Harry Potter star Emma Watson has reportedly refused to sign up for the last two instalments in the series, despite being offered £2m per film to reprise her role as Hermione Granger.
The 16-year-old is said to be tired of her playing Harry Potter's know-it-all pal and wants to try new projects. Matters were not helped last week when a stalker followed her into school and managed to talk to her before being warned off campus. Watson has since been assigned a private bodyguard.
Daniel Radcliffe, currently drawing rave reviews in the West End revival of Equus, confirmed earlier this month that he had signed on the dotted line to play the boy wizard for the final two movies. It is thought that Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, has also agreed to see out the series.
It seems to have been Grint himself who sparked off the speculation about Watson's future. The News of the World yesterday quoted him as saying that Watson had drifted apart from him and Radcliffe in recent months, despite the trio having made five films together.
"Daniel and I are distant from her now," he was quoted as saying. "We don't text or talk to her when we are not filming.
"Emma doesn't want to do it any more. She's tired of being known as, 'that girl from Harry Potter.'"
However, Warner Bros said this morning: "We're extremely confident that Emma will be back for films six and seven."
The fifth instalment in the saga based on JK Rowling's books, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is due in UK cinemas in July. The sixth, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, should arrive the following year. No date has been set for the release of the final film, with Rowling's novel only due to hit booksellers on July 21.Daniel Radcliffe, currently drawing rave reviews in the West End revival of Equus, confirmed earlier this month that he had signed on the dotted line to play the boy wizard for the final two movies. It is thought that Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, has also agreed to see out the series.
It seems to have been Grint himself who sparked off the speculation about Watson's future. The News of the World yesterday quoted him as saying that Watson had drifted apart from him and Radcliffe in recent months, despite the trio having made five films together.
"Daniel and I are distant from her now," he was quoted as saying. "We don't text or talk to her when we are not filming.
"Emma doesn't want to do it any more. She's tired of being known as, 'that girl from Harry Potter.'"
However, Warner Bros said this morning: "We're extremely confident that Emma will be back for films six and seven."
The fifth instalment in the saga based on JK Rowling's books, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is due in UK cinemas in July. The sixth, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, should arrive the following year. No date has been set for the release of the final film, with Rowling's novel only due to hit booksellers on July 21.
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