Editing Emma Watson (section)

=== 2010–2016: Independent films and mainstream work ===

Watson appeared in a music video for [[One Night Only (band)|One Night Only]], after meeting lead singer [[George Craig (musician)|George Craig]] at the 2010 Winter/Summer Burberry advertising campaign. The video, "[[Say You Don't Want It]]", was screened on [[Channel 4]] on 26 June 2010 and released on 16 August.<ref name=SYDWI>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Latest/Emma/One-Night-Only-Say-You-Dont-Want-It-Single/ |title=Say You Don't Want It |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818155143/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Latest/Emma/One-Night-Only-Say-You-Dont-Want-It-Single/ |archive-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> In her first post-''Harry Potter'' film, Watson appeared in ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'' (2011) as Lucy, a wardrobe assistant who briefly dates protagonist Colin Clark, portrayed by [[Eddie Redmayne]].<ref name=MWwM1>{{cite web |url=http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1286571816&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title=Emma in My Week With Marilyn |date=8 October 2010 |publisher=emma-watson.net |access-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028055758/http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1286571816&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=MWwM2>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEMHhodgThnZQM |title=Emma Watson Joins My Week with Marilyn |work=MovieWeb |date=24 September 2010 |publisher=movieweb.net |access-date=23 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929175732/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEMHhodgThnZQM |archive-date=29 September 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Emma Watson 2, 2013.jpg|thumb|266x266px|Watson attending the 2013 [[Cannes Film Festival]] ]]
In May 2010, Watson was reported to be in talks to star in [[Stephen Chbosky]]'s ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]],''<ref name=VarietyPBW>{{cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |title=Watson, Lerman in talks for 'Perks' |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/watson-lerman-in-talks-for-perks-1118019620/ |work=Variety |access-date=16 July 2010 |date=19 May 2010}}</ref> based on the [[The Perks of Being a Wallflower|1999 novel of the same name]]. Filming began in summer of 2011, and the film was released in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mark Olsen |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1 November 2012 |title='The Perks of Being a Wallflower' steadily blossoms |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-1101-perks-wallflower20121101,0,5415057.story |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108022014/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-1101-perks-wallflower20121101,0,5415057.story |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson starred opposite [[Logan Lerman]] as Sam, a high school senior who befriends a fellow student called Charlie (Lerman), and helps him through his [[freshman]] year. The film opened to favourable reviews; David Sexton of the ''[[Evening Standard]]'' opined that Watson's performance was "plausible and touching",<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Perks of Being a Wallflower – review |url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-review-8199092.html |last=Sexton |first=David |date=5 October 2012 |website=Evening Standard|location=London |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529002558/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-review-8199092.html |url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[The Atlantic]]'' reviewer thought that Watson "sheds the memory of a decade playing Hermione in the ''Harry Potter'' series with an about-face as a flirtatious but insecure free spirit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buckwalter |first=Ian |title=How 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Breaks an Old Filmmaking Curse |date=21 September 2012 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-breaks-an-old-filmmaking-curse/262671/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=7 December 2012 |archive-date=26 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126023159/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-breaks-an-old-filmmaking-curse/262671/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Watson joined the cast of the satirical crime film ''[[The Bling Ring]]'' on 29 February 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emma-watson-sofia-coppola-bling-ring-harry-potter-somewhere-296019 |title=Sofia Coppola Recruits Emma Watson for 'The Bling Ring' |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=2 March 2012 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228142918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emma-watson-sofia-coppola-bling-ring-harry-potter-somewhere-296019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Sofia Coppola]]-directed film is based on the real-life [[Bling Ring]] robberies, with Watson playing a fictionalised version of [[Alexis Neiers]], a television personality who was one of seven teenagers involved in the robberies. The film was released in 2013. While the film mostly received mixed reviews, critics gave almost unanimous praise for Watson's performance. Adam White of ''[[The Independent]]'' later stated that "She prove[d] remarkable.... Watson oozes casual disdain. Her sticky American vocal fry is clipped and monotone, as if she's swallowed a Kardashian for breakfast."