Please to be aware of spoilers in the upcoming extract for those who haven’t read the final book!

To kiss Rupert in front of cameras will be the strangest experience for me since I’ve played in Harry Potter. He and I are frightened about this scene, and would like to do it quickly. But the hardest is coming … I have to kiss Dan! It’s a scene where Ron imagines a kiss between Harry and Hermione.”

“We haven’t filmed the epilogue yet, in which we can see the future of Harry, Ron and Hermione 19 years later. At the beginning, producers would’be liked to replace us, but they finally kept us. We will look like 40-year-olds. I’m very impatient to see that!” read more?

We’ve also added captures from the ‘Tale of Despereaux’ featurette from the ‘Despereaux’ DVD. Emma was only featured briefly and from a video released before the movie was, but the caps are big so enjoy! They can be located here!

Also, I’m still having troubles uploading the People Tree photoshoot from yesterdays post. However, they have been uploaded, just check out our previous post for links. Snitch Seeker have also promised us more additions during the week and (hopefully) some video interviews with Emma about the line!

Moving on from our general birthday-related frivolity, back to regular site news! Another interview from Emma’s U.S. press run has surfaced, this time with the Brazilian magazine Cinepop! The interview is mostly in English but does trickle into Brazilian from time to time – you can view a transcript here – there’s likely to be some errors, my Brazilian Portuguese isn’t really up to scratch!

There’s so much ahead of you. How do you see yourself in a few years? Is it, “Oh, I wanna do this … maybe work on this kind of project?” Graduate from college, I guess? Tell me, tell us, tell your fans.
Well I’m looking to go to university in September, but I’ve also go to finish ‘Harry Potter’. We have to film the seventh film. There’s so much. There’s so many types of things I’d like to do – I’d love to do a musical, I’d love to do a play or drama. I’d love to do some smaller, independent films. It’s a very exciting time for me right now. video, transcript

Also up on the agenda, a little gallery update. This update includes even more high qualities from the Despereaux Los Angeles premiere, plus some new pictures of Emma from her Paris Fashion Week stint. A couple of new pictures from the Somerset Ceremony and from Cartier Polo Day. Check those out (and more!) over at ihwmedia.net.

Thanks to a tip from Snitch Seeker, I’ve added a brand new interview into our press archives. The interview, featured in Mizz Magazine, covers ‘Despereaux’, ‘Potter’, real life and life after acting. Clear scans haven’t hit the ‘Net yet, but you can see some fuzzy pictures here.

Family films can still push boundaries, present challenging ideas and, most importantly, keep everyone entertained. It was just something really interesting, something different. I hope that directors will give me the chance to do something quite far away from Hermione. source

Remember the dress Emma wore to the world premiere of ‘Despereaux’? Well, the creator William Tempest has recently spoken about the dress and fangirls over Emma! You can read the entire article here.

What have you been up to recently?
Well, Emma Watson wore a dress as her premiere in LA, so I’ve been doing that and doing fittings with her and I’ve made her a few dresses for different things and hopefully she will wear some of them to other events.

The design of the dress is really nice, how did you come up with it?
Emma’s dress, well you know she’s only 18, but she’s quite classic isn’t she? but still she wants to be young and edgy as well, so it’s quite good the things I’ve chosen for her.

How did Emma Watson come to wear one of your designs?
Well, she was at the Fashion Fringe show and I just thought Oh My God, can’t believe Emma Watson is here, and you know I just wanted to dress her and then she really liked me too. I actually got in touch with her, and spoke to her and her assistant and they were so glad because they wanted to get in touch with me anyway. So then she had loads of garments that she took to Paris with her, but the only one she’s really been photographed in is that one. It’s been in everything too, so I’m happy. source

Emma made a brief (pre-recorded?) appearance on Classic FM’s ‘The Guest List’. Emma discusses Despereaux, the challenges of voice recording and the generic but interesting quality of Princess Pea. You can download the audio here from our audio archive. Classic FM have also got it up for download on their site.

