Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has lined up her first big movie role outside of the wizard franchise...She's taking over for Scarlett Johansson in Napoleon and Betsy according to the The Hollywood Reporter.
Watson will play Betsy Balcombe, a spunky young noblewoman who falls for the famed French military Napoleon while he was on the small British Isle of St Helena.
Johansson stepped out from the role because it was written as too young for her. But fear not she'll still be around to produce the film.
Even if she turns in just a solid performance--it will serve Watson very well proving that she can function outside of the Potter box.
Kudos to Johansson for putting the needs of the film ahead of her own.
Production is set to start in the fall.
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