Noel Clarke believes that Emma Roberts could be more successful that her Oscar winning aunt Julia Roberts.
The British actor, director and screenwriter, cast Roberts in his new movie 4.3.2.1, which he penned, directs and appears in.
And after working with her Clarke believes that Roberts has a huge future ahead of her after she followed her aunt into the movie business.
Speaking to Bang he said: "Emma was great. Emma was the second or third person to sign up and get on board she wanted to do the movie from the beginning. I appreciated that.
"She gave 100 per cent and for her to come over and do a small British film like this is hopefully testament to what we did with the film.
"I think she could be bigger than Julia. think she most definitely could be better. She's young. You won't realise this yet, but in a few years time you'll think, 'Oh yeah, Noel did say that.' "
4.3.2.1 was the first time back in the director's chair for Clarke since his huge success with Adulthood, a movie which saw him pick up the Orange Rising Star Bafta in 2009.
4.3.2.1 is released 4th June.
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