London: Harry Potter star Emma Watson thinks that young girls should be taught to be tough and strong rather than being pretty and polite like a princess from a fairytale. The 21-year-old actress, who has played Hermione Granger for over 10 years in the wizard franchise, credited her character with teaching her to be strong. “I feel like young girls are told they have to be this kind of princess and be all this sweet stuff. It’s all crap. I identify with more of being a warrior princess, so if I had to be a princess, I’d have to be tough. That would have a lot of people terrified,” Watson said. Talking about Hermione, she said that the character grew with her and she will miss playing her the most. “I try to intellectualise a lot, which she does well. She’s very determined. I am as well. I feel so much of me went into her and so much of her went into me that I can’t really differentiate too much anymore,” Watson said. (PTI)
January Jones expecting baby girl
London: X-Men: First Class star January Jones, who is pregnant with her first child, is reportedly expecting a daughter after she was spotted buying clothes for a baby girl. The 33-year-old actress, who has not disclosed the identity of the father of her baby, was seen shopping for the unborn tot and only purchased items for a little girl. Jones is due to give birth later this year and recently said she is “nesting” and is grateful for her break from working in order to prepare her house for the impending new arrival. “I’ve been in a nesting phase just preparing my house and stuff. I’ve had the luxury of a couple months off. I have been enjoying a nice break,” Jones said. The actress, who is planning to raise her baby as a single parent said, “I feel great. (PTI)
Cusack replaces Tobey Maguire
Los Angeles: Hollywood actor John Cusack is set to star in Precious director Lee Daniels’ follow-up drama The Paperboy. The 2012 star joins the ensemble cast which includes Zac Efron, while Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey are also in talks for key roles. Cusack replaces Spider Man star Tobey Maguire, who had to drop out of the project when its shooting schedule conflicted with his dates on The Great Gatsby. Based on the 1995 novel by Pete Dexter, the Florida-set period film revolves around two brothers, a reporter and a college dropout, teaming up to investigate a possible miscarriage of justice surrounding a death row inmate convicted of killing the local sheriff. Cusack will play the condemned prisoner, while Kidman will play a woman with a dark side who writes letters to men on death row. The actor recently wrapped Dictablanda. (PTI)