Emma Watson selected for 'Bling Ring'

WatsonSofia Coppola has drawn on Emma Watson to star in "The Jewelry Ring," the real story of several teens who commit a string of celebrity robberies. Coppola will write and direct the pic, and can produce with brother Roman Coppola and Youree Henley. Executive producers are Fred Roos and Michael Zakin. "I am looking forward to the youthful cast we are putting together and I am searching toward shooting on location within La,Inch Coppola stated. Though Watson has stated she would like to dedicate additional time to her studies, thesp has still found time for work, focusing more about small-allocated projects publish-"Harry Potter." She was lately observed in The Weinstein Co.'s "My Week With Marilyn" and merely wrapped production on Fox Searchlight's "Perks to be a Wallflower." She's been drawn on to star in David Yates' "Your Voice during my Mind" for Warner Bros. Coppola makes a practice of giving rising female stars material that's permitted these to enter more adult, for example Scarlett Johansson in "Lost in Translation" and, more lately, Elle Fanning in Coppola'ss last pic, "Somewhere." Watson is repped by WME and Markham, Froggatt & Irwin. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com