Live-Action ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Updates: Emma Watson Terrified To Sing In Disney’s Classic

Hogwarts alum Emma Watson recently confirmed her casting in the live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” and admitted that she is quite terrified to make her musical debut. The actress had spoken her fear of singing on screen for the first time and revealed that some parts of her performance were already daunting.

“I sing, so that’s really unexpected,” Watson in an interview with Total Film Magazine via the Telegraph. “I’ve never had to do that for a film role before and I think people will be interested to see me do something very different like that. It gives me a different challenge, really. That’s terrifying in and of itself!”

Back when she was struggling to find her niche in the industry, Watson revealed that she was advised to quit acting by one of her university professor after she wrapped up her role in “Harry Potter” series. She revealed that she suffered a “sense of paralysis and stage fright” when people started making their own expectations about her.

But the actress has come a long way since her witching days and made herself a respectable actress with movies like “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” “Noah” and “Colonia Dignidad.” She is currently working with “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman, in an executive producer role on multipart adaptation of the fantasy series “Queen of the Tearling.”

The actress is set to star in the movie series but this time around she wants to take control and have a “certain amount of autonomy” on the film. She revealed that directing and producing will be her next plan on the horizon after building up her career in the past six years.

Meanwhile, Watson is going to play alongside “Downtown Abbey” hunk Dan Stevens as he is set to portray the cursed prince. Playing Gaston is the “Hobbit” star Luke Evans, the Welsh hunk is known for his roles in “Dracula Untold” and started his career on stage, performing musical masterpieces like “Rent” and “Miss Saigon.”

To be directed by Bill Condon, the Live-action “Beauty and the Beast” script was written by Stephen Chbosky. The film’s production is scheduled to start on May 18 in London.

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