Huh

[ebonlock]

I could've sworn I'd heard that Emma wasn't signing on for the last two HP flicks, but apparently I am on the good crack. Straight from WB:

BURBANK, CA, March 23, 2007 – Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reprise the roles they have made their own: teen wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final two motion picture adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling book series. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Both “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” are being produced by David Heyman, who has produced all of the Harry Potter films to date and was instrumental in bringing the franchise to the screen, beginning with the first blockbuster, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” David Barron, who served as an executive producer on “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and is a producer on the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” will also be producing the final two installments of the franchise.
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Warner Bros. Pictures’ fifth film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” is slated for release in the U.S. on July 13, 2007.

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Okay, through all of this, that is the very first time I've seen a recent quote attributed to Emma. So assuming she said that in the past few days rather than three years ago, I'd believe this over all the other stories.

She's supposed to have wanted to give up the role because she didn't want to be known as "the Harry Potter girl" anymore. But Dan has already showed us how to avoid type casting.

What's funny is that I really don't care a lot either way. I just got caught up in reading every article I could find.