Also, due to issues I’ve reverted the gallery to it’s old layout until I can figure out how to fix whatever I broke. Thanks to Oclumencia, I’ve added 15 high qualities from the ‘Despereaux’ Los Angeles press conference and photo call (see our previous update for some gorgeous medium qualities). Don’t forget to check out EWO for some Christmas goodies, including a brand new photoshoot, wallpapers, Despereaux competition and much, much more! Thanks to a comment tip from ali!

Stay tuned for some more, less robotic updates, very soon!

Firstly, I’ve uploaded quite a few new videos, including a bunch of new ‘Tale of Despereaux’ junket interviews. Featured videos would probably include: ‘IGN.com‘, ‘Guardian‘, ‘Coming Soon‘ and ‘Sky News‘. The official ToD website has been updated with a special Christmas greeting for Despereaux fans, featuring Emma – you can view this adorable (and short) clip here! You can check out our growing video archive here, or just skip to the latest uploads below. Also for your convenience, I’ve added an audio page for all the recent radiobroad casts for Despereaux.

Secondly, I’ve managed to unearth pictures from ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ Los Angeles press conference and photocall. They’re only medium quality, but some of these shots are absolutely gorgeous! I guess we can only wait for more of these to be released. In the meantime, enjoy the prettiness here in our galleries! Also new in the gallery – a brand new shot (used new article by USA Today) from what has been dubbed the ‘Scholastic‘ photoshoot – be sure to check that out here!

In even more ‘Despereaux’ related news, the press archives have been updated with even more news articles and interviews! Also nestled in those articles are some preview set reports from Half Blood Prince, with tidbits from waiting to be published set interviews with Emma and the cast! Some snippets can be found below.

Who do you think is the better role model: Bella from ‘Twilight’ or Hermione?
Not having seen the film [laughs] … it would be a little unfair to comment, but of course I will say Hermione, because she is just the best. source

“I loved The Little Mermaid,” says Watson, 18. “I really loved Pocahontas — she’s a free spirit, wild and bohemian. I’m a massive animated film fan. And now I have my own.” source

“You cast for the moment, you have no sense of how someone is going to survive or how they’re going to develop. I’ve been very fortunate with the kids. There are so many cases of young kids being damaged by the experience or going off the rails and fortunately with Dan, Rupert and Emma that hasn’t happened to them… yet!” source

I guess I have paranoid moments where I will hear something in my own voice or I’ll go “Gosh, do I sound like Hermione then?” You know, I definitely have an awareness of it because I’ve played her for so long and she is so distinctive and she is so much a part of me. So yes, I definitely have an awareness of it, but Pea was more gentle. I instantly felt a different person or character playing her. I definitely had a sense that… It worked out okay. I was worried about it but it worked out okay, I think. [laughs] source

In non-Despereaux news (long time since we’ve heard that!), I’ve uploaded a short and sweet audio clip of Emma discussing the best and worst of filming the Potter flicks. You can check that out on our brand new audio page or download it directly (don’t forget to right-click, save as!).

During the recent press day interviews for the upcoming animated film THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, actress EMMA WATSON was on hand to talk about her role as Princess Pea but the conversation kept getting hijacked and directed to all things HARRY POTTER.

WATSON was game and talked about her role as Hermoine in the hugely popular franchise and even spilled a few beans about what are the worst and best things about doing a POTTER movie. source

See? Epic.

To make up for the lateness of this update, I’ve found another Despereaux junket, this time with Canada’s ‘Tribute Movies‘. This is a double whamy – Emma not only talks Despereaux, but also Half Blood Prince! Also up for discussion: Dan in Equus, the character of Pea and scripts.

Also, Jo has updated EWO with a small update on Emma’s fantastic Sunday Times photoshoot from earlier this week. You can check that out here. The update includes the photoshoot in medium quality, but unfortunately tagged.

