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"Emma Watson is contemplating a role in Darren Aronofsky&amp;#039;s Noah. The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Harry Potter star is in talks to appear in Aronofsky&amp;#039;s biblical epic, reports Deadline.  Watson is eyeing the part of Ila, a character who develops a close relationship with Shem, one of Noah&amp;#039;s sons. Variety additionally reports that the role was originally offered to Dakota Fanning, who had to decline due to a scheduling conflict. Jennifer Connelly and Julianne Moore have both been linked to the role of Noah&amp;#039;s wife, while Liev Schreiber is also rumoured to be in contention to play the film&amp;#039;s antagonist. Russell Crowe will appear in the title role, while Douglas Booth (Romeo and Juliet) and Watson&amp;#039;s Perks of Being a Wallflower co-star Logan Lerman will play Noah&amp;#039;s sons. Black Swan director Aronofsky has also written the script for the movie with Ari Handel. Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, Hugo) was responsible for recent revisions. Filming on Noah is due to begin next month in New York and Iceland. A US release date has been pencilled in for March 28, 2014. Watch Emma Watson and Logan Lerman in the trailer for The Perks of Being a Wallflower below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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