Emma Watson Dishes on How She Prepared for The Bling Ring!

How do you prepare for a role where your character has to lie and steal HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars worth of goodies from celebrities?

Well, Bling Ring star Emma Watson just went straight to the source.

Her role as Nicki in the upcoming Sofia Coppola flick is based on real-life criminal Alexis Neiers, who was infamously convicted of stealing from some of the top names in Hollywood, like Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, and Rachel Bilson.

Emma explains in a new interview with Rookie Magazine that she got familiar with Alexis's short-lived E! reality show to get inspired.

She said, 'I watched Pretty Wild so many times to try and get her into my brain, though. It gave me anxiety. How do you watch it?'

Also, Emma made sure to point out that even though Nicki is based on Alexis, it's not a total impersonation.
She said, 'To be fair to Alexis, [my character] is like three steps removed from who she might be in real life. A lot of the material in the movie was based on an article, which was based on a reality show, which we all know isn't real life.'

Now-- Alexis hasn't been shy to diss the movie, claiming it's 'trashy and inaccurate' but one thing is for sure—she's certainly an Emma Watson fan.

Alexis told The Sun, 'I'm really happy.