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Fanning Sisters Exit Movie Due To Creative Hairstyle Differences

Mark — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:39:16 EST

In a shocking—shocking!™—development destabilizing the world of preternaturally talented child actresses whom Hollywood will suck dry before their 18th birthdays and banish to SAG's Not-So-Cute Anymore Halfway House in Reseda, both Dakota and Elle Fanning have abruptly exited the film My Sister's Keeper, the project that would have represented the sisters' first cinematic collaboration since sharing a character in I Am Sam.

At issue, according to Var's sources, was Dakota's refusal to shave her head for the role, a bizarre conflict considering that the elder Fanning's dedication to her craft had previously been so total that not even the prospect of implied indie-film molestation could scare her away. Taking over for Dakota is ostensibly more compliant, two-years-older Medium star Sofia Vassilieva; Elle, however, has been replaced by hated rival Abigail "Little Miss Sunshine" Breslin, a clear message from the movie's frustrated producers to the Fanning Clan that there are plenty of preteen flavors-of-the-month more than happy to intercept the paychecks of their little earners if they're no longer hungry enough to put up with the occasional unflattering haircut in the name of their Art.

[Photo: Getty Images]

Breslin, Vassilieva to star in 'Keeper' [Variety]

Is It Just Us?

Mark Graham — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:13:06 EST

· Or does the new sketch of the man suspected of snatching young Madeline McCann look a lot like Killer Bob? Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see, one chants out between two worlds ...fire, walk with me!
· A previously unknown complication of pregnancy has kept J. Lo from being J. Lo of late. At least according to those louts in the British press, who have been taking her to task for her "bulging, crinkled knees."
· Kate Moss started her 35th year off with a bang. A 4-way bang, that is.
· For all of you out there who think that Dakota Fanning is over the hill, enjoy this not-at-all-creepy post by Just Jared featuring twenty of the most popular Elle Fanning pictures available anywhere online! We're fawning over Fanning, too! Then again, not so much.
· And, with that, we're out of here. We leave you to spend the next 18 hours or so reviewing The Thighmaster's wildly entertaining list of his 2007 "Thighs Wide Movies." So best, indeed.

Great news for all FanningWatchers disappointed...

Mark — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:25:40 EST

Great news for all FanningWatchers disappointed in preternaturally talented teen megastar Dakota's meager cinematic output of the past year: the Sundance debut of little sister Elle's Phoebe in Wonderland could spark a return to Hollywood prominence for the clan. And: the movie's completely rape-free, demonstrating that the family's handlers learned their lesson about pushing their earners towards too-mature material from the fallout accompanying the Sundance screenings of Dakota's noble-intentioned, but poorly received, molestation-preparedness film, Hounddog. [LAT Live From Park City]