Forbes’ released their 30 Under 30 in Hollywood List for 2015 and Emma Watson is on it.
The reason for her getting onto the list is no surprise, because of her big impact on feminism.
Way to go Emma, congrats!
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Emma Named Top Celebrity Feminist
The Ms. Foundation has released their list of the top feminist celebrities of 2014, and actress Emma Watson is number one.
How Emma became number one this year:
As a UN Goodwill Ambassador, Watson helped found the He for She program this year and made a rousing speech urging men to take up the feminist mantle, telling them, “gender equality is your issue, too.”
The Full List:
1. Emma Watson
2. Laverne Cox
3. Rachel Maddow
4. Beyoncé
5. Cher
6. Amy Poehler
7. Tina Fey
8. Meryl Streep
9. Mindy Kaling
10. Ann Curry
Statement by Ms. Foundation President Teresa Younger:
“We celebrate all feminists every day, but today we’re giving a hat tip to celebrities who are helping to promote women’s equality,”
“Every celebrity on the list has either embraced the term ‘feminist,’ spoken out for women’s equal rights or battled against sexist oppression.”
Emma To Be In ‘Colonia Dignidad’
It is official! Emma will be starring along side Daniel Brühl in “Colonia”, a political thriller by director Florian Gallenberger.
The Film Synopsis:
The movie is inspired by true events, Colonia “tells the story of Lena and Daniel, a young couple who become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Daniel is abducted by Pinochet’s secret police and Lena tracks him to a sealed off area in the south of the country, called Colonia Dignidad. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by lay preacher Paul Schäfer but, in fact, is a place nobody ever escaped from. Lena decides to join the cult in order to find Daniel.”
The film is based off of German Director Florian Gallenberger’s own script and according to IMDB will release sometime in 2015.