Emma Watson as Belle in 'Beauty & the Beast' Movie Photo is Fake, Photoshopped

Emma Watson's next big role is that of Belle in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which has a release date set for 2017. At the 2015 D23 Expo earlier this month, attendees got a great first-look at the highly anticipated project, but we still don't have an official photo of Watson in character. One Internet artist decided to use his photoshop skills to give everyone an idea as to what Watson would look like in the movie, but some people were fooled and thought it was a real image of the Harry Potter starlet. So yes, the photo is fake, but it still looks pretty convincing to some!

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It looks like OK Magazine isn't aware of the photoshopping skills of some and published a whole story on this image. Perhaps it was just wishful thinking on the publication's part in wanting Watson to sport the iconic yellow dress in the first press photo of Beauty and the Beast? Whatever the reason, the website was duped!

Twist Magazine also fell victim to the fake image.

Here is the photo in question:

FIRST PICTURE of Emma Watson as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast: https://t.co/QCH7Hngmyq pic.twitter.com/wMm3UCbC8w

— OK! Magazine (@OK_Magazine) August 17, 2015

As you can see, this definitely has the look of an edited image. As USA Today's blog Entertain This points out, the artist responsible for this image actually made an instructional video of the steps he took to create it. In other words, just some quick fact-checking would've proven this image a fake, OK Magazine!

You can check out this video proving the photo is fake right here:

What do you think of this image? Were you tricked when you first saw it? Are you excited for this new movie? Let us know what you think of this news in the comments section below!