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  • Alicia Vikander to Receive Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award

    Alicia Vikander will be honored in January with an award at The Palm Springs International Film Festival. One of the stars of The Danish Girl, Vikander will receive the festival’s Rising Star Award.

    Festival chairman Harold Matzner spoke of Alicia Vikander when making the announcement.

    “In The Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander delivers a superb performance as Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe,” he said. “She projects so much love and pain as she goes on a journey with Lili during an era when there was no precedent for it. Gerda’s own transformation as a character speaks to the story’s themes of courage and self-acceptance.”

    Past recipients of the Rising Star Award include Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson. Howard, Kendrick, and Lawrence went on to receive Academy Award nominations during the same years they received this prestigious award. Might that mean Alicia Vikander is a shoe-in for an Oscar?

    It was just days ago that Alicia Vikander was honored for her role in the film Ex Machina. She won Best Supporting Actress at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Ex Machina took Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards.

    Alicia Vikander is someone the film world will no doubt see a lot of in the coming years. The Danish Girl will likely be her biggest claim to fame–at least so far.

  • Elle Fanning Plays Transgender Teen in ‘About Ray’

    Elle Fanning played one of her hardest, most complex roles yet in a film that premieres on September 18. Called About Ray, Fanning plays a transgender teen.

    “I was really nervous not to screw up, because this is for transgender kids out there,” Elle Fanning says in an interview with The EDIT.

    “We had trans kids at my school,” the 17-year-old sister of actress Dakota Fanning says of her private school. “They come back after the summer and you have to use different pronouns.”

    Elle Fanning plays a transgender teen who is transitioning from female to male. She will soon be known as Ray rather than Ramona.

    Elle had to bind her chest in the film to play the role of Ray.

    “It’s like a sports bra that you wrap around, only it’s Velcro,” she explains in her interview.

    Elle Fanning was determined to do whatever was necessary in order to successfully play her role. The chest binding was very uncomfortable, but she persevered.

    “It really kills your back!” she explains. “I had to wear one every morning. It hurt so bad!”

    Fanning, who played opposite Angelina Jolie in Maleficent, now can say she has starred alongside some other Hollywood greats. In About Ray, Naomi Watts plays Elle’s character’s mother. Susan Sarandon plays the grandmother.

    Transgender films and TV shows are becoming increasingly popular. Caitlyn Jenner stars in I Am Cait on the E! network. Eddie Redmayne will soon star in The Danish Girl when it hits theaters in November.

    Will Elle Fanning make an even bigger name for herself when she hits the big screen as Ray in About Ray? Is this a film you will plan to see?

  • Dakota Fanning Defends Her Relationship

    Dakota Fanning Defends Her Relationship

    Dakota Fanning is dating a man who is thirteen years older than her and is often criticized for her relationship with him. Fanning and her boyfriend, British model Jamie Strachan, have been dating for a while but Fanning has refused to talk about the relationship until now.

    “I’m super-happy,” Fanning told British newspaper The Times. “I think love is very important and it’s really fun to have someone to experience things with. It makes everything a bit more special.”

    Fanning said that she is aware that people are not comfortable with the age gap between her and her boyfriend but she doesn’t care.

    “People love who they love and you go with that,” she said. “People get so stuck in rules for life. You go with what feels right.”

    Fanning said that she has always wanted a relationship and love like her parents share.

    “I’ve seen how wonderful it is to have parents who have experienced pretty much everything together,” she said.

    Before Fanning started dating Strachan she said that she didn’t have any desire to date or waste her time with someone if she didn’t think it would lead to more than just dating.

    “I don’t really date,” she said. “I have a weird vision of relationships because my parents have known each other since second grade, and they got married right out of college. I’ve always thought that’s what it’s supposed to be like, and if it’s not, then I don’t want to waste my time on it. Even when I was 14, I was like, ‘I’m not gonna marry this person. What’s the point of doing it?’ It’s not me being naive. I just know what it’s supposed to be like. And I think until I feel that, I cannot be bothered.”

