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Madame Tussauds spokeswoman Nicole Fenner is thrilled the 22-year-old actress is now part of the exhibit, saying: "Emma is the perfect addition and we're very lucky to add her to our A-list line up. She's a true English rose known and loved by millions of film and fashion fans around the world. "She will feel right at home among a host of other glamorous personalities and we know she will be a huge hit with all our guests!" Emma's likeness is dressed in the midnight blue backless cocktail gown embroidered with beads and crystals which she wore at a Lancome red carpet event in Hong Kong in December 2011. Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab created the outfit. The figure is positioned so it is sat chaise longue to allow fans to sit next to her and take their photo with Emma. Senior sculptor Alex Carlisle was responsible for creating Emma's figure and is delighted with the model has turned out. Alex said: "The real challenge is getting that sparkle and

ELLE cover star takes her place in the museum One of Emma Watsons most dazzling red-carpet moments has been immortalised with a new waxwork at Madame Tussauds. The actress and ELLE cover star was inducted into the London tourist attraction earlier this week. The waxwork in her imagewhich took four months to createappears in a backless, beaded Elie Saab dress that Watson wore to a beauty event in December 2011. Madame Tussauds spokesperson Nicole Fenner called Watson the perfect addition to the waxwork lineup. [Watson] is one of the most requested personalities by our guests. Shes a true English rose known and loved by millions of film and fashion fans around the world. The actress and ELLE Style Award winner has worn Elie Saab designs for some of her most important events, including the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011. See her best looks here. Watch Watson's Behind the Cover video

Topics: emma watson , london , madame tussauds Emma Watson's Madame Tussauds wax figure. Bang Showbiz EMMA Watson has become the "English rose" Madame Tussauds after her wax figure was unveiled on Tuesday (26.03.13). The 'Harry Potter' star has been immortalised in wax at the world famous attraction in London and is joining a host of British screen icons such as Dame Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet at the attraction. Madame Tussauds spokeswoman Nicole Fenner is thrilled the 22-year-old actress is now part of the exhibit, saying: "Emma is the perfect addition and we're very lucky to add her to our A-list line up. She's a true English rose known and loved by millions of film and fashion fans around the world. "She will feel right at home among a host of other glamorous personalities and we know she will be a huge hit with all our guests!" Emma's likeness is dressed in the midnight blue backless cocktail gown embroidered with beads and crys

Emma Watson is set to receive a special honor from MTV. The cable network announced Tuesday that the 22-year-old star of the "Harry Potter" films will be honored with the MTV Trailblazer Award during this year's MTV Movie Awards. Emma Stone won the Trailblazer Award last year, when it was given out for the first time. According to MTV.com , "The Trailblazer Award honors best-in-class young actors who are actively carving out their own unique and diverse path in the film industry." Watson recently starred as high school student Sam in 2012's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky (which was first published by MTV Books). In addition to the Trailblazer Award, Watson has been nominated in three categories for her role in "Perks" (best female performance, best kiss with co-star Logan Lerman, best musical moment with Lerman and Ezra Miller) at this year's MTV Movie Awards. "I lov

There must be something magical about Emmas. A year after Emma Stone received the first-ever MTV Trailblazer Award , 22-year-old "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actress Emma Watson will follow suit at this year's MTV Movie Awards , airing live on Sunday, April 14 at 9 p.m. ET. The Trailblazer Award honors best-in-class young actors who are actively carving out their own unique and diverse path in the film industry. Watson first cast her spell on audiences at the tender age of 11 years old, playing precocious wizard Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Seven sequels later, the actress graduated from Hogwarts and conjured increasingly mature roles in films like "My Week With Marilyn" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." The latter, in which Watson played high school senior Sam, earned her three Movie Awards nominations this year: Best Female Performance, Best Kiss (with co-star Logan Lerman) and Best Musical Mo

