Why didn’t JK Rowling like Emma Watson cast as Hermione?
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J.K. Rowling thought Emma Watson was too pretty to play Hermione Granger
Usually, in the often-vain world of Hollywood, actors and actresses don’t get cast in roles because they aren’t considered attractive enough. Yet for Watson, the actress was arguably too attractive to play the role of Hermione. At least, this is how J.K. Rowling initially saw things. She says in A conversation between JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe, “To be honest, you and Rupert and Emma are all too good looking. You are. You know, the characters were geeky.”
Usually, in the often-vain world of Hollywood, actors and actresses don’t get cast in roles because they aren’t considered attractive enough. Yet for Watson, the actress was arguably too attractive to play the role of Hermione. At least, this is how J.K. Rowling initially saw things. She says in A conversation between JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe, “To be honest, you and Rupert and Emma are all too good looking. You are. You know, the characters were geeky.”As much as we love all the actors for their Potter roles, we can’t help but agree with Rowling. After all, Watson did end up playing the “beauty” in Beauty and The Beast.
Why didn’t JK Rowling like Emma Watson cast as Hermione?
This is the excerpt of the interview between Daniel Radcliffe and JK Rowling that caused all the commotion regarding the casting of Emma Watson as Hermione.
JK: To be honest, you and Rupert and Emma are all too good looking, frankly. You are. You know, the characters were geeky, and you...
Daniel: Did you know that was going to happen? Did you sort of think they might...?
JK: I'm not an idiot. I did, particularly when I... Do you know what, it was really lucky I spoke to Emma first on the phone before I met her. Because I fell absolutely in love with her. She said to me: "I've only ever acted in school drama plays and oh my God I'm so nervous I can't believe I got the part" and then she spoke for, like, 60 seconds at least without drawing breath and I just said, "Emma, you're perfect." And then when I met her and she was this very beautiful - which she still is, of course - beautiful girl, I just kind of had to go "Oh, okay." It's a film, you know, deal with it. I'm going to still see my gawky, geeky, ugly duckling Hermione in my mind.
Daniel: Do you think that, in a way, we shot ourselves in the foot with things like that? Emma's reveal in the fourth film, where she comes down the stairs and there is supposed to have been this transformation...
JK: Well, exactly.
Daniel: Because we're all looking and going "well she's already a beautiful girl."
JK: Yeah, big deal. Now she's a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress.
Daniel: Yes.
JK: And putting her in sweaters in the first film didn't make her ugly.
JK: Not that Hermione in the books is ever "ugly", but it was quite a big deal for me that I had written a strong female character who was primarily about the brain, and that she chose to become a little more groomed and glamorous, as we geeks do at a certain point in our lives. But I accepted it. Emma's a great actress and I loved her as a person. And I felt that there were so many connections between her and Hermione that, did it matter that she was beautiful? Come on.
It’s evident that Rowling didn’t necessarily hate the casting of Emma as Hermione. She was just taken aback by the fact that Emma was so different from what she had envisioned. And to be fair, the movies didn’t even bother making Emma as similar to the version in the book.
In the books, Hermione is described as a bushy-haired, buck-toothed, mediocre-looking witch with a brilliant mind. But in the movies, it is vastly different.
So why is this a big deal?
The character of Hermione was supposed to be a mediocre looking witch who was known for her wizarding skills and talent more than anything else. But because Emma was cast, the character is more known for her looks, and her chemistry with the other characters. There is also a discussion among the fans about how she would have looked better as a pair to Harry. Amongst all this, people seem to forget about the brilliance of Hermione, and how she defied the odds to become so successful.
Also, the transformation scene in Goblet of Fire was not surprising at all. It failed miserably as everyone already knew Emma was pretty.
All said and done, Emma Watson was able to capture the feel of the character in my opinion. And that’s all that matters I guess.
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