Dakota Fanning has a brand new role!
The 27-year-old The Alienist actress is joining the cast of the upcoming anthology series The First Lady as a series regular, Variety reports.
Dakota will star as Susan Ford, the daughter of Gerald and Betty Ford. Her on screen parents will be played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Aaron Eckhart.
According to Variety, “Susan was a teenager during her father’s time in the White House and is said to have often introduced progressive ideas to her family.”
This will reunite Dakota and Michelle for the first time in 20 years, as they both starred in the film I Am Sam, which was released in 2001.
The new series has built up quite the cast. Back in January, it was revealed that Kristine Froseth and Jayme Lawson also joined the show.
Kristine‘s character actually has quite the connection to Dakota‘s… Find out who she’ll be portraying here!
Other celebs in the cast include Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, O-T Fagbenle as President Barack Obama, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Rhys Wakefield as Dick Cheney and Judy Greer as Nancy Howe.
If you missed the news, Dakota‘s upcoming movie with her sister Elle has recently been pushed back once again.
Elle Fanning rocks a flowing yellow dress while leaving a friend’s birthday party in Los Angeles over the weekend.
The 22-year-old The Great actress paired her look with rounded glasses, classic tennis shoes and a bold red bag. Elle was joined by her sister Dakota Fanning at the small Sweet 16 get together.
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Elle and Dakota, who will be starring together in an upcoming movie as sisters, were seen chatting with some mutual friends while walking back to the car they came in.
If you missed it, the first trailer for Dakota‘s upcoming movie, Viena & The Fantomes, was just released and it looks so good!
You can also see what Elle shared about how The Great helped her become a better actress.
Elle and Dakota Fanning‘s new movie is experiencing a delay.
The World War II-based drama The Nightingale, which was expected to be released at the end of 2020, will now hit theaters on December 22, 2021 amid the global health crisis, Deadline reported on Thursday (April 30).
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The real-life sisters will play on-screen sisters in the Melanie Laurent-directed story, which was adapted from the bestselling Kristin Hannah book.
Here’s a plot summary: “The Nightingale is set on the eve of World War II and follows the sisters’ struggle to survive and resist the German occupation of France. The story was inspired by the courageous women of the French Resistance who helped downed Allied airmen escape Nazi-occupied territory and hid Jewish children.”
Many more movies and events have been canceled or postponed amid the pandemic. Find out what else…
Elle and Dakota Fanning were all set to star in their first movie together, called The Nightingale.
But now, The Wrap reports that the movie has been pulled from the release schedule for 2020.
The Nightingale starred the real life sisters and sisters on screen, and followed them as the come of age in France on the eve of World War II and their struggle to survive the German occupation of France.
Production on the flick started in March, but was quickly stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Elle and Dakota will resume filming the movie as soon as it is safe to do so.
The movie was expected to hit theaters around Christmas 2020.
Dakota and Elle Fanning are heading to the big screen together for the first time!
The sisters’ upcoming film The Nightingale just got a December 25, 2020 release date!
Dakota and Elle will play sisters in the new movie, which is based on Kristin Hannah’s bestselling novel of the same name.
The coming-of-age story takes place on the eve of WWII and follows their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation of France. The story was
The story is inspired by the courageous women of the French Resistance who helped downed Allied airmen escape Nazi-occupied territory and hid Jewish children.
See what Elle had to say about acting with Dakota for the first time!
Dakota Fanning glams up in a light green dress at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (January 19) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The 25-year-old actress stepped out for the event in support of her newest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is nominated for several awards including Lead Actor and Supporting Actor.
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The film is also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble.
Some of our favorite stars like Joey King, the young cast of Jojo Rabbit, and the stars of Stranger Things are nominated for awards this year. Make sure to tune in tonight at 8pm EST / 5pm PST on TNT and TBS.
FYI: Dakota wore a Valentino gown with Fred Leighton jewels, Sophia Webster shoes, and a Roger Vivier bag.
10+ pics inside of Dakota Fanning at the SAG Awards 2020…
Dakota Fanning turned heads in her lilac gown while arriving at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 5) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 25-year-old actress stepped out for the event in support of her recent movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where she played Squeaky Fromme.
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There are a few Young Hollywood stars nominated for awards this year and we’re totally rooting for them to win. Catch the show at 8pm ET/5pm PT on NBC!
FYI: Dakota wore a Dior Couture gown, Sophia Webster shoes, and Dior Fine Jewelry for the ceremony.
