Howard reunited with Shyamalan for '' Lady in the Water '' , in which she acts as Story , a type of water nymph called a narf . The 2006 fantasy film release also stars Paul Giamatti as the co-lead . Shyamalan 's project follows the story of Giamatti 's character rescuing what he thinks is a young woman ( Howard ) from his pool . Once he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to get back home , he teams up with his tenants to protect her from creatures that try to keep her in their world . It underperformed at the box office , falling short of its $ 75 million budget , and got largely negative reviews from critics . Next , she once again played Rosalind in Kenneth Branagh 's 2006 film version of Shakespeare 's '' As You Like It '' . It played in theatres in Europe before going directly to cable in the United States , premiering on HBO . Howard was nominated for a Golden Globe Award at the 2008 ceremony . The project got soundly negative reviews from the British media , while American reviewers gave it more favorable notice . That year , she wrote and directed a short film , '' Orchids '' , as part of '' Glamour '' magazine 's " Reel Moments " series funded by Cartier and FilmAid International
2008 ceremony
65th Golden Globe Awards
Bryce Dallas Howard