Watson & Lerman: Our wallflowers are making news
Monday, September 29, 2014 at 11:19AM
Manuel here to bring you some news on your favorite wallflowers.
Sam, otherwise known as Emma Watson, she of amazing feminist speeches at the UN, has been cast alongside Daniel Brühl in the Chilean set Colonia. I was worried there'd been some white-washing here but as it turns out Emma and Daniel are playing a German couple that gets embroiled in the violence and political unrest of the 1973 military coup. The film is directed by Florian Gallenberger (an Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short) and has begun shooting in Luxembourg.
Charlie, aka Logan Lerman is about to be everywhere as Fury, that Brad Pitt-fronted World War II tank movie revs up its promotional machine. The film released a couple of character posters although the term is a misnomer since everyone but Brad gets to share their poster. That said, all of the posters look gorgeous, as if they were all advertisements for some military-inspired fashion spread.
(Oh, and I couldn't mention both these wallflowers without pointing you to Ezra Miller's new band's music video).
I love checking up on old co-stars as in my head each film is a bit like a graduating class. As Perks alumni go, this trio seems to be doing quite well for themselves, no? Are you excited for Emma’s movie, a clear step in the right direction as she grows into more adult roles? Are you not exhausted enough by war dramas to follow Pitt and Lerman into the testosterone-heavy Fury?
Reader Comments (5)
Thanks for this post. I loved all 3 of them in Perks *so* much. I'm kind of bored with WWII movies, but I'll be sure to see Fury, given the actors. Likewise, at this point, I'll see anything starring Bruhl and Watson.
Fun fact: Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona and his full name is Daniel César Martín Brühl Gonzales Domingo. His mother is also spanish and his father was born in Brazil. So I think it wouldn´t have been that crazy if he was cast as a Chilean.
Huh. I just realized that the last time I saw Watson *and* Lerman was in NOAH. I didn't even make the connection they were in Wallflowers together when watching that film.
Eh, Watson was the weakest link in Perks, completely outshined by Logan and Ezra. Even Mae Whitman gave a better performance. I don't dislike her personality (she has one of the cleanest image in her age group, very savvy PR games too), but she's a comically bad actress. I also don't think she is doing okay in terms of her acting career. Many actresses less famous are raking up good performances. She barely holds on, she has so few acting jobs but it's good that she finally gets a lead role.
Logan, on the other hand, is pretty promising. Ezra is the most charismatic and I really want to see him in Madame Bovary, even though the reviews so far have been blah.
Emma Watson is never a good actress. I think she's doing okay as a celebrity. She can always spin things in the media, like with that UN speech and the press would love it, mainly because of her good image and her fan base. But as an actress, her acting career is lackluster. Years of acting and still less than mediocre performances should tell people already she has no skills. Acting is not for her.