Variety is reporting that Emma Watson is in VERY EARLY talks to play the lead role of Cinderella in, you guessed it, Disney’s adaption of Cinderella which is set for release some time in 2014. Kenneth Branagh will be directing the film and, as many fans recall, Kenneth played Gilderoy Lockhart in Chamber of Secrets so this definitely gives Emma an edge.  Cate Blanchett, of Lord of the Rings fame, will play the wicked stepmother.

Fans will also remember that Emma is hoping to play Belle in Guillermo del Toro’s adaption of Beauty and the Beast, if that project ever moves forward.  Both the director and Emma have expressed how excited they are to possibly work together.