Hermione wouldn't approve! Emma Watson is all grown up as a burlesque dancer in new Perks of Being a Wallflower trailer
By HOLLY THOMAS
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She found fame worldwide as 'goody two-shoes' Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series.
So it's only natural that Emma Watson should be keen to sink her teeth into something a little more grown-up in her new work.
And it appears the 22-year-old has done just that, and steams up the screen as a sultry burlesque dancer in the just-released trailer for Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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A little different to Harry Potter: Emma Watson is sultry as a burlesque dancer in the trailer for The Perls of Being a Wallflower
Little nervous: Emma has admitted that she found the prospect of taking on the grittier role a little daunting
Emma plays Sam, a free spirit who becomes the love interest of awkward teen Charlie, played by Logan Lermanm, who played d'Artagnan in last year's The Three Musketeers.
Her character is seen dancing enthusiastically at the homecoming dance, standing up in an open-topped car with the wind in her hair, and taking to what looks like a school stage in a raunchy burlesque get-up during the preview.
Her carefree persona is clearly a front however, as at one point she asks the film's protagonist Charlie: 'Why do I, and everyone I love, pick people who treat us like we're nothing'.
Free spirits: Emma plays Sam, who together with her brother Patrick- played by Ezra Miller- takes the film's protagonist under her wing
Misfit: Logan Lermanm plays Charlie, an outsider who sensitively observes what is happening around him at his high school
Show him a good time: Sam and Patrick welcome Charlie into their group
The film is based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, which provoked some controversy with its handling of drugs, homosexuality and teen culture.
The story follows Charlie, a misfit teenager who arrives at a new High School without friends, any idea how to make them.
He is taken under the wing of senior student Sam and her stepbrother Patrick.
Falls in love: Charlie is quickly swept away by Sam's infectious personality
'We are infinite': Charlie describes how he feels as Sam stands up in their truck
Shows him a good time: Sam invites Charlie to parties, where he experiences drink and drugs alongside his peers
Charlie is bewitched by Sam, and she becomes his main love interest, for much of the story an idealised dream figure for the awkward teen.
Emma was understandably a little anxious about making the transition into slightly grittier material.
'I was very nervous to that stuff,' she admitted at the MTV Movie Awards yesterday. 'It was tough.'
Competition: Sam is much sought-after by the other boys, so Emma must have used all her charm for the role
Coming of age: The film touches on many classic teenage themes
Much-needed friend: Paul Rudd plays Bill, an English teacher who recognises Charlie's talent as a writer
Unusual: Stephen Chbosky, the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, wrote the screenplay and directed the film adaptation
'I think Harry Potter fans will love it because it has so much heart, like the Harry Potter stories do,' she added.
'I feel like it's the perfect transition from Harry Potter to kind of a more adolescent movie. It's a little bit of an older tone. It's darker.'
Role Models star Paul Rudd plays Bill, an English teacher who recognises Charlie's talent as a writer
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