Unknown Magazine
Unknown Magazine
The kids
Emma Watson and Freddie Highmore
Portrait by Mark Harrison at Spring Studios, London.
Highmore, 12, astonishes in Finding Neverland. “He created the role the way an adult would, in a mysterious, rich and emotional way,” says producer Richard Gladstein. Johnny Depp then lobbied Tim Burton to cast his as lead in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Emma Watson, 14, heads up the girls’ team in a wave of gifted British child actors. Haary Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe has grown into his role, but Watson’s Hermione has the edge, with her signature brand of feisty intelligence. Wish them luck as they negotiate the perilous step to adult stardom.
Highmore is in Five Children and It, out now, and Finding Neverland, out Oct 29.