Emma Watson completed filming on 'Beauty and the Beast' exactly 15 years after she was cast in 'Harry Potter'

The 25-year-old actress finished work on the live action adaptation of the beloved fairytale on August 21 2015 and revealed it was exactly the same day 15 years ago that she discovered she had gotten the role of Hermione Granger in the wizard film franchise.

Emma Watson completed filming on 'Beauty and the Beast' exactly 15 years after she was cast in 'Harry Potter'

The 25-year-old actress finished work on the live action adaptation of the beloved fairytale on August 21 2015 and revealed it was exactly the same day 15 years ago that she discovered she had gotten the role of Hermione Granger in the wizard film franchise.

Speaking on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw, she said: "It's so weird. It's one of those full circle moments as I did my last day on 'Beauty and the Beast' as Belle and I was driving home and saw stuff reminding me that it was 15 years to the day that I was cast as Hermione.

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