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Emma Watson Reaffirms Seven-Year Hiatus, Rejects Film Promotion

In a new Hollywood Authentic interview, she says the sales grind felt "destructive to the soul."

Overview

  • Watson has not acted in a film since production on Little Women wrapped in December 2018, marking roughly seven years away from sets.
  • She says she "doesn't miss selling things" and found press tours and marketing demoralizing and harmful to her well-being.
  • She describes the act of performing on set as intensely meditative and liberating, which she misses without the pressure of public exposure.
  • She reports feeling happier and healthier during her break as she rebuilds personal foundations with home, family, friends and postgraduate study.
  • Beyond appearing as herself in 2022 specials Pickled and the Harry Potter 20th anniversary reunion, she has not announced a return to acting.