Emma Watson found fame at a very young age. Starring as Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise, her portrayal of the character was excellent and she managed to cement her place in Hollywood as one of the most bankable actresses. Not just as an actress, Watson is known for activism, and supporting women and the LGBTQ+ community.
Emma Watson is beautiful, and smart, and does not fear to stand by what she believes in. The actress has starred in multiple critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. But unfortunately for her, she missed out on a chance to work with an A-lister, Ryan Gosling, not just once but twice in a row.
Emma Watson missed the chance to work with Ryan Gosling twice
Emma Watson and Ryan Gosling are two people the fans would love to see work together. Ryan Gosling, despite proving his mettle in many genres, definitely rules the romantic-comedy genre. The actor is a megastar and getting a chance to work alongside him is considered a huge deal for many young actors. Emma Watson is no unknown name herself, but still missing out on the opportunity to work with Gosling has to be a major career regret.
In a very strange coincidence, Emma Watson and Ryan Gosling almost were cast in the same movies, but they turned down them for different roles. According to the reports, Ryan Gosling was offered the role of the Beast in Beauty and the Beast but he turned it down to star in La La Land, while Emma Watson was offered the role of Mia in La La Land and she turned it down to star in Beauty and the Beast.
According to an insider, Watson was cast as Mia but left when the production failed to meet her crazy demands. They shared,
“Watson was offered the lead female role, but she initially wouldn’t commit. Then she began making all these crazy demands, like rehearsals for the film must be done in London- for a film called La La Land! They jumped through hoops to make it work with her, but she just didn’t feel the film was right for her. Producers finally cast Emma Stone- and once she was on board, Ryan Gosling jumped at the chance to work with her again”
Ryan Gosling, who had already worked with Emma Stone, who replaced Watson as Mia, in Crazy, Stupid, Love was more than glad to work with her again. The chance to work with Stone again was a major reason why he turned down the Disney movie. Their chemistry is what made the film such a huge success. But for Watson, she missed out on working with Gosling twice and that too at around the same time.
Both films were highly successful
Despite missing out on a chance to work with Ryan Gosling, luckily for both stars, the movies were a huge success. La La Land was a critical and commercial success, it earned $447 million at the box office and a number of Academy Award nominations, with Emma Stone winning the Best Actress award for the role of Mia that Watson had said no to.
As for Beauty and the Beast, the live-action adaptation of the Disney movie was loved a lot by the fans for being true to its source material. The movie earned $1.2 billion at the box office, and though it missed out on winning any Academy Award despite two nominations, it was undeniably a huge commercial success, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year.
Beauty and the Beast is streaming on Disney+
La La Land is streaming on Netflix
Source: Mental Floss
