GRETA GERWIG’S highly anticipated “Little Women” adaptation just underwent a casting shakeup. Emma Watson is reportedly joining the cast, taking on a role originally intended for Emma Stone, Variety reports.

According to Variety’s sources, Stone was unable to commit to “Little Women” because of promotional obligations for her upcoming Fox Searchlight film, award season contender “The Favourite.”

Tragically, there is no word yet on which of the March sisters Watson will be playing. She will, however, be joining a thoroughly star-studded cast, which is reportedly set to include Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, and Florence Pugh (all of whom are apparently “in negotiations” to star).

Ronan and Chalamet, of course, starred in Gerwig’s critically-acclaimed directorial debut, “Lady Bird,” and we have a hunch they’ve been tapped to play Meg and Laurie, respectively. As for the Emma’s, the smart money is on their role being the main character, Jo. And, if Meryl comes through and signs on, she’ll probably play Marmee a.k.a Mrs. March, but she could also slay as Aunt March. Really, with all of the talent being courted for the project, there’s no wrong combination of actors and characters in this lineup.

(SD-Agencies)