Emma Watson is set to star in The Queen of the Tearling, and is learning to horseback ride for the role.
Watson is set to take on the central role of Kelsea Glynn in the big screen adaptation of the novel by Erika Johansen.
And the Daily Mail has reported that Watson is throwing herself into training for the role, with horseback riding. She will also be trained in knife work, swordsmanship, snaring rabbits and climbing trees.
The film will establish Emma as fearless Kelsea, who is removed from her home aged 19 to take her place as ruler of a fictional post-utopian country with dark secrets.
The screenplay is being penned by 'The Revenant' writer Mark L. Smith and David Heyman is set to act as producer while a director has yet to be chosen.
The Queen of the Tearling novel is released later this year, and Warner Bros. are said to have snapped up the rights to the 'Tearling' trilogy in a bid to turn it into the next must-see young adult fantasy franchise.
Noah was the last time that we saw Watson on the big screen, but she has completed work on Regression.
Regression will see Watson team up with director Alejandro Amenábar, while Ethan Hawke and David Thewlis are also on board.
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