    Fanning must see something special in Strachan if she is willing to break her own dating rules for him.

  • Elle Fanning, Sister Dakota May Do Movie Together

    Elle and Dakota Fanning are tearing it up these days in Hollywood as two sisters who have found a way to circumvent the trappings of being a young, hot star. Staying grounded has been one way to ensure that they stay focused on their respective careers, which Dakota says stay separate from one another by choice.

    “We’ve really kept that part of our lives separate. She’s never asked me whether she should do a movie or not. I always know what she’s filming and where she is and who she’s working with, but I don’t give her advice on it. We both have our own paths that we’re confident in, so she’s never asked me. Of course I’d tell her if she wanted me to, but I also think that choosing the films that you want to do is a really personal thing—it’s kind of just a feeling that you get and you’re the only person who understands it,” she said.

    Though Elle has been a working actress since she was very young–appearing in film and on television and even playing a younger version of her sister in I Am Sam–the world really began to take notice of her when she starred in 2011’s Super 8, playing a bit of a wild girl from a troubled family. In that role, audiences got to see how mature she could go, and from there, her career skyrocketed.

    Dakota says that while the two of them would love to work together again, they’re waiting for the right script to come along…and that preferably, it will allow them to branch out and play characters who aren’t sisters.

    “Doing a movie together is something we would definitely be interested in, but it’s just about finding the right thing. Most of the things that have been brought to us had to do with playing sisters, and we both think it would be more unique to not play sisters. It’s something we’ll definitely do, but it’s one of those things you want to do really amazingly one time,” she said.

    Both sisters have projects coming up: Elle in How To Talk To Girls At Parties and Dakota in The Last Of Robin Hood. They also have films out currently, with Elle starring in Maleficent and Dakota taking the lead in Very Good Girls.

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  • Dakota Fanning Talks Fans And Growing Up On Camera

    Dakota Fanning was a child star who grew up before our eyes on camera. Her wide-eyed look made her perfect for many roles and now that she is an adult, she is still acting.

    Fanning recently opened up about what it was like to grow up in front of millions of people and insists that it was her decision to try acting and that she was a very mature child at a young age and capable of making such decisions.

    “It’s hard to explain to someone who didn’t know me as a child,” Fanning said. “But even before I started working — when I was two, three, four, five — I was an exceptionally mature child. I just was. And my mom and I were able to have conversations like, ‘Do you want to go to California and go to auditions for commercials and TV shows? Is that something you want to do?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s give it a try.’ ”

    Fanning went on to talk about the stereotypes associated with child stars and said that for some reason, many of her fans and people who watched her in the films feel like they are entitled to know more about her life now or like they know her more than they do.

    “Because people saw me grow up, there’s this weird sort of ownership that they feel for me and that is… difficult. Because it’s not real; it’s in their minds. People don’t know me as much as they think they do,” she said. “I’ll be walking down the street and someone will say hello, and I’ll go, ‘Oh, hi!’ I’ll think I must know this person if they said hello, but then you realize, you don’t know them.”

    “I’m just never going to parade my personal life. If you choose to not do it, it’s not hard to not do it,” she added. “Any part of an artistic business is made better by there being a little mystery. That’s what movies are about.”

    What do you think of Dakota Fanning’s outlook on fans?

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  • Dakota Fanning Won’t Parade Personal Life

    Dakota Fanning is insistent upon the fact that she won’t parade her personal life in front of anyone’s cameras. And at times the Very Good Girls star is a bit miffed at how people think they know her personally. It’s probably not unlike many former child stars who have grown up on the big screen or on TV. Fans feel like they’re part of their own lives. Dakota feels passionately that they’re not.

    “Because people saw me grow up, there’s this weird sort of ownership that they feel for me and that is… difficult. Because it’s not real; it’s in their minds. People don’t know me as much as they think they do,” she said during a recent interview with Town and Country magazine. “I’ll be walking down the street and someone will say hello, and I’ll go, ‘Oh, hi!’ I’ll think I must know this person if they said hello, but then you realize, you don’t know them.”

