At the age of 11, Emma Watson became one of the most famous child stars of the 2000s. After joining the cast of Harry Potter, Watson became a major celebrity and, even now, she's still remembered for her role as Hermione Granger. Today, over two decades after she was tapped to play the crafty Hogwarts student, Watson explains the story of how she landed the role and, if you can believe it, she even mentioned Beanie Babies and “lucky talismans” as part of the story.
Before the Harry Potter movies were made, Daniel Radcliffe starred in BBC One’s David Copperfield and had a small part in The Tailor of Panama. Meanwhile, Rupert Grint had a school theatre background. As for Emma Watson, she lacked formal acting experience at the time, as she explained on Jay Shetty's On Purpose Podcast. Nevertheless, she still found herself in a position to audition for one of the key roles in the Potter franchise:
