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Video: Emma Watson on David Letterman
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Emma Watson was a guest on last night’s The Late Show with David Letterman and we have a full video of the interview thanks to a Youtuber. Watch the interview where Emma talks about Noah, Quidditch and more with Dave.

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Emma Watson Talks ‘Noah’ in New Interview
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In a new interview with Reuters, Emma discusses Noah which hits theatres in the US this Friday. The interview may be read below:

“Noah” marks your return to large-scale spectacle films, do you approach your role any differently than you did while making the “Harry Potter” series?
I remember being on set and Darren was saying, “Okay, the water is going to be cold, we’re probably going to be here for a full day, try and conserve your energy between takes, like keep warm and make sure you eat properly. This is going to be physically very demanding.” For a minute I felt very intimidated and then there’s something about having done those “Harry Potter” films and they were very physical. We did a lot of stuff in Scotland. It was freezing cold, filming at four in the morning, working crazy hours.

It’s kind of comforting in a way to know that in some senses, nothing will be as hard as that again, and I’m pretty prepared for most things people can throw at me, whether it be animals, water, stunts, CGI (computer-generated imagery), whatever it is. It was a very good school in a way and set me up very well for this kind of environment and this kind of pressure.

Did you do any reading on your character of Ila outside of the script?
I actually didn’t do a lot of reading, but I did a lot a research because I become a mother in the story, and obviously have never given birth myself. That required quite a lot of careful thinking. Darren and I had this conversation where we both agreed that in so many films, women give birth and it looks like they’re barely breaking a sweat. We wanted it to feel very raw, very real and so I took it pretty seriously.

Did you talk to anybody about what it’s like to give birth?
Any pregnant woman anywhere, I’d be like, “Can I talk to you? Can I talk to you about your experience?” I spoke to my own mother a lot, obviously, and then I watched a lot of YouTube videos of natural births, lots of documentaries, spoke to midwives, just any information I could get my hands on, really.

Ila is unable to conceive initially, but then is made fertile by a miracle. Was there anything in particular you tried to emphasize of her psyche?
I guess just her self-doubt. … Ila is barren, she can’t have children, and she doesn’t want to deprive her future husband of being able to have kids and to have a family. There’s this real wrestling match within her. She’s so in love with him and she kind of sacrifices her own happiness for his, and that struggle and self-doubt felt very relatable to me.

What attracted you to the role in the first place?
I was a huge fan of Darren’s films. I loved “Requiem for a Dream.” “The Fountain” is one of my favorite movies of all-time, “The Wrestler,” “Black Swan.” So, you know, even before you read the script, you’re intrigued because his work speaks for itself, really.

And then having read the script, I loved my role. She’s got such a huge heart. She’s very wise, very relatable, and then you hear about the cast, it’s like Russell Crowe and Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Connelly and Ray Winstone. And you realize that it’s the opportunity to work with people who really are at the top of their game.

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Video: Emma Watson on Ellen
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Emma Watson was a guest on Ellen today to discuss her newest film, Noah, which will be released in theatres on March 28th. In the interview she discusses the Oscars, graduating from Brown, and writing a journal to help her remember all her experiences.

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Video: Emma Talks Growing Up and Graduation with MTV
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In a new interview with MTV UK, Emma Watson discusses how she stayed grounded while growing up and her impending graduation. For those of you who enjoy fashion, Emma is wearing a Stella McCartney dress in the interview which can be watched here.

“I’m very excited to graduate,” she said. “I’ll be having a hell of a party! It’ll just be a relief, I think, because I’ve been juggling so much and it’ll just be really nice to be able to just focus on one thing.”

“I’ve been so fortunate in the people that I’ve had around me and I honestly think that makes or breaks a child that works in this industry,” Emma said in an interview. “You have to have people that truly care about that child’s best interests. It can be a very corrupt environment for a young person,” she added.

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Harry Potter Cover Art & First Edition Books Being Auctioned
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There are 5 new auctions that may be of interest to Harry Potter fans on the Nate D. Sanders Fine Autographs and Memorabilia Monthly Auctions website. The following items are up for auction:

1. Original Artwork for the Cover of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” — Illustration by Cliff Wright Depicts the Charming & Memorable Flying Car Scene