    She also dished on her decision to thrust herself into the limelight–one say says was no one’s but her own.

    “I was an exceptionally mature child,” she said.

    That maturity is likely what makes her even more determined–at 20–to keep her private life to herself.

    “I’m just never going to parade my personal life. If you choose to not do it, it’s not hard to not do it,” she said. “Any part of an artistic business is made better by there being a little mystery. That’s what movies are about.”

    Fanning’s life in Very Good Girls is not so private. Her character and that of Elizabeth Olsen–best friends for years–make a pact to lose their virginity before heading off to college. The plot takes a twist when they both start seeing the same man. The film debuted at Sundance in January and is expected to be released in limited theaters across the U.S. later in July.

    Dakota Fanning’s younger sister Elle Fanning has made quite a name for herself in the acting world, too–most recently starring with Angelina Jolie in Maleficent. It’s uncertain if she plans to keep her private life as private as big sister Dakota’s but so far not much about it has hit the media–so it’s a safe bet she’ll share little to nothing with her fans, too.

    In the meantime Dakota Fanning is going full steam ahead with her film work. She is seeking roles depicting strong female characters and hopes to eventually try her hand at directing, too.

    “It’s very hard to find a movie about a strong woman – one that doesn’t have anything to do with a guy or the love of a guy or the heartbreak of a guy,” she said. “Is that the only crisis that women deal with: love and loss of love and sadness? There’s more to life than that.”

    Fanning played a role about love, lust, and female wiles in The Last of Robin Hood–an indie film that screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

    There’s clearly way more to life than cunningness and heartbreak in Dakota Fanning’s world–however by her own choosing her fans won’t be privy to much of it at all. Good for her for respecting her privacy and insisting that it remain that way with her fans as well.

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  • Dakota Fanning Says Movie Roles Should Empower Women

    Dakota Fanning is standing up for strong, independent women.

    She recently spoke to The Daily Beast about her new movie Night Moves, and shared her views on women and women’s roles in Hollywood.

    The former child star takes her women’s studies degree very seriously, advocating “the portrayal of women in film and culture.”

    “It’s something I’ve studied and thought about a lot,” she said. “It’s rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male, or discusses a male, or heartbroken by a male, or end up being happy because of a male. It’s interesting to think about, and it’s very true.

    “Of course men are part of women’s lives, and that’s fine. But it’s important to see strong, independent women who are making their own choices and aren’t completely at the mercy of men. It shouldn’t be, ‘Oh, does this guy love me?’ It should be, ‘Do I love the guy?’

    “It’s about both genders being equal,” she says. “There’s a history where when women get to a certain age in this industry, the roles become strictly the mother, the wife, or the older single woman. There should be more of a variety because there are so many different paths that humans take and they should be given a platform to be seen.”

    Another topic that Fanning is passionate about is the environment.

    In her upcoming movie, Fanning stars as the character Dena — a wealthy young woman who becomes a little extreme in her environmental stance by funding a plot to blow up a hydroelectric dam. Ex-military member Harmon, played by Peter Sarsgaard, and radical Josh Stamos, played by Jesse Eisenberg, join her in the plan. When the plan doesn’t go as expected, the team faces unexpected challenges.

    “For Kelly’s sake, she would want me to say that they’re not ‘ecoterrorists,’” said Fanning. “[Dena] doesn’t know what an ‘ecoterrorist’ is.

    “The things that people do for causes result in very small changes and sometimes you never even see any results. So for these people, they need something that’s immediate that they can see.”

    Fanning was attracted to the film because preserving the planet is very important to the young actress.

    “We can’t continue to take from our planet the way we do and not give anything back,” she said. “The idea of, ‘Oh, but it’s fine, I won’t have to deal with it in my lifetime,’ well, you need to think about the future generations who will havassertse to deal with it.”

    Night Moves opened in select U.S. theaters Friday.

