‘I felt a bit caged’: Why Emma Watson hasn’t been photographed for almost 5 years

Emma Watson seems to have left the screens for a few years, especially known for lending her features to the witch Hermione Granger, Harry Potter’s best friend in the wizarding saga, but also for her roles in Noah and Beauty and the Beast.

While she was on the poster for Doctor Who’s Daughters in January 2020, the young actress hasn’t joined any projects since then and it seems like it’s been almost 5 years since she set foot on a movie set.

As he spoke to her recently Financial TimesEmma Watson returned to the main reason for this long hiatus, explaining that now she wanted to have better control over her various projects and to have more say on the matter:

“To be honest, I wasn’t that happy”he confided.

“I think I felt caged. It was very difficult for me to have to go and sell something that I had little control over. (…). It was very difficult to be both a face and a spokesperson for things that I was not involved in. (…) I took responsibility so much that I was very frustrated because I had no say in it. “

Despite this disappointment, Emma Watson has no intention of stopping acting, as she also confirmed when Financial Times He asked her if she was going to act.

“Yes, absolutely. But I’m happy to take my time and wait for the next good project. I love what I do. I want to find a way to do it that allows me to not be divided into several people, many faces. And I don’t want to become a robot again.”

While you wait to find out what Emma Watson’s next film or TV project will be, (re)discover the trailer for Dr. Marty’s Daughters…