
Still, it was a part that the Beauty and the Beast star was determined to win. The role marked a huge departure from Watson’s usual films. The movie was based on a true story about a group of teenagers who robbed the houses of several well-known celebrities from 2008-2009. The Bling Ring was a 2013 heist film directed by Sofia Coppola. Emma Watson hated her character in ‘The Bling Ring’ Emma Watson | Dave Benett/Getty Images But one of their most unconventional preparation methods included staging a break-in into someone’s house for robbery. Watson and her co-stars did a lot to prepare for the movie. Perhaps one of the biggest departures from her original work in Harry Potter was the 2013 heist film Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.Emma Watson added more variety to her filmography by experimenting with many different film genres and characters after Harry Potter.

While Haines has an issue with Watson, she said casting Zendaya in “The Bling Role” role would have made her happier. She was released from jail after one month. For her involvement in the robberies, Haines was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, plus three years’ probation and a fine of $600,000. At the time of Haines’ arrest, she was filming the E! reality series “Pretty Wild.” The show aired for one season on the network and included episodes that documented her trial and jail time. Haines said she has never seen “The Bling Ring” and never will, as that chapter in her life is closed. How do you play someone you hate? But I found it really interesting and it gave me a whole new insight into what my job or my role as an actress could be.” She’s all of these things and I realized I hated her.

Speaking to GQ magazine in 2013 (via The Independent), Watson said her “Bling Ring” character “ is everything that I felt strongly against - she’s superficial, materialistic, vain, and amoral. Tom Felton Is 'Ashamed' of Mocking Emma Watson on First 'Harry Potter' FilmĢ023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Haines continued, “I think said something along the lines of like ‘this girl’s the epitome of what I’m totally against and she’s disgusting,’ and you know at that point I already came out with the fact that I’ve been sexually abused throughout my childhood and was like a full-blown heroin addict at the time.”īaz Luhrmann Is Ready for Sofia Coppola's Priscilla and Elvis Biopic: 'If She's Got Any Questions, I'm Available'
