Emma Watson and Bill Murray: Presenters at the 2014 Oscars
鈥淣oah鈥� star Emma Watson will be one of the presenters at the Academy Awards along with nominees such as Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper as well as other actors including Bill Murray and Kerry Washington, according to the .
Watson starred in the 鈥�Harry Potter鈥� film series as the clever witch Hermione Granger and is set to star in the film 鈥淣oah鈥� with Russell Crowe as the title character. 鈥淣oah鈥� is set to hit theaters on March 28.
Watson also appeared in the 2012 film 鈥�The Perks of Being a Wallflower鈥� and the 2013 film 鈥淭he Bling Ring.鈥�
鈥淣ow that Emma Watson has moved on from the 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� films, I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing this remarkably intelligent actress appear in movies not involving magic and potions and walking through walls,鈥� Monitor film critic Peter Rainer wrote of the actress in his review of 鈥�Wallflower.鈥�
鈥橳he Perks of Being a Wallflower鈥� isn鈥檛 such a great showcase for her 鈥� derived from the popular 1999 novel by writer-director Stephen Chbosky, it鈥檚 an earnest indie about a troubled teen, Charlie (Logan Lerman), and his various troubled confederates 颅鈥� but it does demonstrate that Watson can stand on her own鈥� Watson doesn鈥檛 lose her cool, or her warmth, in a role that might easily have devolved into terminal sappiness.
Recently, Watson served as guest editor of the Wonderland magazine and conducted an interview with 鈥淧otter鈥� author J.K. Rowling. The interview shocked some fans with its inclusion of an admission by Rowling that she鈥檇 had second thoughts about whether Watson鈥檚 character Hermione and Ron Weasley would have been happy together romantically, but Rowling may have soothed some fans by then saying that she thinks the pair 鈥渨ill probably be fine.鈥�
This year鈥檚 Oscar ceremony will air on March 2 and finds films such as 鈥�12 Years a Slave,鈥� 鈥淕ravity,鈥� 鈥淎merican Hustle,鈥� 鈥淗er,鈥� and 鈥淭he Wolf of Wall Street鈥� facing off for the Best Picture prize.
