'Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie?' Emma Watson rules herself out of playing Anastasia Steele

PUBLISHED: 21:24, 17 March 2013 | UPDATED: 23:04, 17 March 2013

She's been hotly tipped for the role of Anastasia Steele but Emma Watson has ruled herself out of starring in the Fifty Shades of Grey film.

The 22-year-old told her fans that the rumours of her starring in the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel was a joke in a Twitter post on Sunday.

Emma posted: 'Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life.'

'That's sorted then': Emma Watson has ruled herself out of starring in Fifty Shades of Grey

She's out: The actress seemed shocked that her fans would think she would consider the role

She later posted: 'Good. Well that's that sorted then.'

The role would be a departure from Emma's previous movies as Anastasia is the love interest of Christian Grey, the male protagonist of the book who introduces her to the world of bondage and kinky sex.

But Emma, who found fame as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise has been trying to shed her good girl image and in a sneak peek of her upcoming film The Bling Ring the actress is seen stripping down to just a bra.

Good girl gone bad: The 22-year-old actress has stripped down to just a bra for her upcoming film The Bling Ring

Oh so innocent: Emma found fame as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise

The British actress plays the leading role in the Sofia Coppola-directed movie about the real life Bling Ring or The Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch as they were known, whom were arrested in 2009 for a string of break-ins at the homes of stars, including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton

Keira Knightley was also linked to 50 Shades but the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star was equally unenthusiastic about taking on the raunchy role.

When asked if her next project will be a more risque literary adaptation than she has done in the past, she replied: 'No, it's not. It's not going to be Fifty Shades of Grey. You know, I normally don't like to give a definite about anything, [but] I can definitely say it will not be Fifty Shades of Grey.'

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Emma Watson rules herself out of playing Anastasia Steele in 50 Shades of Grey

'Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie?' Emma Watson rules herself out of playing Anastasia Steele