Watson and Lerman may join The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The project is set up at John Malkovich's Mr. Mudd Production Company.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower author Stephen Chbosky is going to direct from his own script with Lianne Halfon, Malkovich and Russell Smith.
This is Emma Watson's first feature role apart from her work as Hermione Granger in Warner Bros.' eight Harry Potter films.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was published in 1999. It is narrated by a shy and unpopular teenager who talks about "his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person and explores the awkward times of adolescence, including drug use and sexuality."
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Globalgirl
Emma Watson starred in Ballet Shoes, so this upcoming film will not be her first feature. The book Perks of Being a Wallflower was lame, I hope the film version will be more interesting. It's going to have Logan Lerman in it, so it's worth seeing.
3 years agoby @globalgirlFlag
Shadow Of The Day
Cool.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
sobriquet87
I'm assuming Emma would play Sam, which is a completely different character from the ones she usually plays. It will be really nice to see her get to show off her range. Emma is one of the rare actresses who can play anything: drama, comedy, romance, horror, etc. She's very talented.
I also heard John Malkovich will be in this film. How cool is that?
@Geek: You're entitled to your own opinion, but I think he's awesome.
3 years agoby @sobriquet87Flag
Vanboy
Yes, she has always been beautiful. A real beauty and not JUSt hot. She's that too, but she can really act, without really trying to be hot.
Sounds like this might be an "R" rated film. Watson may be stepping into more adult roles from here on. She did say that when a role required nudity, she'd just do it without any problem. She said that, about the time, Radcliff was doing those nude scenes on stage.
This sounds like and arthouse film.
3 years agoby @vanboyFlag
Chris
I'll watch this
3 years agoby @unknown21Flag
The Soylent Green Monkey
I read this book awhile ago. I'm glad the author is directing this, rather than someone else f*cking it up.
3 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag
the Narrator
@Geek, he's decent in Gamer, good in the Butterfly Effect at a young age, and he was good in 3:10 to Yuma. Sorry bud, but I give him props alone for being in anything related to Disney or Nickelodeon like all child actors these days.
As for Watson, I agree she is hot, and I'd love her in this movie, after all, she'd be exploring "the awkward times of adolescence, including drug use and sexuality." Perfect. :)
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Jcberry526
love Emma, she be very good (very beautiful to).. Logan is not bad, he just need to grow/learn abit more like we all do, its doesnt happen over night, in all cases :)
3 years agoby @jcberry526Flag
GeekStar
@Cghambright.I watched 3:10 to Yuma.So I stick by my comment.
3 years agoby @vendetta28Flag
Tyranus
he was also good in Meet Bill (very underrated movie in my opinion)
3 years agoby @tyranusFlag
Cghambright
@Geek Star: Logan Lerman is pretty talented. See 3:10 to Yuma.
@Sonnytropez: Emma isn't taking acting classes. She's studying the art of acting at Brown, which isn't the same thing...i think. Either way, she will be brilliant.
3 years agoby @cghambrightFlag
GeekStar
Why would they place Emma Watson,a talented and beautiful actress,with a no talent wanna be like Logan Lerman in the same movie?
3 years agoby @vendetta28Flag
Sonnytropez
i hope its true i think emma would be really good init since she has been taking acting classes :)
3 years agoby @sonnytropezFlag
Ellenarnold
cant wait! love them both!
3 years agoby @ellenarnoldFlag
sobriquet87
Awesome! I hope this is true! They're both brilliant actors. I think they're both perfect for this film. Emma will probably play Sam.
3 years agoby @sobriquet87Flag
Dan
I'll also say, over time, I've come to respect Harry Potter. I liked how the story became progressively darker and more mature as it went, and all the credit goes to Ms. Rowling for creating that world.
3 years agoby @dan1Flag
Dan
And yeah, she's turned out to be pretty good looking :)
3 years agoby @dan1Flag
Dan
I'll be fascinated to see if she can break away from the Hermione role and into other movies successfully. Sometimes that's a hard transition for child actors, and actors intensely associated with a certain series (Mark Hamill comes to mind).
3 years agoby @dan1Flag
Ryan Moran
emma watson is so hot
3 years agoby @nightwing18Flag