Original ink, pencil and watercolor artwork for the 1998 release of J.K. Rowling’s second book in the groundbreaking series, ”Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Illustration is by British artist Cliff Wright, whom J.K. Rowling tapped to illustrate most of her Harry Potter characters, including Hedwig the Owl and Harry Potter himself, both displayed here in this watercolor. Unsigned illustration, which appears on the book’s cover, depicts the memorable scene in the book when Ron Weasley steals his father’s Ford Anglia to escort Harry back to Hogwarts. Wright charmingly brings each character to life in the illustration – Potter is depicted in his signature glasses and red pullover, and Ron is depicted with flaming red hair and freckles. Both Harry and Ron are pictured grinning at their flying car feat, while Potter’s famed owl, Hedwig, is perched in the back seat. Illustration is glazed, mounted and framed to an overall size of 22.5” x 19”, with two annotations written along top reading: ”please return Aw [artwork] to: / (undamaged)” and ”For: Harry Potter shop display / To: Rosamund Walker — Bloomsbury”. Bloomsbury then superimposed this illustration with a background landscape also done by Wright to create the finished cover design. Near fine.

2. Original Artwork for the Cover of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” — Depicting Harry Riding the Mythical Creature, Buckbeak, Under the Moonlight — Signed by Artist Cliff Wright

Imaginative ink and watercolor cover art for the original 1999 Bloomsbury edition of J.K. Rowling’s third book, ”Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban,” in the series that forever changed children’s literature. This third draft ”rough” – nearing the final design – is signed by British artist Cliff Wright, who first brought many of Rowling’s concepts and characters to life for the series. Watercolor and ink drawing depicts Harry on the legendary Hippogriff beast, endearingly called Buckbeak. Here, Wright depicts the climactic scene in the book when Harry Potter and Hermione Granger go back in time, flying on Buckbeak through the night’s sky to save Sirius Black from a tower where he is imprisoned, sending him away to freedom on Buckbeak’s back. Of illustrating the Harry Potter series, Wright has said, ”…a passage from the book was suggested and I began to draw ideas working closely with the publisher. So as to retain as much vitality as possible in the final watercolour painting I only produce small-scale quick pencil/pen sketches as roughs. Time is spent on character and composition but not yet on execution, so my roughs are very simple.” This draft shows maturation in the draft process, with colors and design almost entirely fleshed out. Illustration measures 5.5” x 5” on a standard-sized sheet of paper and is signed ”Cliff Wright” at lower right, with additional handwritten comments in margins noting, ”trainers” and ”Emma / Changes as requested. Cliff”. Near fine condition.

3. Rare Deluxe First U.K. Edition & First Printing “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Prized deluxe U.K. first edition of ”Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” Bloomsbury Publishing: London: 1999. The second novel in J.K. Rowling’s series continues the story of boy wizard Harry Potter and his friends. Runs 251pp. and measures 6.25” x 9.5”. Bound in pictorial blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Light bumping to board and spine corners, else fine. A beautifully bound tome from the best selling book series of all time.

4. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” — First American Edition, First Printing

5. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” — First American Edition, First Printing

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Bonnie Wright Talks Oxfam, Harry Potter & More In New Interview
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In a new interview with The London Evening Standard, Bonnie Wright talks about her career, visiting music festivals, Harry Potter and even her beau. Next month she will be starring in The Sea, the film adaptation of John Banville’s novel. She is also finishing two films she directed, and acting in another that has not been revealed yet.

In the interview they talk about the recent breakfast Bonnie hosted with her mother to raise money for Oxfam’s Mother Appeal which raises money to help mothers worldwide lift themselves and their families out of poverty. Oxfam asked her to become an ambassador after a visit to Senegal in 2012 and they hosted a breakfast earlier this month to raise money and awareness.

Events like [the breakfast], supported by the Government, “are good because life can be quite solo”. She mentions community again, “people miss getting together”. “And Government support makes people go ‘wow’, we have to support it. What’s important is it shows the government’s respect for those who are trying to raise money even in a time where things are financially difficult for people.”

A video that Oxfam uploaded to YouTube from her breakfast may be watched below:

She also talks a little about her start in Harry Potter, which is all thanks to her brother:

It was her older brother Louis, now a 26-year-old fine artist, who started her career. “He told me I remind him of Ginny. You believe everything your older brother says. We asked my mum and she didn’t know how to go about getting me an audition but being a driven mother she called up Bloomsbury, who gave her the number for the casting director.”

Harry Potter is “10 years of good memories”. “I know any step I go on to now is thanks to that and I’ll never forget it’s been part of my foundation.” She even kissed Daniel Radcliffe — “It was unusual. We’d known each other eight years. I was 17 so it wasn’t my first kiss. It becomes mechanical in front of lots of people but it’s better than it being a stranger, someone you’ve never met.” Radcliffe is: “an incredibly hard working guy who never does anything by halves or loosely”.

And as for the recent remarks from J?K Rowling that Harry should have ended up with Hermione, she says: “Ginny would have dealt with it. She’s a capable, independent woman.”

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