What does Emma Watson actually do?

With hers filming of the literary classic “Little Women,” Great Gerwig (“Barbie,” “Ladybird”) finally established herself as one of the best contemporary directors Hollywood. Gerwig's film version of the story of the unlikely sisters Amy, Jo, Meg and Beth, set at the time of the American Civil War in the 1860s, also featured a top-class cast: In the most important hatches Florence Pugh (“Oppenheimer,” “Midsommar”) as Amy, Saoirse Ronan (“The Outrun”, “Grand Budapest Hotel”) as Jo, Emma Watson (“Harry Potter”, “Maybe Better Tomorrow”) as Meg and Eliza Scanlen (“Old,” “Mille Meets Moses”) as Beth. With Timothée Chalamet (“Dune”, “Wonka”) also involved a young male talent who is no longer out Hollywood is unthinkable. “Little Women” can be seen on Friday, December 20th, 2024 at 12:45 a.m. on ZDF.

fur Emma Watson was “Little Women” until the last time Cinema production. In 2020 the announced actress on, one Time out to want to do. In an interview with the “Financial Times” in 2023, she stated that her withdrawal also had to do with the fact that her career no longer fulfilled her and she felt “a bit trapped”. Nevertheless, she still plans to return to the big screen.

Directorial debut, own gin and return to Hogwarts

Was also a hat Emma Watson done since 2020 when she no longer starred in any cinema productions? She also justified her withdrawal by not having enough creative say in her projects. This seems to be dying actress to want to change in future projects: As the fashion house Prada When she was contacted for a commercial in 2022, Watson only agreed on the condition that she be allowed to direct it herself, which she did. The spot became Watson's directorial debut – a good exercise for a future role behind the camera.

Another product has it Emma Watson their fingers in the game. Together with her brother Alex, she created her own gin brand: Renais gin is called the Watson spirit. A 700 milliliter bottle of the drink costs around 45 euros; the vines are grown in France and are distilled gin then in England.

But the third project Watson has taken on since “Little Women” may have received the most fan attention: the reunion of the stars of the “Harry Potter” films on the occasion of the 20th anniversary Film series. This happened as part of the TV special “Return to Hogwarts,” which premiered on January 1, 2022. Darin Watson reflected alongside her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint about the popular films that made all three main actors famous. In addition to the trio, other “Harry Potter” stars are in the special, such as Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman and Robbie Coltrane to see. For Coltrane, who played Rubeus Hagrid in the films, it was the last appearance: The Actor Published on October 14, 2022.