Emma Watson 'is set to earn up to $15million from Beauty And The Beast'...as co-star Dan Stevens reveals his daughter Willow, seven, helped design Belle's stunning yellow dress

Published: 16:31 GMT, 17 March 2017 | Updated: 16:59 GMT, 17 March 2017

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She stuns as Belle in the new Beauty And The Beast film.

And Emma Watson could be set to make up to $15million from the Disney film after being paid $3million upfront for the role, according to sources.

The 26-year-old could earn the massive paycheck if the movie performs as well at the box office as 2014 film Maleficent, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Belle of the ball: Emma Watson could be set to make up to $15million from Beauty And The Beast after being paid $3million upfront for the role

Emma earned $60million for her role as Hermione Granger across the eight Harry Potter movies.

It comes as her co-star Dan Stevens, who plays the Beast and the prince in the movie, revealed that his daughter helped design Belle's showstopping yellow dress that features in the movie.

The 34-year-old actor revealed that his daughter Willow, seven, sketched five potential designs for the iconic ball gown.

Speaking on This Morning, he said: '[Willow] was five when we made this film. During the filming and the process of developing the film, they were working on the dress - what style, what colour.

Secret role: Dan Stevens, who plays the Beast and the prince in the movie, revealed that his daughter helped design Belle's showstopping yellow dress that features in the movie

'It was very hot': The Downton star revealed he had to wear a 'muscle suit' made of grey Lycra, which weighed 40lbs

'During that time Emma Watson came over to our house for dinner. We were talking about the dress and the dress design and Willow, who was five at the time, overheard the conversation.

'And we were talking away and she nipped off next door with a pen and paper. She came back half an hour later with five different dress designs.'

Dan said that Willow sat down with Emma and talked through the designs, before picking one together.

He said his daughter excitedly said 'That's the one' after going on set to watch the ballroom scene, and seeing Emma in the gown.

Handsome prince: Dan, who also has son Aubrey, four, with his wife Susie Hariet, said his eldest daughter was delighted when she went on set to watch the ballroom scene

On the move: The actor changed into a green zip-up fleece and brown chinos as he went on Radio 2 to talk about the movie

His costume was not quite as glamorous, as he had to wear a 'muscle suit' made of grey Lycra, which weighed 40lbs.

He also had to walk on stilts whilst shooting scenes for the highly-anticipated romantic movie.

Dan explained: 'They created this [the Beast] out of two different kinds of CGI technology fused together - never been done before.

'So I was puppeteering a muscle suit on set, covered in grey Lycra on 10inch stilts, so all the body happens on set. It was very heavy and hot and awkward.

Stunning: Emma looked sensational in a floor-length black gown at the New York premiere of Beauty And The Beast on Monday evening

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Showstopping: She chose an elegant gown, which featured a sheer cut-out panel

'The facial capture is done separately, so every week I'd go in a booth and they'd spray my face with UV dots and I'd do everything we had done the previous week, whether it was eating, sleeping, roaring, waltzing, just do it again with my face.

He added: 'It blows my mind, it makes my child inside very, very excited.'

Emma looked sensational in a floor-length black gown at the New York premiere of Beauty And The Beast on Monday evening.

Earlier this month, critics suggested she was not a true feminist because she showed off her underboob in a Burberry rope cape in a photo shoot by fashion photographer Tim Walker for Vanity Fair magazine.

Days later the star spoke to BBC, saying she as 'stunned' by the controversy.