You might have thought that, after the Harry Potter series, Emma Watson would be set for life, but it turns out she's still after your valuables*. Yes, she’ll play a criminal nuisance for Sofia Coppola’s new film The Bling Ring.
Coppola is writing and directing the film, which is based on the true story of a group of teenage girls arrested in 2009 following a string of break-ins at homes of personalities including Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Paris Hilton. The group became famous for pouring over TV shows and celebrity mags looking for jewellery, clothing and other items that caught their eye.
The irony is the criminals were already from fairly affluent homes, but had become enamoured of the jewel-encrusted lifestyle of Hilton and co. Kids, eh?
"I'm excited about the young cast we're assembling and I'm looking forward to shooting on location here in Los Angeles," Coppola tells Variety, though she doesn’t specify who else is up for a role.
Watson, who last appeared briefly in My Week With Marilyn, is seemingly still finding time to score acting jobs even as she re-commits to her studies. She’ll next be seen in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and is attached to both David Yates’ **Your Voice In My Head and Guillermo del Toro’s **Beauty And The Beast **(though given del Toro’s output rate, she could probably complete a Master’s degree before that one is up and ready to shoot…)
*Not true. She’s lovely and would never steal anything except our hearts.