Emma Watson to star in Marilyn Monroe movie

LONDON - Emma Watson has accepted her first film role after the Potter franchise.

The 20-year-old actress has signed on to star in an upcoming movie about Marilyn Monroe.

‘My Week With Marilyn’ will also see Michelle Williams playing the blonde bombshell, the Daily Star reported.

The film is a story of Colin Clark, who worked as Laurence Olivier’s assistant on 1957 picture ‘The Prince And The Showgirl’, which he filmed with Monroe.

Watson will allegedly play the role of a wardrobe assistant, acting opposite Kenneth Branagh, Dominic Cooper and Dame Judi Dench. (ANI)