air at 8:30 a.m. This year’s celebrity elves include Matthew Broderick, Heidi Klum, Kevin Bacon, Drake Bell and Josh Peck, Emma Watson, Kristin Chenoweth, Emma Roberts, the members of Fall Out Boy and many more. The toy drive runs from December 1 to 23. This hasn’t been confirmed elsewhere, and there is no mention of what day Emma might be on the show. Thanks to KS987 for the tip.

Only three more days to participate in the Christmas Project. Remember, the deadline is December 1

ABC Family channel will air the first four Harry Potter movies during the Dec 5-7 weekend as part of its 25 Days of Christmas. A special extended version of Goblet of Fire will be televised which includes deleted scenes.

There will also be exclusive first looks at Half-Blood Prince through the weekend. Emma, Dan and Rupert will discuss the film and some insider secrets during these segments. source

We also have another magazine scan featuring Emma’s fashions. This one is from the December issue of Vogue. Thanks to Megan for sending it in.

An incredible new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released over the weekend! The trailer is played during the previews for Twilight. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can click on the screencap below, or go to the film’s official page.

 

Site Reminders:

The calendar competition deadline is coming up soon. November 29.

Also, the deadline for the Christmas Project is approaching fast. Remember, the deadline is December 1, so you have 8 days left.

Have a great day!

We have some new magazine scans for you today. News of the World Fashion Magazine had a feature on Emma’s fashions over the years, and Emma was mentioned in a couple recent issues of Mizz Magazine. Thanks to Emma C for the scans.

We also have scans from the last three issues of the German edition of In Touch magazine with more who wore it better comparisons. Thanks to Charly for sending them in.

Reminders:

Don’t forget the calendar competition deadline is coming up soon. Since the site was down we got a late start, so you don’t have as much time this month.

The deadline for the Christmas Project is also coming up soon, only 10 days.