Published: March. 23, 2013 at 11:32 AM HOLLYWOOD, March 23 (UPI) -- Emma Watson took to Twitter to confirm she posed nude on an upcoming Earth Day photo spread, but dashed speculation about a racy movie role. Watson included a bare-shouldered head shot of herself while tweeting the praises of the new James Houston photography book "Natural Beauty" and also dismissed the idea of playing the leading lady in the film version of "Fifty Shades of Grey." "Who here actually thinks I would do '50 Shades of Grey' as a movie? Like really," Watson tweeted Saturday. The Los Angeles Times said Watson was more enthused about "Natural Beauty," which included the 22-year-old actress demurely covering up with her arms or using strategically placed flowers.

Emma Watson has stripped off for charity. The 22-year-old star - best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise - has been photographed topless and covered in muddy water for a series of portraits in a new photo book and exhibition called Natural Beauty . The photo is part of a series of celebrity photos for the book, with all proceeds donated to Global Green USA. The actress is clearly excited to be involved with the campaign, as she tweeted a photo of herself from the shoot, with the caption: "'My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with his book Natural Beauty . It's out now. : ) X' (sic)" Click on the thumbnail below for a larger version of one of the gorgeous images:

Published: March. 23, 2013 at 11:32 AM HOLLYWOOD, March 23 (UPI) -- Emma Watson took to Twitter to confirm she posed nude on an upcoming Earth Day photo spread, but dashed speculation about a racy movie role. Watson included a bare-shouldered head shot of herself while tweeting the praises of the new James Houston photography book "Natural Beauty" and also dismissed the idea of playing the leading lady in the film version of "Fifty Shades of Grey." "Who here actually thinks I would do '50 Shades of Grey' as a movie? Like really," Watson tweeted Saturday. The Los Angeles Times said Watson was more enthused about "Natural Beauty," which included the 22-year-old actress demurely covering up with her arms or using strategically placed flowers.

Along with other fellow environmentalists, Emma Watson poses in saucy pictures for Earth Day. The pictures will be published in James Houston's upcoming book of photography called "Natural Beauty." By Nardine Saad March 22, 2013 , 5:36 p.m. Emma Watson will strip down to raise environmental awareness, even though she won't do it for the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie.

Published: 8:25AM Saturday March 23, 2013 Source: BANG Showbiz Actress Emma Watson. - Source: BANG Showbiz Emma Watson not interested in 50 Shades role Emma Watson is 'obsessed with being perfect' Emma Watson mistaken for child at immigration Emma Watson has stripped off for charity. The 22-year-old star - best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise - has been photographed topless and covered in muddy water with an exotic flower between her teeth for a series of portraits in a new photo book and exhibition called 'Natural Beauty.' The photo is part of a series of celebrity photos for the book, with all proceeds donated to Global Green USA. The actress is clearly excited to be involved with the campaign, as she tweeted a photo of herself from the shoot, with the caption: "'My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with his book Natural Beauty. It's out now. : ) X'" While she is happy to take her clothes off in aid of a g

22 Mar 2013 13:01 Hermione from Harry Potter gets her kit off again, in a series of sexy new pictures for a charity book Our eyes! It feels wrong to look at Hermione from Harry Potter naked, but here she is with her clothes off, again. And this makes it twice in one week that Emma Watson's stripped off: she's also been getting sexy in the trailer for her new film, Bling Ring. Emma will literally take her clothes off for anyone these days (not really, that's an exaggeration) Natural Beauty By James Houston Trailer/ YOUTUBE Emma's posing naked for her friend James Houston, who's made a new book full of photos of celebs. It's called Natural Beauty, and as Emma wrote on Twitter: "My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with his book Natural Beauty. It's out now". In the video, Emma does an adorable fist pump when she finishes shooting her naked pics, and you also see stars like Entourage's Adrian Grenier, Brooke Shields, Christy Turlington and l

