Emma Watson's post-Harry Potter projects, from Little Women to Beauty And The Beast, have delighted studios and audiences alike. But it turns out she turned down another critically-acclaimed movie ― the multiple-Oscar-winning La La Land.
In a 2017 interview, Emma Watson revealed the real reason why she turned the Oscar-winning movie La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling. The actress turned down the film due to scheduling issues.
Apparently, Watson, was not cast as Mia because of her 'crazy demands'. NEW YORK: Actress Emma Watson, who along with Miles Teller were originally being tipped for playing Sebastian and Mia in "La La Land", reportedly missed out on the role in the candy-colored love story because she demanded too much.
Gosling and Stone met during the audition process for Crazy, Stupid, Love, which was released in July 2011 and features the pair as love interests. Although the twosome were never romantically involved in real life, Gosling and Stone developed a fast friendship on set of the rom-com.
Long before La La Land was nominated for a historic 14 Oscars, tying the record held by All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997), Emma Watson and Miles Teller were originally set for the lead roles in the musical. As moviegoers now know, the parts ultimately went to Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling instead.
Actor Emma Watson, who along with Miles Teller were originally being tipped to play Sebastian and Mia in La La Land, reportedly missed out on starring in the candy-coloured musical because their demands were too high.
In fact, at one point, La La Land was originally set to star a different duo. Miles Teller, who headlined Chazelle's previous film, Whiplash, was in negotiations to be the leading man in La La Land, with Emma Watson in Stone's role, according to the director.
Swift and Stone have been friends since 2008, when they met at the Young Hollywood Awards. They have attended several events together over the years, with Swift supporting Stone at the December 2023 New York premiere of Poor Things.
Stone and Garfield dated for four years before breaking up for good in October 2015. Stone went on to get married to comedian and writer Dave McCary, whom she met in 2016. McCary and Stone welcomed a daughter in March 2021.
Summary. La La Land's ending subverts romantic expectations and emphasizes the importance of pursuing one's dreams, even if it comes at the expense of a relationship. Mia and Sebastian broke up because they both wanted to pursue their dreams, showing that sometimes sacrifices must be made for personal fulfillment.
Who was originally supposed to play Mia in La La Land?
Miles Teller and Emma Watson were originally slated to star in the leading roles. Watson dropped out due to her commitments to Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast remake (2017), while Teller exited via long contract negotiations.
The traditional high point of the marathon Oscars telecast collapsed in ignominy as organisers were forced to acknowledge that the wrong film – La La Land – had been named best picture winner, instead of the actual victor, Moonlight. We piece together the sequence of events that led to the chaotic scenes.
Emma Watson's post-Harry Potter projects, from Little Women to Beauty And The Beast, have delighted studios and audiences alike. But it turns out she turned down another critically-acclaimed movie ― the multiple-Oscar-winning La La Land.
Why did Watson step away from acting? She told Financial Times in a recent interview that she “wasn't very happy” with the profession. “I think I felt a bit caged,” Watson said. “The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn't have very much control over.
On Broadway, Stone has starred as Sally Bowles in a revival of the musical Cabaret (2014–2015). She and her husband, Dave McCary, founded the production company Fruit Tree in 2020, under which they have produced the films When You Finish Saving the World (2022), Problemista (2023), and I Saw the TV Glow (2024).
Stone then explained that she initially went by Emma professionally because there was already an actress with the name Emily Stone in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). She also said that people she works closely with call her Emily when “I get to know them.”
Renowned for seamlessly transitioning between genres and portraying diverse characters, Stone has a film career marked by standout performances, earning her critical acclaim and numerous accolades, now including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Though Stone had her husband Dave McCary by her side and the Poor Things cast supporting her, she also had two famous longtime friends in the audience, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence. Their reactions were caught on camera following Stone's Best Actress win, which spoke volumes about their relationships.
October 2012: Taylor Swift opens up about friendship with Emma Stone. Swift spoke about her friendship with Stone and Gomez during an October 2012 interview with Access Hollywood. At the time, she described herself as a “girl's girl” who kept her friends up to date on her life.
They fall in love because of their distinct passions, and their eventual success rips them apart. Mia becomes an accomplished actress, while Sebastian finally creates his jazz club called Seb's — the name Mia proposes to him before their split.
Mia Dolan is the co-main character of La La Land. At 28 years old, her dream is to become a famous actress, and to achieve this goal, she is constantly attending auditions, desperate to get any role she can to achieve her goal. She works at a coffee shop until she eventually gets a role.
Lalaland emerges as a slang term in the 1960s. It apparently comes from la-la as an imitation for the sound of someone who's “crazy,” and land imagines a fictional, far-off place one goes to in such a state.
