Harry Potter star Emma Watson is back on the big screen in an amazing true story of a bling-hungry gang preying on Hollywood stars, the Sunday People reports.
The respectable, middle-class kids became burglars who used the web to see when victims such as Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom were out on the town.
Then they broke in and helped themselves to armfuls of luxury goodies – before partying.
Called the Bling Ring in Los Angeles, the fame-obsessed gang carried out a series of brazen thefts.
Paris Hilton’s home was raided and she did not even notice. So they went back again and again.
Emma, 22, stars as Nicki in The Bling Ring – due out in June.
Director Sofia Coppola said: “It’s really fun to see Emma so different. I was always surprised on set when she transformed into this other character. So think it will be really fun for audiences to see her.”
The Bling Ring targeted a Hollywood name, like Megan Fox, then used Twitter and Facebook to track whether they were out.
Google Maps helped show addresses and security levels.
The raids, in 2008 and 2009, netted millions in designer clothes, jewellery and art and became the talk of Hollywood.
Leading member Nick Prugo was the son of a studio executive.
He said: “There was a definite thrill to it. Looking back I don’t think any of us realised how severe it was until we actually got caught.
“It didn’t seem as bad as it was. Now I realise how serious it was and it scares me to death.”
One of Prugo’s five accomplices was Alexis Neiers, who Emma’s character Nicki is based on.
She was with them when they broke into Orlando Bloom’s house and took a Rolex watch collection worth £300,000.
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