Emma Watson is showing some skin -- for a cause, of course. Photos: 'Harry Potter' cast over the years (Photos) Stories: Emma Watson sports 'tramp stamp' tattoo on 'Bling Ring' set, turns 22 'Bling Ring's Nicholas Prugo: Plea deal in Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge burglaries Emma Watson cast in Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring' film The 22-year-old actress, who is perhaps best known for her role as Hermoine Granger in the "Harry Potter" series, shed her clothing for a series of photos for James Houston's new book, "Natural Beauty." Some of the photos show the English actress baring her shoulders and debuting a fresh-faced look (see photo above), while others show her in minimal m! akeup suggestively posing with orchids. "My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with his book Natural Beauty. It's out now. : ) X," she Tweeted , with a corresponding photo from the shoot. The book of portraits will be release

Emma Watson recently squashed the rumors that shed be starring in the steamy 50 Shades Of Grey movie but that doesnt mean that Hermione is against posing nude for the camera. Watson recently took off her clothes for a book about natural beauty. The art book, created by photographer James Houston, focuses on environmentally conscious celebrities. In addition to Emma Watson, Adrian Grenier, Christy Tyrlington, and Elle Macpherson all posed for the book. Houston writes : My latest project, NATURAL BEAUTY , is a photographic series inspired by the connection I feel to nature in my design work and in the environment. I shot some of the worlds leading celebrities and top models who are also environmentally conscious. The project will launch during earth week this year with exhibits in New York and Los Angeles. Proceeds from the book will go to raise awareness for environmental issues like funding Global Green USA. Houston added: This project merges my longtime interest in the human form and

By Erin O'Sullivan, Access Hollywood For fiction fans hoping to have their Harry Potter heroine disrobe for the Fifty Shades film trilogy, sorry its probably not happening. After reports from hacker collective Anonymous this week claimed they had stolen documents from German studio Constantin Films servers proving Emma Watson was attached to star in Fifty Shades of Grey, the actress slammed the report on Twitter. VIEW THE PHOTOS: "Fifty Shades Of Grey": The celeb fans & fantasy castings Who here actually thinks I would do '50 Shades of Grey' as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life, the 22-year-old beauty posted on Sunday, of the buzz claiming shell play Anastasia Steele in the highly anticipated film version of E L James steamy novel. [ View the story "Emma Watson won't do 'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie" on Storify ] After hundreds of fans responded (most saying they dont believe Emma would ever sign on for the erotic role) and the

"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson cleared up any questions about her potential involvement in an upcoming movie when she took to Twitter this weekend. Since the announcement of the movie production of E.L James' erotic New York Times best-seller, "Fifty Shades of Grey," rumors have spread that Watson will be considered for a leading role in the film. Although nothing official has been announced, there apparently was enough talk about it to push Watson to set everyone straight. Saturday night, Watson tweeted, "Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life." Later on, Watson stated she was glad things were cleared up. But this wasn't the first time Watson has been bold in her opinions regarding her standards and what she will or will not do. In 2009, Watson expressed her distaste for the Hollywood ideal. "I find the whole concept of being sexy embarrassing and confusing," Watson told th

Actress Emma Watson has denied rumors that she has been cast as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey film. Emma Watson , rumored to be starring in the bondage flick "50 Shades of Grey," is shutting those rumors down. The " Harry Potter " star may be breaking with her brainy "Harry Potter" image in her upcoming film "The Bling Ring," which has our beloved Hermione Granger involved in some burglary, drinking and hard partying on-screen, but she hasn't gone that far. Watson was rumored to be cast in the starring role of Anastasia Steele, an ingenue who enters into a contract with a mysterious young chief executive named Christian Grey to participate in a bondage-filled, dominant-submissive sexual relationship. News broke about the casting when the online collective Anonymous reportedly hacked into German studio Constantin Film's internal server earlier this month and posted a document that said Watson was attached to the upcoming a

