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Every year Emma-Watson.net creates a birthday project as a way for fans to show their support for Emma. Many of you have grown up with Emma, and some of you have been part of the projects since the beginning. This will be our 10th year! Let’s make it a good one.
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Emma Watson appeared in a Comic Relief comedy sketch for Red Nose Day on Friday. The Vicar of Dibley sketch saw the return of Dawn French in the title role. Also appearing were Jennifer Saunders, Maureen Lipman, Annette Crosbie, Ruth Jones and Fiona Bruce. A clip from the sketch can be seen below.
In the latest issue of TotalFilm, Emma Watson talks about her upcoming films Colonia, Regression, Beauty and the Beast and Queen of the Tearling, as well as HeForShe, gender equality, her path and life and future direction. The May issue of TotalFilm is on sale now.
On Colonia:
“I got sent the script and my agent sent me the Wikipedia page on Colonia Dignidad. I immediately went, ‘Oh my God, I’m not sure!’ It was really, really, really heavy and really awful subject matter, but the script was such a page-turner and so well written and I’m really a big fan of Daniel Brühl. I really liked the director [Florian Gallenberger]. It all just kind of felt right: a really intelligent female leading role character. It felt like the right thing to do. It really challenged me. It really pushed me to the brink, this role. I was essentially playing a girl living in a concentration camp. It’s tough emotionally, putting yourself in that place every day. So it was gruelling. But I really wanted to try. I really hope I’ve done it justice for people who actually really lived it and really experienced it.”
Beauty and the Beast
“I sing, so that’s really unexpected. I’ve never had to do that for a film role before, and I think people will be interested to see me do something very different like that. It gives me a different challenge, really. That’s terrifying in and of itself!”
and Queen of the Tearling
“I really like it. For me, to want to sign up to a series again, I wanted to have a certain amount of autonomy and control within that. Working with David’s been great. I’d love to direct something one day. I’d love to produce as well, so it’s quite a nice way to start learning about that. Yeah, just dipping my toes into that world.”
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson answered audience questions about HeForShe and gender equality in an hour long conversation with BBC1 Radio’s Greg James on Sunday March 8. The event honoring International Women’s Day streamed live on facebook from London.
Dan Stevens and Luke Evans have been confirmed as Beast and Gaston in Emma Watson’s upcoming film Beauty and the Beast. Emma welcomed them by posting to twitter, “Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! Welcome aboard @thatdanstevens #beautyandthebeast” and “Bonjour Gaston! ❤️ Welcome! #BeautyAndTheBeast“. Filming begins May 18.
Emma Watson announced via her facebook page that she will be conducting a live question and answer session on Gender Equality this Sunday, 8 March. See her message for an opportunity to be a member of the audience. For everyone else, the event will be live streamed on facebook.
I hope you’ll join me on Sunday 8th of March at 1PM NYC/5PM London-time for a conversation about He For She and Gender Equality, live on Facebook. If you’re in London and would like to be there in person, tell me how you are making a personal impact to advance gender equality. Please submit your story, here: http://goo.gl/forms/dRzVjsdNSR, by 12PM London-time on Wednesday 4th of March and you could be selected to attend this special event as an audience member! Em x