April 19, 2024

Hoult, Shannon, Fanning Are “Young Ones”

Nicholas Hoult ("Warm Bodies"), Michael Shannon ("Take Shelter"), Elle Fanning ("Super 8") and Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Let Me In") have all joined the cast of Jake Paltrow's futuristic thriller "Young Ones" for Subotica and Spier Films. The story is set in a violent near-future where water has become the world's most precious (and dwindling) resource. … [Read more...]

Elle Fanning Swims “Olive’s Ocean”

Elle Fanning is set to star in an $ 11 million film adaptation of Kevin Henkes' young adult novel "Olive's Ocean" says Deadline. Fanning plays a teen who goes on a summer of soul searching after discovering that a classmate who recently died in a tragic accident had secretly hoped to become her friend. Christina Hammonds Reed is adapting the … [Read more...]

Eisenberg, Fanning Make “Night Moves”

Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning are in talks to star in Kelly Reichardt's indie thriller "Night Moves" reports Variety. The story follows three eco-terrorists who plot to blow up a dam. Eisenberg is the ringleader, Fanning is the wealthy young girl who funds the plan, and Peter Sarsgaard is already set as the mastermind behind the … [Read more...]

Dakota Fanning Replaces Ronan In “Effie”

Dakota Fanning has signed on for the title role in "Effie", the Emma Thompson-scripted biopic about Euphemia 'Effie' Gray says Deadline. Effie was a teenager who married famed London art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise) in the 1850s. The marriage turned out to be a disaster with Ruskin refusing to consummate it. Effie eventually turned her … [Read more...]