Emma Watson Replaces Emma Stone In "Little Women" Alongside Meryl Streep

Emma Watson To Star In Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" Alongside Meryl Streep

Emma Stone is out and Watson is in. - by Arielle Tsoukatos

Emma Watson has reportedly joined the cast of the cinematic adaption of Louisa May's literary classic, Little Women. Watson will fill a role that previously tipped to belong to Emma Stone, according to EW. Stone was reportedly forced to bow out of the project to be directed by Greta Gerwig because it conflicted with promotional obligations for her upcoming movie, The Favourite, according to Variety.

Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, and Laura Dern and Call Me By My Name actor Timothee Chalamet have also signed on for the Little Women remake. The novel which was written in 1868, follows the March sisters in Civil War-era America has been adapted multiple times for film and television, including the 1994 Winona Ryder version.

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The film will reunite Greta with Saoirse, who starred in Lady Bird, the Gerwig-led project that earned five Oscar nominations. A release date for Little Women is yet to be announced by Sony Pictures.

Arielle Tsoukatos

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