Also, I’ve updated the Los Angeles premiere album once more, adding well over 100 new high qualities to the galleries. There are some absolutely stunning ones in this batch, so don’t forget to check those out here over at ihwmedia.net!

And finally, a dozen or so new articles have been added to the press archives – we just hit our 200th article! There are some very cute articles in there, including one which reveals what Emma would like for Christmas! Also included – Emma’s thoughts on the DH split, Christmas with the Watsons, getting ready for premieres and future script choices! You can view these (and many, many, many more) right here.

“I can’t wait it’ll be so nice to spend time with my family and just veg out a bit,” she said. “I watch the Queen, we have a roast, presents in the morning, stockings, all the usual suspects.” source

She told MTV: “I read the script, and I just loved it. It was so charming. I fell in love with Despereaux, so I really didn’t have a choice. I had to be his princess.” source

“Spending a whole day getting ready is ridiculous,” she tells this week’s Style magazine. “I hate wearing an outfit that looks too put-together and perfect. I choose the things I wear myself because I’m such an OCD control freak.” source

The split didn’t just surprise fans – it was unexpected to the film’s cast as well. When MTV spoke to Emma Watson (read her full Potter-filled interview here), we asked her if she could update us on how the film will be divided. “I don’t know. I am as intrigued as you are. I am waiting at the moment to receive the script. It’s a tough call. I’m sure it will be some cruel cliffhanger.” source

I’ve also added a couple of pictures from the after party featuring Emma in some adorable bunny ears, looking like she was having a great time!

Phew.

edit! I’ve added a bunch of gorgeous medium qualities – even though I know how many of you feel about medium qualities, but these were just too pretty not to post!

I’ve added the final clips from ABC Family’s exclusive sneak peek onto our Youtube. You can check those out here, here, here and here. Emma does not appear in features number three and four.

Also, ‘Tale of Despereaux’ promotion is in full swing with three new articles appearing online. They’ve all been added to our press archives. In particular, this article should be of definate interest as Emma mentions being attached to “Napoleon and Betsy” – however, until there is further confirmation (ie. from Emma herself on EWO), this remains a rumour.

“The truth is, I’m not very cool,” she shrugs. She’s not really into stepping out of line — she has never been tempted to date Daniel or Rupert, for example. “The public are desperate for it,” she rolls her eyes. “It would literally be like [a royal marriage]. Luckily, luckily . . . It would be such a nightmare.” She believes in love at first sight, but won’t be drawn on the boy she’s dating at the moment. I suspect he is a “civilian” from among her Oxford friends — she has, in the past, dated someone from a local boys’ school. Is she in love? “I don’t know,” she says, before going a bright shade of cerise. source

I want when people look back on my career for them to not be able to put me in a box and say, “She always played this kind of role.” I want to do everything. I would love to be in a musical. I want to sing. I want to do a crazy Baz Luhrmann “Moulin Rouge!” sort of thing. I’d love to do a period piece. I’d love to do a French film. There are so many options out there! source

Emma jumped at the chance to play the lonely princess, her first cartoon voice, and recorded her part over a three-year period, a few days at a time. Until she got the hang of it, “I was a bit nervous,” she admits. “But it was really fun, and I’m massively proud of it.” source

I’ve also added a brand new photoshoot-y picture to the gallery from the Scholastic interview. It’s only very small but it was just too pretty to go astray! You can view the image right here. There’s also a new gorgeous picture from the Sunday Times Online interview and you can see it in the gallery here!

EDIT: Thanks to Emma-Watson.net, we have scans of the Sunday Times article! If anyone has their own copy and could send in some scans especially for our site, that would be extremely appreciated. For now, enjoy these, courtesy of E-W.net contributer Laura!

Photos from the Tale of Desperaux premiere in L.A. should be showing up online in a few hours, keep your eyes peeled!