Fifteen-year-old Dakota Fanning is negotiating to play Cherie Currie in The Runaways, the biopic of the ’70s all-girl band, according to Variety. Fanning is the same age as Currie was when she debuted as the lead singer of the Runaways with hard-edged tunes like "Cherry Bomb." Twilight star Kristen Stewart has already signed on to play Joan Jett, who will executive-produce the film. Fanning is also booked to play a vampire in the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon.
Mar 5
2009
02:59 PM ET
Dakota Fanning to join Kristen Stewart in 'The Runaways'
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This movie just got a WHOLE lot better if Dakota was cast! Now, I really want to see this movie!
Hah. I can’t picture Fanning with a female mullet. But it should be interesting.
I’m not sure Lucy. But hey thanks for the insightful comment. Anywho, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Not Fanning!!!!
Dakota’s public person is like the exact opposite of Kristen’s so that should be interesting.
When exactly will Stewart have time to film other movies with at least two of the Twilight movies being filmed back to back?
Hmm…kinda wish they got someone a little older that LOOKS young for this part. Not really ready to see Fanning as a s*x symbol sporting ripped fishnets and corsets.
I love Dakota, so I will be watching The Runaways movie if she’s in it. I like Kristen, but I think Dakota is a better actress. Does anyone know when it became official that Dakota will be in New Moon? I love the series so I hope it is true.
I think that Dakota and Kristen are two up and coming actresses that are trying to be taken more seriously and do more challenging roles. I think that people need to give them a chance to prove that they can do something like this. Cannot wait to see it or New Moon.
I think she could really blow everyone’s minds in this. Very interesting!
I think she could really blow everyone’s minds in this. Very interesting!
I hope they put her in a wig instead of subjecting her to that awful 80s hair on a permanent basis.
I really really hope this happens. These are two of my favorite upcoming young actresses. I think they would be fantastic together! Also, I hope Dakota in New Moon has actually been confirmed. =)
Now Dakota Fanning is a great little actress. I don’t care much for Kristen Stewart.
i think that dakota fanning is okay. but kristen is a 100 times better actress than dakota is.
Oh god, please not dakota fanning. She can act in New moon and so on but not The Runaways! I’m looking foward to watch this show with the right actress mann! God, dakota fanning to be in the runaways? you’ve got to be kidding me.