Emma Watson Joins My Week with Marilyn

Though Emma Watson seems more content with pursuing her career in education rather than acting, having recently enrolled at Brown University after wrapping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, the actress who become popular starring as Hermione Granger has found her next role in the biopic My Week with Marilyn.

 

The Playlist reports that Emma Watson

has taken on a small part in the movie, opposite Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier. The screenplay is based on Colin Clark's memoir, which recounts his time spent serving as Laurence Olivier's assistant on The Princess and The Showgirl, and more specifically, the relationship between himself and Marilyn Monroe that transpired on set.

Eddie Redmayne will play Clark, and Judi Dench is signed on as veteran actress Sybil Thorndike. Other recent cast additions include Dominic Cooper, Derek Jacobi, Zoë Wanamaker, and Richard Clifford.