<ref name="Independent" /> Watson also had a supporting role in the apocalyptic comedy ''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013), in which she, [[Seth Rogen]], [[James Franco]] and many others played "exaggerated versions of themselves"<ref name=TItE1>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/11/this-is-the-end-review/2367017/ |title=This Is the End – and It's Hilarious |work=USA Today |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005112534/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/11/this-is-the-end-review/2367017/ |archive-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> and Watson memorably dropped the "[[Fuck#F-bomb|f-bomb]]".<ref name=TItE2>{{cite news |last=Lombardi |first=Ken |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-is-the-end-emma-watson-takes-on-the-boys-in-new-red-band-tv-spot/ |title=''This Is the End'': Emma Watson Takes on the Boys in a New Red-Band TV Spot |publisher=CBS News |date=29 May 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045153/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-is-the-end-emma-watson-takes-on-the-boys-in-new-red-band-tv-spot/ |archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> She said she could not pass up the opportunity to make her first comedy and "work with some of the best comedians [...] in the world right now".<ref name=TItE3>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zgk8B6BayE&t=2m57s |title=Inside Look: ''This Is the End'' with Seth Rogen and Emma Watson |via=YouTube ([[Movieline]] official) |at=2:57–3:14 |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206115052/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zgk8B6BayE&t=2m57s |archive-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>

In June 2012, Watson was confirmed for the role as Ila, [[Wives aboard Noah's Ark|Shem's wife]], in [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'', which began filming the following month, and was released in March 2014.<ref name=indiewire>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/emma-watson-gets-biblical-with-darren-aronofskys-noah-20120607 |title=Emma Watson Gets Biblical With Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' |date=7 June 2012 |publisher=indiewire.com |access-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616004656/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/emma-watson-gets-biblical-with-darren-aronofskys-noah-20120607 |archive-date=16 June 2012}}</ref> Watson referred to the role as "physically very demanding" given the usage of [[special effect]]s and did extensive research on [[childbirth]] to effectively portray a scene in the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelsey |first1=Eric |title=Style Emma Watson on how 'Harry Potter' prepped her for 'Noah' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/emma-watson-on-how-harry-potter-prepped-her-for-noah/2014/03/27/ce750dce-b4eb-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=29 March 2014 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331111104/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/emma-watson-on-how-harry-potter-prepped-her-for-noah/2014/03/27/ce750dce-b4eb-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The film, a box office success, received mixed reviews for its direction and casting; ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote that "Watson anchors the film's rawest emotional scenes.... Sitting on an Icelandic beach with [[Russell Crowe]], her hair wild and eyes burning, Watson is quiet but ferocious."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Emma Watson Leaves Hermione Behind With Her Mammoth Noah Performance |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/emma-watson-noah |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035734/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/emma-watson-noah |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, it was reported that Watson was in negotiations to star as the title character in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|live-action Disney adaptation]] of ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Cinderella's Glass Slipper Doesn't Fit Emma Watson |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-trying-on-glass-slipper-for-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-821290/ |work=Variety |access-date=28 February 2013 |date=20 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304031708/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-trying-on-glass-slipper-for-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-821290/ |archive-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> Watson was offered the role, but turned it down because she did not connect with the character.<ref name=TFCinderella>{{cite news |last=Graser |first=Marc |title=Cinderella's Glass Slipper Doesn't Fit Emma Watson |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/ |work=Variety |access-date=12 March 2013 |date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314202726/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/ |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=GugLiemli |first=Jodi |title=Beauty and the Beast's Emma Watson Reveals She Was Once Offered the Part of Cinderella for 2015 Live-Action Film |url=http://people.com/movies/emma-watson-cinderella-live-action-beauty-and-the-beast/ |work=People |access-date=20 February 2017 |date=18 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220180240/http://people.com/movies/emma-watson-cinderella-live-action-beauty-and-the-beast/ |archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> The role ultimately went to [[Lily James]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Alexandra |last=Cheney |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-star-is-new-cinderella/ |title='Downton Abbey' Star Is New Cinderella |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=30 April 2013 |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502233929/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-star-is-new-cinderella/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Watson performed the background vocals in the second chorus of the song "Pantomime" by singer Ben Hammersley, alongside [[Ólafur Arnalds]]. The song was released on 20 January 2014.