Several months ago, rumours circulated that Emma Watson was being lined up to take the lead role in a new live-action adaptation of the classic Beauty and the Beast. Now, Variety is reporting that this is close to becoming a reality, with Guillermo Del Toro directing and Andrew Davies writing the film for Warner Brothers. Get the whole story

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment yesterday announced, along with TT Games and the LEGO Group, that the follow up to the hit game Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is to be released this 2011 Christmas season.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, NGP, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS and PC.
"Based on the last three Harry Potter books and final four films, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 takes players through Harry Potter’s heroic adventures in the Muggle and wizarding worlds. From Privet Drive in Little Whinging to Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and Hogwarts – plus new locations including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic, and Godric’s Hollow – players will encounter new faces, new challenges and new magic, preparing them for the ultimate face-off against Lord Voldemort™."
Emma Watson in final negotiations to star in Del Toro’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ adaptation!
Emma Watson Goes Horror?
Even though it’s no where near time for Halloween, I’m always in the mood for a scary movie. With Daniel Radcliffe’s The Woman in Black in theaters now, it looks like another Potter alum may enter the realm of the undead. According to Bloody Disgusting, the Weinstein Company is trying to cast Emma Watson for the lead role of “Justine” in the long awaited slasher film Kristy. Here’s what they had to say:
We’ve been tipped that Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, Don’t Say a Word) is now in the director’s chair with a shoot date slated for this coming April. Penned by Tony Jaswinski, the slasher is being pegged as The Strangers on a college campus. It follows a coed who stays in her dorm during Thanksgiving and is being terrorized by four masked assailants on the empty campus - the killers are up against far more than they bargained for. David Kirschner is producing with his David Kirschner Productions.
Nothing yet has been set in stone for Watson, although I think she could do some real damage in a horror flick. Seeing as how she attends Oxford University right now, she has amazing knowledge of college campus life. Let’s hope that Watson has a love of horror like I do.
BAFTA Film Awards: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 wins for Special Visual Effects
The BAFTA film awards took place tonight in London, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 picked up the award for Special Visual Effects! Congratulations to the team: John Richardson, Tim Burke, Greg Butler, David Vickery and all the others who contributed to bring the books spectacularly to life.
Unfortunately, Deathly Hallows Part 2 missed out on the other awards it was nominated for – Production Design, Makeup & Hair, and Sound. Get the whole story





