Probably should take this casting piece with a pinch of salt as it was only last week the news of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star Vanessa Hudgens auditoning for a part in the movie turned out to be ludicrous gossip.
However E! seem pretty confident that 14 year old actress Dakota Fanning has been offered a part in the TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON. The actress who turns 15 next month is in talks for the role of Jane, part of a deadly group of vampire killers. She is described as a petite blonde, who works with two sidekicks three times her size but it’s her they are terrified of.
If she accepts, it would take the child star back to the realm of summer blockbuster, a place she was at after appearing in the high profile Steven Spielberg movie WAR OF THE WORLDS in 2005. She has since starred in mostly Indie drama’s, building her reputation as the next Jodie Foster.
Director Chris Weitz begins shooting NEW MOON for Summit Entertainment in March with a view to a Nov. 20th 2009 release.
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Dakota’s awesome…have you SEEN the stuff she’s in?! I reackon she’d do a great job, to be honest.
is Dakota Fanning old enough to show up in Twilight as a teenager?
Apples and oranges.
Dakota Fanning is a prodigy just as her predecessor Jodie Foster ( who I heard was actually a certified genius… does anyone know of the validity of that rumor?). Anyhoo Dakota rocks! Then you have Vanessa Hudgens…well need I say more?!!!
LMAO!!!! The terrible thing is, I would actually go and see Vanessa Hudgens in the Twilight sequel…just so I could laugh my lunch up! ::Laughter is a cure for all that ails!!!::
I completely agree that it would be weird to see venessa hudgens in the role but you havn’t seen her act properly before!! Ithink people need to get over the whole High School Musical thing!!!!!
As for Dakota Fanning I think she’s perfect and she looks almost exactly like Jane is suppose to look but her hair will have to be cut really short!! Even shorter that Ashley Greene who plays Alice!! When Bella first see’s Jane she almost mistakes her for a boy because of her hair!! She’s an amazing actress though who has proved in the past that she can do serious films. Igive the casting a BIG THUMBS UP!! and she probs won’t turn down da role cz she hasn’t done many huge films n twilight has such a huge fan base!
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[...] Confirmation on a January news story has come through from People. Child star Dakota Fanning who has recently turned 15 will star in the TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON which begins filming this month in Vancouver. [...]