<ref>{{Citation |title=Ben Hammersley – Pantomime (feat. Emma Watson & Ólafur Arnalds) with Lyrics |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmpPYlWssQ |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830195536/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmpPYlWssQ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Watson joined [[Judi Dench]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]], [[Mike Leigh]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], and [[Mark Ruffalo]] as recipients of the 2014 [[Britannia Awards]], presented on 30 October in Los Angeles. Watson was awarded British Artist of the Year and she dedicated the prize to Millie, her pet hamster who died as Watson was filming ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''.<ref name=2014Britannia>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-judi-dench-tattoo-emma-watson-hamster-20141031-story.html |title=At BAFTA Event, Emma Watson Dedicates Award to Her Long Dead Hamster |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180233/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-judi-dench-tattoo-emma-watson-hamster-20141031-story.html |archive-date=31 October 2014}}</ref> Watson starred in two 2015 releases, the thrillers ''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]'', opposite [[Daniel Brühl]] and [[Michael Nyqvist]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-bruhl-to-star-in-thriller-colonia-1201316157/ |title=Emma Watson, Daniel Bruhl to Star in Thriller 'Colonia' |access-date=11 January 2015 |work=Variety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224215119/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-bruhl-to-star-in-thriller-colonia-1201316157/ |archive-date=24 December 2014 |date=29 September 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Regression (film)|Regression]]'' by [[Alejandro Amenábar]], alongside [[Ethan Hawke]] and her ''Harry Potter'' co-star [[David Thewlis]].<ref name=MTMRegression>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviethatmatters.com/emma-watson-starring-with-ethan-hawke-for-new-thriller-movie/ |title=Emma Watson starring with Ethan Hawke for New Thriller Movie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206183252/http://www.moviethatmatters.com/emma-watson-starring-with-ethan-hawke-for-new-thriller-movie/ |archive-date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Earp |first=Catherine |title=Emma Watson joins Ethan Hawke film Regression |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a549268/emma-watson-joins-ethan-hawke-film-regression.html |access-date=19 May 2014 |publisher=Digital Spy |date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025544/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a549268/emma-watson-joins-ethan-hawke-film-regression.html |archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> Both of these films received generally negative reviews;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/colonia/ |title=Colonia (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306040255/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/colonia/ |archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/regression/ |title=Regression (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=5 February 2016 |access-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206111759/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/regression |archive-date=6 February 2017}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' critic blamed ''Regression''{{'}}s script for her "pure dramatic cardboard" role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=8 October 2015 |title=Regression review: 'gory and corny' |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/regression/review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/regression/review/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2020 |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also appeared in an episode of BBC's ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'', in which she played Reverend Iris.<ref name=Vicar>{{cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_vicar_of_dibley/episodes/2015/1/ |title=''The Vicar of Dibley'' – Comic Relief Special: The Bishop of Dibley |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=22 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409024915/http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_vicar_of_dibley/episodes/2015/1 |archive-date=9 April 2015}}</ref> In February 2016, Watson announced she was taking a year-long break from acting. She planned to spend the time on her "personal development" and her women's rights work.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hooks |first=Bell |url=http://www.papermag.com/emma-watson-bell-hooks-conversation-1609893784.html |title=In Conversation with Bell Hooks and Emma Watson |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=21 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220123219/http://www.papermag.com/emma-watson-bell-hooks-conversation-1609893784.html |archive-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>