I had planned on taking the day off from the Bloggery today, but I was drawn in by the odd attention being paid to some new photos of Dakota Fanning on the set of the girl group biopic The Runaways. I guess it fits to end the week with another look at rock and roll pedophile bait, since I already devoted one day to the Chipettes. But it’s not like this is actually the first look at the 15-year-old former child star as singer Cherie Currie. It’s not even the most scandalous. Still, the fact that the media is focusing on Fanning and ignoring the full band shots (this is apparently the first look at all the Runaways actresses, if not the first look at Fanning) is either because people are obsessed with the maturation of a female child star or, due to the near-equal concentration on Kristen Stewart, they’re trying to get traffic from Twilight fans.
Anyway, I’m still waiting for the re-creation of this costume to really spark talk of “kiddie porn,” and I’m still wondering if we’ll end up with a “leaked” shot of the Fanning/Stewart lesbian kiss once that scene is shot. It would rival the Vicky Cristina Barcelona kiss as far as media attention goes. Otherwise, there’s not much reason to discuss these latest images, other than to hope that it makes teenyboppers curious about Iggy Pop.
- Erik Davis at Cinematical understood that this was mainly the first look at the whole band:
It must’ve been fun to be in charge of wardrobe for this film because these ladies totally lit it up with style. I’m not entirely sure which girls are featured in the image above; I know Stewart and Fanning are in the back, and I think that’s Scout Taylor-Compton in the blue and Stella Maeve up front, though I’m not positive so feel free to correct me.
- Apparently the guys at IESB.net missed the group photo:
Maybe Stewart will do better this time than her turn as Bella in the Twilight films, after all, Joan Jett always had that bored look on her face.
Can’t wait to see what Scout-Taylor Compton looks like as Lita Ford.
- James Cook at The Moving Picture mistakenly calls this a first look:
A new batch of photos from The Runaways set have surfaced over at Just Jared, giving us our first look at New Moon co-stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning in the biopic about the hugely influential all-girl hard rock band.
- Alex Billington at First Showing also makes the mistake:
This is, however, the first time we get to see the 15-year-old Dakota Fanning looking much older than she should as Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie. This little film is obviously gaining a lot of early buzz as photos like this are showing up in gossip mags all over. Check it!
- So does Simon Dang at The Playlist:
Here’s your first look at Dakota Fanning made over for her role as Cherie Currie along with Kristen Stewart’s Joan Jett in the upcoming The Runaways biopic. Reports have it the two will go as far sharing a “steamy bedroom scene” in the film. Man, they have really nailed the Joan Jett look.
- Daniel Herrera at Killer Film? Ditto:
Today the first photos have been released via the folks at Just Jared, and in the images we get our first look at Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie, and Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett for their upcoming biopic of the all girl punk band The Runaways.
- Kevin Coll at Fused Film also had his first look at Fanning with these shots:
The casting decision I was worried about was Dakota Fanning being cast as Stewart’s co-star and bandmate Cherie Currie, the young 15 year-old lead singer of the group. Fanning also 15 had the age in common but could she pull off the look? That was my questions and with out a doubt we see she can.
- Josh Tyler at Cinema Blend at least only thinks this is his first look:
Here’s the weird thing. I think this is the first time Dakota Fanning has ever looked like, well, an adult. She’s almost unrecognizable beneath her makeup, blonde wig, and rock-chick clothes. Maybe she’s really going to pull this whole child actor to adult film actor thing off.
- Ace Showbiz can’t even get the decade correct:
Both of the starlets were dressed in the full ’80s gear. Black-haired Stewart was seen sporting leather pants and her co-star Fanning was captured wearing platform boots. This is the first time Fanning was spotted as Currie.
- Devin Faraci at CHUD.com admits it could have been possible to overlook earlier Fanning images:
So last week I stumbled upon Kristen Stewart in her Joan Jett outfit when The Runaways was filming on my block. But did I also stumble upon Dakota Fanning? If so, I would never have recognized her - as it is I can still barely believe that the young lady in the pictures at Just Jared are actually the Little Miss F.
- John at The Movie Blog also didn’t quite recognize her at first:
Good freaking grief. I had to do a serious double take when I first saw this picture. It’s a shot of Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning in their new upcoming movie The Runaways.
- James White at Total Film allows for knowledge of previous shots, but notes the significance of Fanning here:
While we’ve seen Stewart in her Joan Jett getup before, there hasn’t been much coverage of Fanning, playing leader singer Cherie Currie.
And it’s Fanning who makes the biggest impact here - she’s almost unrecognisable these days from the little girl who appeared in the likes of War Of The Worlds. Sniff… she’s growing up fast.
- Omar Aviles at JoBlo.com focuses on Fanning’s maturity:
Well, would you look at that. Little Dakota Fanning, whose preternatural acting talent was at times scary but mostly cute as a button, went ahead and grew up on us.
- Meanwhile, for an idea of where the comments on these sites are going, here’s the best example from Latino Review (which references the girls’ “bodies” in its headline):
julianne · 6 hours ago
Isn’t there some sort of child porn law in Hollywood? Having a 15 year old do a lesbo scene in a movie is every bit child porn. Run, Dakota, run! Hollywood needs to check its moral compass.
chris · 2 hours ago
15 years old is not a child by any stretch of the imagination. She is a young adult for god’s sakes. When did the US become so prudish and puritanical? Oh wait, it’s always been that way. At least since the 50s. Grow up America!
chris · 2 hours ago
So two same-sex teens kissing is child porn julianne? Since when? Get a grip and stop sexualizing gay and bisexual teens. Would you say that if it were a boy and girl around the same age? That’s ridiculous and homophobic.
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