What Is Emma Watson Filming Now

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And yet, the 31-year-old actress and activist has now turned her talent to filmmaking from behind the camera, and released her directorial debut on Instagram.

Set to a narration by the subject herself — naturally focuses on some of the themes Watson has expressed she’s passion about: female empowerment and the importance of caring for the environment.

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Watson calls the film a “love letter” to Webster, gushing in her caption: “As a woman I always found the idea of living alone terrifying… & when you told me you had been living in the garage above your studio to dedicate yourself to what you really wanted to do despite everyone’s ‘good and well intentioned advice’ – was when I knew I wanted to make my first tiny film about you. I just instantly wanted to try & capture who you were & the importance of your work. That’s what feels so beautiful about directing to me – you get to fall in love!”.

And love is exactly what led to Watson’s accidental fall into filmmaking: growing up on set, she took in all that went on around her and learned how to apply it in other parts of her life to help her loved ones achieve their own dreams. From applying her mum’s makeup for job interviews or important occasions, to styling friends or producing photoshoots for their businesses, Watson admits it all comes from a desire for them to “see all the beauty I saw in them that they never seemed to get”.

While her foray into directing may surprise many of us, it’s something she teased previously on social media. In 2021, Watson shared photos of herself working behind the camera on Instagram, calling it “themost empowering thing I’ve learned in lockdown”.

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“As a young woman, I always thought the most glamorous and exciting thing would be to be someone’s “muse”; and of course as women we are inspiring… but wow it’s something else to be able to tell your own story and other people’s, ” she added.

While the film is a mere two and a half minutes, it’s definitely an impressive debut that speaks to Watson’s love of the themes she’s displaying. It’s hopeful, uplifting, and beautifully shot — so fingers crossed it’s not the last we’ll see from the star.Fans of Emma Watson are always interested in what projects she’s working on. Since completing the Harry Potter franchise, the actor has built up her resume with some pretty eclectic movies. The activist has done everything from indies like

Ended, Watson famously went to Brown University instead of exclusively pursuing acting. In fact, she even turned down some high-profile projects to attend the prestigious institution. This was certainly a surprise to many people. Watson has even shared that it enraged some people.

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Premiered in 2019. Back in 2021, there were even rumors that Brit was retiring from the entertainment industry. The media began reporting that the

Alum was giving up acting in favor of starting a family. However, Watson eventually debunked those rumors through a public letter that she posted on Twitter.

“Dear Fans, Rumours about whether I’m engaged or not, or whether my career is ‘dormant or not’ are ways to create clicks each time they are revealed to be true or untrue, ” Watson explained. “If I have news – I promise I’ll share it with you. In the meantime, please assume no news from me just means I’m quietly spending the pandemic the way most people are – failing to make sourdough bread (!), caring for my loved ones and doing my best not to spread a virus that is still affecting so many people. I am sending so much love to you, hoping you’re ok and as well and happy as you can be in these strange times. And again, thank you to everyone working so hard to keep us safe and well. E Xx”

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Now that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has quelled a bit, it seems like Watson is ready to get back to work. Recently, she sat down with Vogue and was asked what she had planned for 2022. The actor expertly teased that she did have some things in the works. “You’ll have to wait and see, but there are projects, ” Watson promised.

Considering Watson’s many interests, it’s hard to say if the projects she’s working on are movies or something else. But even if they are films, it will be pretty tricky for fans to guess what Watson gets up to next. According to a conversation that the actor had with Interview Magazine, she doesn’t have a clear-cut method for navigating her acting career.

“People sometimes talk about me as being a brand, having a strategy and whatever else, ” Watson explained. “I wish. Seriously. I wish I had it together enough to have a strategy. But it’s so instinctual. It usually comes down to two things: the person I’m working with—the director is really important to me—and a line in a script.” Regardless of what Watson’s projects are, we’re sure her fans can’t wait to see what she’s announcing or releasing in the coming months.The British actor was 10 years old when she began filming her breakout role in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, ” subsequently co-starring in the following six movies.

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After starring in films like “The Bling Ring, ” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “The Circle, ” she said she “wasn’t very happy” while being a movie star. Her last film was 2018’s “Little Women.”

“I wasn’t very happy, if I’m being honest, ” Watson, 33, told Financial Times in an interview. “I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over. To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’ It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.” 

Watson said that she was held accountable “in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I didn’t have a voice, I didn’t have a say.”

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“And I started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn’t make me hate myself, ‘Yes, I screwed up, it was my decision, I should have done better, ’” she said.

Watson found a new creative avenue with writing and directing a campaign for Prada. She called it a “very” big moment for her.

“People always told me I should direct and produce, even when I was on ‘Potter, ’” she said. “I was worried it was just technical, not creative, and I couldn’t bring what I think is probably my skill set.”

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It was thanks to her brother, Alex Watson, and friends asking her to do a photo shoot or make a video that made her realize she could try her hand at filmmaking.

“I actually know quite a lot about that. Being a director seemed unattainable. I don’t think I had any confidence in that, ” she said. “I know it seems weird. I mean, I grew up on a film set.”

Watson will continue to direct. She already has a gig set directing a music video for an artist she can’t reveal but people have “definitely heard of him.”

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As for what she currently enjoys is working with her brother on his newly launched gin, Renais, which is pronounced “Renée” and means “rebirth.” 

“What I really love is the culture here of the harvest. I like coming together with everyone. I like the rituals around it and the history and the connection with the people here, ” she said of the small French town Chablis where her family has long visited. “For me it’s about family and community and it makes me feel grounded that there’s somewhere I can come back to, year after year after year.” 

She does, however, plan to act again. Per the magazine, if all goes to plan, she will begin shooting in early 2024.

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“Yes, absolutely. But I’m happy to sit and wait for the next right thing. I love what I do, ” Watson said. “It’s finding a way to do it where I don’t have to fracture myself into different faces and people. And I just don’t want to switch into robot mode any more. Does that make sense?”

“I felt really sad and really pissed off about a lot of things. I learned more about love and being a woman, ” she wrote in part, also detailing how therapy helped her and all the things she did during her time away from the spotlight. “It took me three years, but I have finally figured out a daily practice and can