Emma Watson to Star in Disneys Live Action Beauty and the Beast
Harry Potter star Emma Watson's latest role will be another bookish heroine. "I will be playing Belle in Disney's new live-action Beauty and the Beast!" the actress posted on her Facebook page. "My six year old self is on the ceiling  heart bursting. Time to start some singing lessons.", functiond, s, id  var js, fjs  d.getElementsByTagNames0 if d.getElementByIdid return js  d.createElements js.id  id js.src  'https//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.jsxfbml1versionv2.11' fjs.parentNode.insertBeforejs, fjsdocument, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk', The movie will be directed by Bill Condon, who directed The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn, and produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. According to a Disney press release, the film will begin filming later this year. Read next 10 Things Beauty and the Beasts Belle and Harry Potters Hermione Have in Common, Listen to the most important stories of the day.