You will rarely find a child—particularly a little girl—who has never entertained herself with Noel Streatfield’s classic, “Ballet Shoes”. We all have gone through this 1936 novel that revolves round the lives and ambitions of three talented orphans… Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil! Emma Watson was also not an exception. As a child she also loved the book and she practiced ballet for years too.
Well, now she is going to translate the character of Pauline on screen!
Emma who made the Harry Potter- pal- character Hermione popular worldwide officially announces in her website (http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com) that she is going to play one of the lead roles in the upcoming film “Ballet Shoes” for BBC 1 made by
Granada.
As compared to Harry Potter novels, the story of Ballet shoes is far too simple—it is a story of three orphan sisters, who suddenly come to discover their special talents and start working on it to become accomplished dancers and actresses!
Now Emma is going to play the role of Pauline—the eldest of the three sisters who aspires to become an actress. To quote a TV source: “Emma was practically born for this role.” In fact it is Emma’s first TV role, in which she is going to share the screen with comedian Victoria Wood and Hustle star Marc Warren. Potter’s evil Uncle Vernon —Richard Griffiths also appears in this lavish adoption of Noel Streatfield’s hugely popular children book. “Hot young talent” Lucy Boynton is playing the role of Posy.
It is going to be a feature length movie—the filming is scheduled to begin this month and is slatted for a Christmas time airing!
To quote a BBC insider, “It’s a real coup de coeur for Emma, who loved the book as a child and practised ballet for years. She is having her fittings done at the moment and is to have her hair dyed white blonde for the part.”
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Angel // Dec 7, 2007 at 3:55 pm
She is so nice! Excellent capture!
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