Emma Watson will not be in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film. Thank God. No one wants to see a 12-year-old having sexy time. Well, she seems like she's still 12. The actress, known for playing Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" movies has made it clear -- again -- she won't have a part of the by E.L. James story, sometimes referred to as "mommy porn." "Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie?" Watson tweeted. "Like really. For real. In real life. Good. Well that's sorted then," she added. Rumors about Watson's involvement began shortly after the film adaptation was given a green light last summer. She has poo-poohed the rumors in the past but that hasn't stopped them from rampaging over the internet. Other actresses rumored to be considered for the lead include Mila Kunis, Nina Dobrev, Shailene Woodley and Emma Roberts, according to the New York Post. Though many details about the upcoming

March 18, 2013 04:30:34 GMT The 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' star makes it clear that she won't star in the film adapted from E. L. James' novel of the same title. Photo credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN took to Twitter on Saturday, March 16 to slam the rumors that she was going to play Anastasia Steele in upcoming movie "". The 22-year-old star wasn't interested in doing the film in spite of reports she was cast in the lead role. "Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life," Emma tweeted. She later sent out a tweet featuring just a question mark. "Good. Well that's that sorted then," she added. This isn't the first time Emma addressed reports that she's going to star in the movie adapted from a novel by E. L. James. Words that she could star in the film first began circulating summer 2012, but Emma was quick to shoot the reports down. "I haven't read the book, I

Emma Watson isnt interested in stripping down for Universals upcoming 50 Shades of Grey adaptation, and all she needed was a simple tweet to make that clear: Sorry, hackers , but it looks like you were wrong on this one!

Is Emma Watson the lucky starlet picked to play the role of Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit book "Fifty Shades of Grey"? Not so fast, according to author E.L. James. Photos: 'Harry Potter' cast over the years (Photos) Stories: Emma Watson in talks to star in 'Cinderella' live-action film, report says Emma Watson defends Kristen Stewart on cheating scandal, report says Emma Watson stopped at airport, mistaken for a child Watson's name came up again this week in rumors about the role after the German branch of the online hacker group Anonymous claimed documents they posted recently were from German studio Constantin Film, according to ABC News . One document featured Watson's name on a wish list for the role of Anastasia Steele. However, the book's author, E.L. James, dismissed casting rumors on her official Twitter account on Friday, March 15. "There have been no casting decisions made about 'Fif

Focus Features told EW.com British actress Emma Watson has not been hired for its film version of the erotic best-selling novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." Contrary to media reports claiming Watson had snagged the coveted role of Anastasia Steele in the big-screen adaptation of "Grey," the studio said casting has not begun yet for the eagerly awaited movie. Watson, 22, is the former female lead of the "Harry Potter" film franchise. She also has appeared in the celebrated movies "My Week with Marilyn" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Watson's publicist declined to comment on the "Grey" casting story, EW.com said.

Dont count Emma Watson in for Fifty Shades of Grey just yet. The Harry Potter star had been rumored to join the film adaptation of E.L. James best-selling novel after some leaked documents connected her to the movie, but the studio responsible for the film quashed those rumors on Friday. Rumors of Emma Watson signing on for the role of Anastasia Steele came from an unlikely source computer hackers. The online collective of hackers known as Anonymous was able to infiltrate the server of German studio Constantin Films and released several documents related to Fifty Shades of Grey . One of those documents noted that Emma Watson was penciled in for the lead role, though Constantin downplayed the hacking to The Hollywood Reporter . Universal Pictures later stepped in, telling USA Today that reports of Emma Watson in the lead role were not true. No one has been cast yet, a Universal Pictures spokesman said. Focus Features, which is making the film with Universal Pictures, added that Cons

