and more conservative religious classmates after a false rumor circulates that she is sexually promiscuous. The script contrasts the novel The Scarlet Letter and its heroine, Hester Prynne, to the life of the protagonist in the film. Stone read the script before the project was optioned for production, and kept an eye on it along with her manager until preparations were made. She was attracted to the script because it was “funny and sweet” and her character was “fantastic from the first read” and was “fleshed [..] out so much in the script”. When she found out that the film had gone into production, she met with Gluck to express her enthusiasm about the project. A few months later, the audition process started and Stone met again with Gluck to be one of the first actresses to audition. Stone was nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role. Stone stated in 2008 that she would eventually like to venture into film production, producing her own films, and that her dream was to appear on Saturday Night Live. Stone appeared in Friends with Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, and directed by Will Gluck. The comedy was released in July 2011. She also starred in Crazy, Stupid, Love that year, alongside Steve Carell, Julianne Moore and Ryan Gosling. The Warner Bros film, about a husband (Carell) with marital problems and difficulties with his children, was also released in July. Stone starred in The Help, an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel of the same name, a period piece set in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s, which was released in August 2011. She plays Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, an aspiring writer, and employed a Southern dialect for the role. Stone joined the voice cast of The Croods, a 3D computer animated caveman comedy by DreamWorks Animation. She voiced the role of Eep, the oldest daughter of Grug (Nicolas Cage) and Ugga (Catherine Keener). Ryan Reynolds voices Gy, the love interest of Stone’s character. The film was released in March this year. Stone starred as the female lead opposite Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, of the Spider-Man film series. She played Gwen Stacy, the seventeen-yearold love interest of Peter Parker. Marc Webb directed the film, which was released in July
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2012. Stone co-starred in Gangster Squad, a film by Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer. She was reunited with Ryan Gosling in the ensemble crime drama, which also starred Sean Penn. Stone played Grace, who is caught in a love triangle with Gosling’s character, Sgt Jerry Wooters, and Penn’s character, mobster Mickey Cohen. The film was released in January 2013. Stone will soon be reunited with writer and director Will Gluck, starring in and executive producing an untitled comedy for Screen Gems. The film studio has given Gluck and Stone full discretion in developing a new project, after the success of Easy A. Stone will also reprise her role as Gwen Stacy in T he Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is scheduled
That chemistry inspired their off-screen romance. In a 2012 interview with USA Today, Garfield elaborated, “We don’t talk about anything personal. That’s just the way it is. Right now, we’re just actors. Em will soon be a producer, too. It’s just something that’s personal, and this is work, really.” Stone also explained her unwillingness to discuss Garfield: “There’s such a great sense of comfort in knowing that the only thing you have control over is what you say. People can say and do all they want. If it never comes out of your own mouth, you still get to keep that semblance of what is sacred to you.” Hollywood puts a lot of pressure on actresses to look good. Stone recently gave her thoughts on the subject. “Yeah. You see your-
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Of all the Hollywood stars whose wardrobes we’d love to raid, Emma Stone ranks at the top of the list. The actress has transitioned from bigscreen sweetheart to bona fide movie star over the past few years, a metamorphosis as inevitable as her style evolution. Her fashion aesthetic has paralleled her rise to superstardom: little black dresses and simple cocktail frocks have given way to more directional, risk-taking outfits. She’s nailed her own particular brand of cool downtown polish when it comes to off-the-clock ensembles too. for release in May 2014. Stone will co-star in Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s ensemble comedy Birdman, with Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, and Naomi Watts, and is also set to co-star in Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak, alongside Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch. It certainly appears that Stone is here to stay. What is great about her compared with so many other young stars is that she generally avoids discussing her personal life in the media. After Stone was cast in The Amazing Spider-Man, the film’s director Marc Webb noted that the chemistry between Stone and Andrew Garfield made her the clear choice.
self too much... I don’t want to watch my movies any more, because watching your face that big is awful... No one should go through that!” (laughs) I’m trying not to see myself anymore. And now it’s in 3D! Not only am I big like that, but I keep jumping out of the screen. But I don’t want to worry too much about that, because I’m not a model, I’m an actress. I want to look like a normal person. It’s important to me that I’m able to play many different parts instead of being put in a specific box. It’s good to have the appearance of a human being.” She also says “it’s very flattering to be found in the ‘most sexy’ lists but adds, “my goal has always been to make people laugh.”