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  • Dakota Fanning Talks New Movie Role

    Dakota Fanning Talks New Movie Role

    You may remember Dakota Fanning as the cute little girl who appeared beside many famous actors and actresses in many popular films. Well, that little girl is all grown up now and she has moved on to more mature roles.

    Not only does Dakota still act, she is also pursuing a degree in women’s studies at New York University and often speaks her mind about gender equality.

    She recently talked about some of her recent movie roles, including her most recent role in Night Moves. In the film a group of environmental extremists attempt to blow up a hydroelectric dam, but encounter several problems along the way.

    “The things that people do for causes result in very small changes and sometimes you never even see any results,” she said. “So for these people, they need something that’s immediate that they can see.”

    Fanning also shared her feelings about gender equality within the film industry.

    “It’s something I’ve studied and thought about a lot,” she said. “It’s rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male, or discusses a male, or heartbroken by a male, or end up being happy because of a male. It’s interesting to think about, and it’s very true.”

    “Of course men are part of women’s lives, and that’s fine,” she continued. “But it’s important to see strong, independent women who are making their own choices and aren’t completely at the mercy of men. It shouldn’t be, ‘Oh, does this guy love me?’ It should be, ‘Do I love the guy?’”

    “It’s about both genders being equal. There’s a history where when women get to a certain age in this industry, the roles become strictly the mother, the wife, or the older single woman. There should be more of a variety because there are so many different paths that humans take and they should be given a platform to be seen.”

    Fanning said that she was happy to have a role where she portrayed an independent woman. Night Moves will open in theaters this week.

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  • Dakota Fanning Talks About Her Dream Role, Why She Won’t Reveal What It Is

    Dakota Fanning won’t be revealing what she considers her dream role. The 20-year-old actress believes that if she shares it with the world, the admission could actually lower the chances of it ever coming to fruition.

    According to Cover Media, when asked if she had an ideal dream role, Fanning admitted that she does have one role in particular that holds great value to her, but she refuses to share the details.

    “I have one, but I’ve never told anyone. I think I’m going to hold on to it for a little bit longer. It is one of those things that I feel like if I say it, it will never come true. So, I do have one, but I also think that sometimes your mind can’t even dream up the dream role. Do you know what I mean?” Fanning told Refinery32.

    “There are so many different stories and characters. You never know what you are going to do. I’ve always wanted to do a movie that was a period piece, in Victorian dress. I got to do that. It was so exciting. You really never know.”

    At the age of seven, Fanning made an impressive film debut alongside Sean Penn in the 2001 drama film, I Am Sam. The role earned Fanning a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, which contributed to her later landing feature roles in big productions like the 2004 thriller film Man on Fire with Denzel Washington and The Twilight Saga film series.

    Fanning’s latest film release Night Moves has also garnered a lot of attention. The actress portrays a woman named Dena, a radical high society environmentalist, who becomes embroiled in a political battle after the explosion of a hydroelectric dam. When asked if she is anything like the radical Dena when the cameras are off, she opted to share the differences between her and her self-proclaimed alter ego.

    “I don’t think so. I think that I’m really happy with my life. I feel like I’m doing good things and I think that she probably thought that she could do something better, if, you know, she did something big and different,” she explained. “I don’t know. It is all sort of situational,” she added.

    “You don’t know until it’s put in front of you and you make that decision to not say really bold things. Maybe one day, you will have to take it back and wonder why you said that. I try to stay away from saying never. You never know what you are going to do.”

    The busy actress is definitely happy with her life and her career. She reportedly has two films – Every Secret Thing and Franny – scheduled to be released later this year, with another film titled Brain on Fire set to be released sometime in 2015.

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  • Theo James is Great Kisser According to Divergent Co-Star Shailene Woodley

    Theo James is a great kisser, according to Shailene Woodley who stars alongside him in the much-anticipated movie adaptation of Veronica Roth’s best-selling young adult novel Divergent.