(Getty Images) Emma Watsonof the Harry Potter Emma Watsonswill star in Fifty Shades of Grey Emma Watson , Brown University student, Burberry model and consummate good girlshe played goody-two-shoes Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, after allwill take the starring role in the on-screen adaptation of BDSM novel Fifty Shades of Grey , according to documents unearthed by hacker collective Anonymous. According to reports, Anonymous hacked into German film production company Constantin's internal employee server and found files confirming the casting choice. If this is true, it means that Emma Watson will portray Anastasia "Ana" Steele, the 21-year-old college senior at Washington State University who's seduced by powerful businessman and S&M fanboy Christian Grey. Some light bondage and spanking ensues. Watson has recently completed shooting Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring based on the true story of a gang of teens and young adults who robbed cele

WENN Emma Watson has been reportedly confirmed as the actress taking on the role of Anastasia Steele in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of smutty novel Fifty Shades of Grey. According to the Hollywood Reporter, hacking group Anonymous, who recently revealed financial details of a string of stars including Beyonce, Jay Z and Kim Kardashian, have leaked documents about several up and coming film projects after hacking the internal server of German studio Constantin film. In the documents is reportedly states that the Perks Of Being A Wallflower babe is signed on to play the naive lover of billionaire Christian Grey in the adaptation of the hugely popular novel by EL James. The leak was boasted about on Twitter by the group, before the Hollywood Reporter confirmed the film company had admitted they had been hacked. No mention was made of the leading man to play Anna's dominate lover, with Vampire Diaries hunk Ian Somerhalder and Henry Cavill's names both in the hat. Emma

At this point the stories surrounding the female casting of Fifty Shades of Grey seems to be going in circles. The same three names have hovered around the role of Anastasia Steele, with the likes of Mila Kunis, Emma Watson, and Alexis Bledel all said to be in the running. Last month Mila Kunis entertained the idea of becoming the naive college student sexually dominated by the mysterious Christian Grey. With that she teased what were sure is 90 percent of an audience that hasnt even picked up the erotica book by EL James. After Kunis sadly turned around and said it was highly unlikely she would participate in the film, which is owned by Universal. According to an anonymous hacker in Germany via Twitter, it looks like Emma Watson may end up looking like end game in the casting triangle. The anonymous source claims they hacked into the German movie studio Constantin Film and discovered secret documents that reveals the preliminary plans for the soft core film.While not many details

03/14/2013. Contrary to earlier reports, Harry Potter star Emma Watson will not be taking on the title role in Disney's planned live action Cinderella film. Watson was reportedly in talks to take on the role but now the frontrunner for the role is reportedly Saoirse Ronan, according to Perez Hilton. Ronan is best known from the title role in the 2011 film Hannah and is in pre-production for the title role in Mary Queen of Scots, according to IMDB. Cate Blanchett is set to star as the evil stepmother in the film and Kenneth Branagh has signed on to direct the film with filming expected to begin later this year. Emma Watson DVDs and Blu-Rays Emma Watson T-shirts and Posters . ...end

13 March 2013 Emma Watson has turned down the role to appear in the Cinderella remake, but may now be appearing in the Beauty and the Beast re-boot instead. Emma Watson had long been rumoured for the staring role in Kenneth Branagh's re-imagining of Cinderella , however last night hopes that she would be taking on the role were shattered when V ariety 's Marc Graser that she "has decided NOT to star in Disney's Cinderella ." However, this may be because Watson has another Disney re-imagining opportunity given to her; Guillermo del Toro's planned take on Beauty and the Beast . Emma Watson won't be playing Cinderella, but she may still end up being a Disney Princess after all. According to Deadline , Disney are looking to make live action remakes of some of their most famous animated classics, with Beauty and the Beast top of their list of ambitions. Apparently, Joe Ahearne, who wrote the upcoming Danny Boyle flick Trance , has been handed the reigns of t

