Emily Blunt is set to take over from Emma Watson for book-to-screen adaptation YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD.
Although it was apparently never confirmed that HARRY POTTER star Watson was signed to the cast, her name has now been dropped and replaced by Blunt (LOOPER, THE YOUNG VICTORIA), who is to play leading lady Emma Forrest. You can read the official synopsis below:
Emma Forrest, a British journalist, was just twenty-two and living the fast life in New York City when she realized that her quirks had gone beyond eccentricity. In a cycle of loneliness, damaging relationships, and destructive behavior, she found herself in the chair of a slim, balding, and effortlessly optimistic psychiatrist—a man whose wisdom and humanity would wrench her from the dangerous tide after she tried to end her life. She was on the brink of drowning, but she was still working, still exploring, still writing, and she had also fallen deeply in love. One day, when Emma called to make an appointment with her psychiatrist, she found no one there. He had died, shockingly, at the age of fifty-three, leaving behind a young family. Reeling from the premature death of a man who had become her anchor after she turned up on his doorstep, she was adrift. And when her all-consuming romantic relationship also fell apart, Emma was forced to cling to the page for survival and regain her footing on her own terms.
Blunt will feature alongside real-life brother-in-law Stanley Tucci (also her co-star in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA), who we can only assume will play her psychiatrist. He looks the type, doesn’t he?!
I loved Blunt in LOOPER, which gave her a chance to be a bit of a bad ass. She also really impressed me in YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, one of my favourite films of 2012. Hopefully the role will be another chance for her to stretch her talents and show us how great British actresses really are.
What do you think of this take-over? Would Emma play a better…Emma? Or do you think Emily will do the role justice? Let us know!
Source: Digital Spy
