Harry Potter alum Emma Watson put a damper on rumors that spread like wildfire this weekend after hacker collective Anonymous claimed evidence that she was cast as a lead actress in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey movie. Her message was retweeted over 36,000 times.
Fans considered Watson a good fit for character Anastasia Steele because of her innocent beauty. However, Watson implies in her tweet that the role is perhaps too racy or risque. Although she stopped short of a flat-out denial, her subsequent tweets seemed to indicate her satisfaction with the effect of her first tweet:
Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life.
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 17, 2013
Good. Well that's that sorted then. — Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 17, 2013
: ) — Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 17, 2013
Looks like it's back to the drawing board for the 50 Shades of Grey movie casting sweepstakes. With this much excitement over a simple tweet, the movie seems guaranteed to become a blockbuster.