Los Angeles - Emma Watson will not be playing Cinderella in Kenneth Branagh's film. The Perks of Being a Wallflower actress was rumoured to be starring in the Thor director's new adaptation of the classic fairytale earlier this month, however, Variety reporter Marc Graser has now confirmed she turned down the opportunity to play the iconic princess. He wrote on his Twitter-page : "Emma Watson has decided NOT to star in Disney's CINDERELLA. (sic)" Cate Blanchett has already agreed to play Cinderella's evil stepmother and is still attached to the project. Candidates to take over the titular role include Atonement star Saoirse Ronan, Anna Karenina actress Alicia Vikander and The Three Musketeers star Gabriella Wilde. Other candidates lined up The latest draft of the script was penned by The Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz. Disney gave the green light to the feature, produced by Simon Kinberg, following the success of its 2010 live action adapta

13 March 2013 Emma Watson has turned down the role to appear in the Cinderella remake, but may now be appearing in the Beauty and the Beast re-boot instead. Emma Watson had long been rumoured for the staring role in Kenneth Branagh's re-imagining of Cinderella , however last night hopes that she would be taking on the role were shattered when V ariety 's Marc Graser that she "has decided NOT to star in Disney's Cinderella ." However, this may be because Watson has another Disney re-imagining opportunity given to her; Guillermo del Toro's planned take on Beauty and the Beast . Emma Watson won't be playing Cinderella, but she may still end up being a Disney Princess after all. According to Deadline , Disney are looking to make live action remakes of some of their most famous animated classics, with Beauty and the Beast top of their list of ambitions. Apparently, Joe Ahearne, who wrote the upcoming Danny Boyle flick Trance , has been handed the reigns of t

March 13, 2013 06:06:16 GMT The upcoming live-action movie about Disney's famous princess Cinderella still lists Cate Blanchett as the villainous stepmother, despite Watson's exit. Photo credit: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN won't be playing Cinderella in Disney's new take on the classic fairytale after all, Variety reports. While the Hermione Granger of "Harry Potter" movie franchise is no longer attached to star in the upcoming live-action movie, is still on board to portray the evil stepmother. Gabriella Wilde ("") and Alicia Vikander (""), along with , Cate's on-screen foe in "", were once linked to play the Disney princess, but scheduling conflicts and other considerations prevented them from signing the deal. The Mouse House hopes to begin production sometime this fall and release the film in 2014. Kenneth Brannagh takes over the directing seat from Mark Romanek. Although Watson exits the Cinderella movie, there's still

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12 March 2013 Emma Watson has passed on Disney's big-budget Cinderella. Picture: Emma Watson Gala Screening of 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower' held at the May Fair Hotel - Inside Arrivals. London, England - 26.09.12 Slipper Didn't Fit: Emma Watson Passes On Disney's 'Cinderella' Emma Watson has weighed up the pros and cons of Kenneth Branagh 's Walt Disney movie 'Cinderella' and determined that now is probably not the time to take another family friends kids movie. Last month, Variety's Marc Graser reported that former Harry Potter actress Watson was in early talks to join the project, which stars Cate Blanchett and boasts a crew including 'Devil Wears Prada's Aline Brosh on script duty and Twilight's Chris Weitz on rewrites. The movie is planned to begin shooting in London this fall, though the entire project has been dealt a serious blow with news that Watson - the studio's first choice for Cinderella - has passed. It'

March 12, 2013 9:27 She would have starred opposite Cate Blanchett's evil stepmother in the live-action film Buy DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon UK Emma Watson has reportedly turned down the starring role in Disney's new live-action Cinderella movie. Earlier this month (March), it was reported that Watson was "in very early talks" to star as Cinderella opposite Cate Blanchett 's evil stepmother. Blanchett's role was rumoured last November and has now been confirmed. Kenneth Branagh is set to direct from a script by Chris Weitz, whose previous screenwriting credits include About A Boy , Antz and The Golden Compass . However, respected Variety reporter Marc Graser has now revealed that Watson has passed, posting on Twitter: Before Watson, several other actresses were considered for the Cinderella role, including 28 Weeks Later star Imogen Poots and Gabriella Wilde from The Three Musketeers . However, Disney was unable to lock down deals with any of them. Mea