Just a little update to let you know that Jo updated Emma’s official website with a new e.m.s, in which Emma talks about her first week back on the HP set and how much she’s looking forward to the holidays… 😆

Update: we just learnt that Ballet Shoes is scheduled to air on December 30th at 5 PM on the Canadian channel CBC. Isn’t it a nice Christmas gift for Emma’s Canadian fans? 🙂

[ Neve ]

Just a little update to let you know that Emma is #15 on Forbes “20 Top-Earning Young Superstars” list. Daniel is #6, and Rupert is #16. Click here to read more. But beware! They got some of the information wrong: for instance, we all know Emma wasn’t born on August 24th, 1988! 😉

Thanks to rockstar from our boards!

[ Neve ]

Hey EW.netters,

Solo from our boards found another review of Ballet Shoes, that you can read here. The journalist praised the movie, and Emma’s performance:

“Emma Watson, in her first role outside of the Harry Potter series, is surprisingly good. All those prim elocutionary speeches as Hermione are gone, in favour of a natural, likeable portrayal of Pauline, the eldest, who veers between anxiety about her burgeoning acting career, slight smugness and the genuine wish, as they all have, to hold the strange family together.”

Doesn’t this make you wish for December 26th to come faster? 😛

Also, DJohnson from our boards let us know that Emma is ranked #3 in Yahoo’s 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 – you go, girl! 😆  See who else is on that list here.

Update: thank to Solo (again!) for sending us links to two more Ballet Shoes reviews. This one praises the movie, saying it “has picked up strong critical acclaim, and, for many female viewers, it promises to be a glorious confection for Boxing Day night“, while this one claims that “it’s all great fun and in full faux-30s style“.

Update: We now have the trailer for Ballet Shoes. Thanks to x_BittersweetTemptation for the tip. You will need the Xvid codec to view it. As usual, you can also watch the video on our YouTube.

[ Neve ]

Thanks to Solo from our boards for letting us know about this new article, in which you can read a few new Emma quotes, such as:

“So much of what Pauline is experiencing is similar to what I went through when I auditioned for Harry Potter, says Watson. She becomes famous sort of overnight and I could relate to that. But I also relate to the experience that she goes through earlier. I got into acting because I loved reciting poetry. At my school you had to learn a poem a week and recite it.”

Though we’re not sure whether it’s wise to still trust The Telegraph after what happened a few days ago (for example, we’re really doubtful Emma “only took the role because Ballet Shoes is also a favourite of JK Rowling’s” 😉 ), it’s still an interesting read.

Update: a first review of Ballet Shoes has surfaced on the Internet! You can read it here. Among other things, the article says that “this feature-length adaptation of the classic novel set in 1930s London is sprinkled with magic, including the performance of Harry Potter star Emma Watson. She leaves Hermione Granger and Hogwarts behind to play one of three unrelated orphans adopted by eccentric explorer Professor Brown (Richard Griffiths)” and that “there’s something for both children and adults to enjoy in a drama set to dance into the hearts of viewers.” Once again, thanks to Solo for telling us! 🙂

Another update: we also have the “Emma” segment from Biography’s The Harry Potter Kids online now in our video archive. In the description is a link to a high quality version in Xvid avi. You can also watch the segment on our YouTube. We’ll have the whole program posted there later.

Have a nice week-end!

[ Neve & Dook ]

Hey EW.netters,

Many thanks to SilentBelle from our boards for sending us a link to this ELLETV video, which features a short clip of Emma and her Dad at the Chanel fashion show (you can see them at 02:10)  🙂

You can also watch this video on our YouTube.

Update: I’ve added 5 more Ballet Shoes promo pics to the gallery. Thanks to UHP for the tip. New ones are at the end, Click.

Update 2: A lot of you have commented about the Telegraph interview in December 15 update, saying that it was rather sad. Jo from EWO had this to say about the interview:

Emma is a little unhappy with the way that this interview portrays her to be some sort of victim when she absolutely is not. Many (most) of the quotes were either incorrect or completely made up…and Emma doesn’t want you to feel sorry for her!
Direct quote from Emma: “please for goodness sake no one feel sorry for me !!! I consider myself to be one of the luckiest 17 year old girls on this earth”.

Have a great day!

[ Neve ]

There is an article about Emma in Stella magazine, a one day issue that came out with yesterdays Telegraph newspaper. The article is the same as the one on the Telegraph site, but it has a great new cover picture. Click on the thumb to view the whole article in our gallery.

Time for the calendar competition!  🙂

• The size of the calendar should be at least 1024×768
• Calendars must be in a common graphics format such as jpg, tiff, gif or png.
• It must have Emma-Watson.net and January on it
• Your calendar should be in by the 28th of December
• No more than 3 entries per person please.
• All entries must be sent to emmawatson.graphics@gmail.com
• If you use hotmail or msn, please attach the picture to your email as a FILE, not a PICTURE. Choosing picture will shrink the image to a small size.

[ dook ]

EWO was updated with some great pictures taken by Emma’s father of Emma getting ready for the Chanel Fashion show that took place just a few weeks ago, and also with some pictures from the event.

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Have a great week!

[ Katy ]

Many, many thanks to jump4joy from our boards for recording and uploading the extended commercial for Ballet Shoes that aired today on BBC1. You can download it here, or watch it on our YouTube  😆

Update: a better version of the commercial has surfaced on the Internet, you can check it here. Thanks to Deux2 from our boards for uploading it!

[ Neve ]

Helloooo! 😆

Great news to start your weekend off with, the telegraph has a new interview with Emma along with a stunning new picture. She talks about being Hermione, her first acting experience outside of HP (Ballet Shoes) and more!

In many ways, it’s hard to separate her from Hermione Granger. ‘Yes, it is, isn’t it?’ she says all in a rush. ‘Sometimes even I get muddled which one I am, because I know Hermione so very well. My little brother, Toby, who’s three, gets very cross with me sometimes because when he sees me in Harry Potter he can’t understand how I can be Emma and Hermione at the same time,’ she says.

You can read the full article here. 🙂

[ Katy ]

Hello EW.net visitors! 🙂

Very good news if you’re in Canada or New Zealand – Jo updated EWO today letting us know that Ballet Shoes will air in Canada and New Zealand! The exact date is unknown so far though.

She also let us know that unfortunately Emma’s twin half-sisters were cut from the film for time purposes for the UK airing, but you still might be able to see them in the film when it airs in other countries and in the Extras section on the DVD which is coming out January 7th!

Update:

You can vote for Emma at popsugar as the “top rising star of 2007” right here. She deserves this so start voting!!!

Have a wonderful day.

[ Katy ]