    “He’s an incredibly masculine man with a beautiful soulful heart – and he was a great kisser,” Woodley said in a recent interview.

    In the movie, which hits theaters this weekend, James plays Four, the Dauntless instructor who connects and eventually falls in love with Woodley’s Tris.

    According to Divergent director Neil Burger, there was an immediate connection between James and Woodley:

    “With the other guys we’d been auditioning, Shai was the one that was pushing them back. When Theo was opposite her, she knew that he was the Four.”

    Of the role, James has said “I had an immediate affinity with the character. I think we share certain qualities. You tend to try and use everything you share with a character in everything you do. I love this person who you don’t know what he’s thinking. He’s the type of person when he walks into a room, doesn’t need to be the loudest voice, but you still feel his presence. He’s not someone who speaks too much, but you know he’s thinking all the time. He’s a very perceptive person. On top of that, there’s kind of a dangerous stillness I felt he had when reading the book and the script.”

    A native of Oxfordshire, England, 29-year-old James earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham and studied acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In his final year at Bristol, he was tapped for a minor role in Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.

    “It might have worked for others, but I was not mature enough to do it,” James has said of his decision to wait until his 20s to start acting. “I needed to be a bit more grounded and to have more to draw from. It was the right decision for me.”

    James made a brief but well-remembered appearance on Downton Abbey as Michelle Dockery’s ill-fated lover Kemal Pamuk. From there, he went on to play the role of Jed Harper in the British supernatural television series Bedlam and starred opposite Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening.

    Upcoming film projects include London Fields with Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and Jaimie Alexander and Franny with Dakota Fanning and Richard Gere.

    James admitted he’s concerned about being typecast after starring in what is expected to be a blockbuster this weekend: “Inevitably what will happen is that opportunities will open and you get choices presented to you that you definitely need to be strong enough to say no to. Then the stuff that you really want to go for, you’ll still have to hustle for and still have to fight for, so I think that will be my challenge: to play everything in opposition to that.”

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  • Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning Grow Apart, Live Bi-coastal

    There’s always some form of sacrifice that comes with success, and it appears sister-actresses Elle and Dakota Fanning are feeling the effects of it all. The two have been reportedly growing apart for quite some time now, as they are both focusing on personal and career aspirations.

    According to Radar Online, the two siblings, who live on opposite ends of the country, have different perspectives and exceptions where their careers are concerned. This is partially why Dakota made the decision to leave Los Angeles. The Secret Life of Bees star made the move in an effort to distance herself from her younger sister. A source close to the two siblings spoke exclusively with Radar Online to address the separation.

    “They have something of a peace treaty, in the sense that Elle gets L.A. to herself, while Dakota is much happier in New York. Dakota is living off of the fortune she made as a child actor, instead of chasing after every big job under the sun,” the source tells Radar.

    This actually explains why the two are rarely ever seen together. Even pictures of the two together are a rare find, as they’ve redirected their focus toward developing their own identities, expanding their film resumes.

    The source goes on to explain their distinct personality traits that contribute to their constant opposition. “Elle is the more ambitious one. Dakota is the one who could quit acting to start a band at the drop of a hat. Dakota is completely unimpressed with the red carpet culture in Hollywood, while Elle totally worships it,” explains the source.

    While the synopsis is rather disheartening, it definitely elucidates how the two could clash. However, the opposition hasn’t had much bearing on Elle’s career, as she continues to move forward.

    Elle Fanning recently wrapped up her latest film project Maleficent with veteran actress Angelina Jolie. The film is scheduled to hit theaters May 30, 2014. When asked about the 14-year-old actress, Jolie spoke of her co-star’s work with high regards saying that she ‘hopes to work with her again in the future’.

    ”They became firm friends on the set of Maleficent, and Angie’s decided to take Elle under her wing,” a source told Star Magazine. “In this film, Elle really comes into her own and they’re looking for another project to develop together.”

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  • Dakota Fanning Grows Apart From Sister Elle

    It must have been quite the awkward Christmas for the Fanning family this year.

    Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning have been growing apart lately and Dakota is even adding some distance between her sister and herself. Quite some distance actually.

    Dakota is “much happier” now that she is living in New York City and away from her sister who resides in Los Angeles.

    At the heart of the problem for the sisters seems to be their different outlooks on the acting game. Elle is becoming quite the Hollywood actress, taking the city by storm with four movies to be released in 2014, and Dakota looks like she would be more content with leaving the acting scene.

    Says one source, “Elle is the more ambitious one. Dakota is the one who could quit acting to start a band at the drop of a hat. Dakota is completely unimpressed with the red carpet culture in Hollywood, while Elle totally worships it,”

    It looks like at least one person in the Twitterverse wouldn’t mind if Dakota decided to ditch acting and try something new.

    One of the four movies Elle has coming out next year is Maleficent, also starring Angelina Jolie who plays the title character. The younger Fanning sister plays Princess Aurora and Jolie was quite impressed with her work and the two remain friends. Added the source, ”In this film, Elle really comes into her own and they’re looking for another project to develop together.”

    Recently Dakota became the new face of Attilio Giusti Leombruni shoes and can be seen in the Spring/Summer 2014 campaign.

    “She [Dakota] takes us back to basics, where we naturally belong. Dakota encapsulates the contemporary spirit of the AGL brand and its features: minimalist aesthetics, compatibility with urban life and a sense of couture,” said the Giusti sisters.

    For now the sisters have created a bit of a truce. Says the source, “They have something of a peace treaty, in the sense that Elle gets L.A. to herself, while Dakota is much happier in New York. Dakota is living off of the fortune she made as a child actor, instead of chasing after every big job under the sun.”

    Here’s hoping these girls can work it out. They are sisters after all.

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  • Dakota Fanning and Sister Growing Apart

    Dakota Fanning and her younger sister Elle Fanning are reportedly growing apart. They’ll be even further apart now that Dakota has decided to make New York her permanent home. Admittedly sick of the whole Hollywood scene, Dakota is happier away from the limelight–and away from her sister, too, it seems.

    Just under a year ago, both Dakota and her sister were the faces of the J. Estina advertising campaign. Headlining the company’s Brilliant Princess promotion, they told morning TV hosts how much fun they were having together. It seems that Elle was likely having way more fun than Dakota. Sources say she could ditch the whole red carpet thing and hang out with her friends in New York City instead. Elle, however, is becoming quite the big Hollywood name. She has four major film projects lined up for 2014 alone.

    Dakota Fanning is said to be living quite nicely off the fortune she made as a child actress. She doesn’t jump at every film offer she receives these days.

    “Elle is the more ambitious one. Dakota is the one who could quit acting to start a band at the drop of a hat. Dakota is completely unimpressed with the red carpet culture in Hollywood, while Elle totally worships it,” a source says.

    Elle Fanning found herself under Angelina Jolie’s wing since the recent filming of Maleficent. The two became close on set and remain that way still.

    Dakota Fanning and her sister have worked out a bit of a truce, it seems. As long as Elle has L.A. to herself, Dakota will remain quite happy in New York. It’s too bad–since they are sisters–they can’t get along as siblings, however, and not allow the fame and fortune of Hollywood to come between them.

    Dakota Fanning’s recent film projects include Franny, which is presently in production. Effie and Every Secret Thing are in post-production. She starred in both Night Moves and Very Good Girls in 2013.

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  • Theo James To Star In New Independent Film, Franny

    Theo James, the young British actor, has been cast in Franny. Franny is an upcoming film that has already cast Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning. The plot features a philanthropist who meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an effort to relive his past. Richard Gere will play the main character, while Fanning and James are set to play one of the couples that he gets involved with, Olivia and James.

    James was most recently involved with the film Divergent, a based on a young adult novel, and which also stars Shailene Woodley and is set to be released on March 21, 2014. He made his debut in the Woody Allen’s film, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, but is most notable for his role in Downton Abbey as Kemal Pamuk, according to E Online. He also got the lead on CBS’ new drama Golden Boy. Before his role on Downton Abbey, he also appeared in the BBC series, Bedlam.

