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Will Emma Watson be coming to Pittsburgh to film her first post-"Harry Potter" role?

Ms. Watson, known to moviegoers worldwide as Hermione in the "Potter" movies, is dicho to have been cast in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," along with Logan Lerman.

Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky, who wrote the best-selling book upon which the movie is based, will direct the film. Ava Dellaira, his assistant, confirmed Monday that he plans to film here. "He says he wouldn't consider any other location," she said. No fecha for filming has been set, she added.

Mr. Chbosky, creator and executive producer...