    James joins Fanning, who gained much of her recognition as a young child star in films such as War of The Worlds and I Am Sam. The pair seem a bit oddly matched, especially with their age difference, in order to play a married couple. James is 28, while Fanning is only 19, which can be a very big difference at the point in their lives. In addition, as Fanning is known for her child roles, it is hard to think of her being grown up and in a marriage with someone older than her. Fanning also had a role in one of the Twilight films.

    Fanning’s most recent film was The Last of Robin Hood, about the later years of Errol Flynn, also starring Susan Sarandon and Kevin Kline. The new film Franny, is brought to audiences from a new filmmaker, making his directorial debut. Deadline mentions that Andrew Renzi is directing the film from a script that he wrote, after developing it at this year’s Sundance Screenwriters Lab. The pair of young actors are also excited about joining the veteran actor Richard Gere, who is just coming off of his Golden Globe nomination for his film Arbitrage.

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  • Dakota Fanning to Star in Indie Drama, “Franny”

    With an already laudable portfolio, actress Dakota Fanny is set to add yet another notch under her belt. This time around, the 19-year-old “Twilight” star along with “Underworld: Awakening” actor, Theo James, will move into the indie circuit. The two are lining up to join veteran actor, Richard Gere in the new production, “Franny.”

    According to IMDB, “Franny” is an indie drama that centers around a philanthropist, portrayed by Gere, with a reputation of meddling in the involvements of newly married couples. However, most people don’t know that his reasoning lies in the imperfections of his own past. Deadline reports that Fanning and James portray Olivia and James, the dominant newlyweds in the production.

    “Franny” was written by up-and-coming filmmaker, Andrew Renzi. He compiled the script during the Sundance Screenwriters Lab earlier this year. Renzi, who has been lauded with high regards for his prospective future as a prominent filmmaker, also debuted his short films “Karaoke!” and “The Fort” at Sundance.

    Renzi will be making his director’s debut with the production of “Franny” which is scheduled to begin on October 21 in Philadelphia.

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  • Dakota Fanning transitions into a young lady

    If you are an avid chick flick fan like myself, you probably remember Dakota Fanning as Ray, from her role in Uptown Girls in 2003, or her role in War of the Worlds in 2005. This probably depends on whatever your movie genre preference.
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    Fanning, as Ray. (2003, Uptown Girls) Photo from International Movie Database.
    Look familiar?

    Now 19-year-old Dakota Fanning is showing off her more mature self, making an appearance at the 2013 Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo Del Cinema, on Saturday, August 31 in Venice, Italy. Dakota was wearing a ravishing midnight ball gown at the premiere for her role as Dena Brauer in Night Moves. Appearing with director Kelly Reichardt and her co-star, Jesse Eisenberg. Fanning wore a spectacular Elie Saab gown and Jimmy Choo shoes on the red carpet.

    Earlier on Saturday, Reichardt, Eisenberg and Fanning were out for the film’s photo call held at the Palazzo de Casino. This time, Dakota dressed in an Alexander McQueen double-layered-skirt dress with eye-catching embroidery, and Rupert Sanderson heels.

    Fanning was known for being so talented at such a young age, and taking challenging roles or that were out-of-the-box. Not just for the money. Now seeing her all grown up, Fanning viewers find it awkward seeing her, and how much she has changed from a youthful child into a young lady, in a good way.

    Her newest movie, Night Moves, has another upcoming preview date on September 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. Fanning also has two upcoming American films, The Last of Robin Hood and Every Secret Thing, which currently have no specific release dates in the U.S. One upcoming foreign film, Effie Gray, which is due to release in October 2013 in the UK.

    If you’re like me, you will look forward to further appearances. Where some Hollywood children grow up, sometimes too fast and become not so “classy.” Fanning continues to show us that she is growing up beautifully and can hold her own.