Elle Fanning attends The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences 2019 New Members Party during the 63rd BFI London Film Festival at The Freemasons Hall on October 5, 2019 in London. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the photos.
At 21, Elle Fanning is a modern-day princess of Hollywood. From starring alongside Angelina Jolie to being the youngest judge ever at Cannes, it seems the star can’t put a foot wrong. Emma Elwick-Bates discovers the serene secrets of her wild success
The fairytale turrets of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles provided the perfect backdrop for November cover star Elle Fanning to talk to Emma Elwick-Bates about being a modern-day Hollywood princess. Soon to be reprising her star role as Princess Aurora in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil opposite Angelina Jolie, the 21-year-old radiates regal glamour in the cover shoot, styled in a glamorous Old Hollywood headscarf by Julia Clancey and a silk dress by Carolina Herrera, with piles of rings, necklaces and bracelets befitting Tinseltown royalty.
‘Aurora represents the youth of the generation who is accepting to all, no matter what, and she does it in her own soft way,’ she says of the character, a reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. ‘I think it’s a nice message to tell women, it’s okay to be comfortable in your femininity. Kindness is not weakness – it’s quite the opposite.’
On the current generation of royals, Fanning was very sympathetic to their place in the spotlight, saying: ‘Kate and Meghan are doing royal femininity very differently. I can’t imagine being in the public eye like that. Every single move you make is critiqued.’ And her favourite? ‘I like Harry. Isn’t he the fun one?’ she quips.
Fanning and her elder sister Dakota have taken Hollywood by storm in the last decade, becoming two of the most well-respected and in-demand young actresses in the industry. So how did she end up following her sister into the business?
‘I saw my sister doing it and I was a huge ham growing up,’ she explains. ‘We would constantly put on these scenes around the house. It wasn’t for anyone, only for ourselves, We would do lines, characters, it was very funny. It just felt right at home for us… We weren’t supposed to do this at all. My mom played tennis, my dad played baseball, my mom’s dad was a quarterback in the NFL. We were supposed to play tennis or something. Everyone says Dakota’s Meryl, and I’m Marilyn.’
The Fanning sisters’ impeccable Southern manners are often commented on (they were born in Georgia but moved to Hollywood aged three and six) – with the duo known for sending well-written and thoughtful thank you notes in particular. Does this help them in dog-eat-dog Hollywood? ‘There is a stigma placed on women in any workplace,’ she explains thoughtfully. ‘But especially in Hollywood. You must be super competitive and super jealous. And it’s something that people want to project, but it’s actually not the case.’
For the full interview, read the November issue, on sale Thursday 3rd October. [Source]
Elle Fanning may play a princess in the new Maleficent movie but she says she’d hate to be constantly in the public eye like the real-life royal family.
The 21-year-old admits she’s a fan of the royals and singled out “the fun one” Prince Harry as her favourite.
But she says she couldn’t handle having “every move” of her life analysed like the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex.
In an interview with Tatler, Fanning said: “Kate and Meghan are doing royal femininity differently. I can’t imagine being in the public eye like that. Every move you make is critiqued. I like Harry. Isn’t he the fun one?”
Fanning, who plays Princess Aurora in the second instalment, Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil, alongside Angelina Jolie, says her character represents “acceptance”.
“Aurora represents the youth of the generation who is accepting to all, no matter what, and she does it in her own way. I think it’s a nice message to tell women, it’s okay to be comfortable in your femininity,” she said.
She said she and her film star older sister Dakota were “supposed” to have sporting careers — but instead got the acting bug. Their parents Heather and Steven both played sport professionally. Fanning added: “We weren’t supposed to do [acting]. My mom played tennis, my dad played baseball.”
Fanning made her debut as a younger version of Dakota’s character in 2001 hit I Am Sam — and said she had been inspired by her sister.
Speaking in the November issue of Tatler, Fanning said: “We would constantly put on these scenes around the house. It wasn’t for anyone, only ourselves. We would do lines, characters. It just felt right at home for us.”
See the full feature in the November issue of Tatler available via digital download and news stands on October 3, tatler.com [Source]
Focus has pre-bought a handful of key international territories on Sally Potter (The Party) feature Molly, starring Elle Fanning, Javier Bardem, Chris Rock, Laura Linney and Salma Hayek.
Universal Pictures International will release the film for Focus next year in a collection of territories we understand includes UK, France, Germany, Italy and Australia/NZ. Bleecker Street has U.S. rights.
HanWay Films handles international sales and has all-but sold out on the film. Additional deals have closed with Sun Diamond for Latin America and Spain, Volga for CIS and Baltics, Hakuhodo for Japan, Film Coopi for Switzerland, Odeon for Greece, Fabula for Turkey, Discovery for Ex-Yugoslavia, Shoval for Israel, Front Row for Middle East and Shaw for Singapore.
The film will chart a wild day in the life of a man (Bardem) on the edge, held together by the unconditional love of his daughter (Fanning). Bardem’s character has several parallel lives: a passionate marriage with his childhood sweetheart Dolores (Hayek) in Mexico; a struggling career as a drummer in Manhattan with his more successful lover, Adam (Rock); and a life of solitude on a remote Greek island, where a chance encounter with two young tourists unmasks some uncomfortable truths.
Currently in post-production, the movie shot in Spain and New York.
Potter’s long-time producing partner Christopher Sheppard made the film through banner Adventure Pictures. It was co-developed by BBC Films and the BFI and was funded by HanWay Films, Bleecker Street, Ingenious Media, BBC Films, the BFI, Chimney Pot Sverige AB and Film i Väst.
Orlando and The Tango Lesson writer-director Potter most recently made Berlin and London Film Festival title The Party. [Source]
Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is set to have its European premiere in Rome on Oct. 7 as a special event that will serve as the film’s first international screening and junket with its two top stars in tow.
The hotly anticipated “Maleficent” sequel will screen as a pre-opening gala of the the Rome festival’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar. The event will mark the film’s first screening outside the U.S. attended by stars Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer, who will do press and walk the red carpet.
“Maleficent 2” is expected to have a U.S. red carpet gala premiere in Los Angeles in late September, prior to its Oct. 18 domestic release.
The film will be released theatrically in several European markets before it hits U.S. cinemas. It will be released in France on Oct. 16 and in Italy, Germany and Russia a day later. The U.K. and Spain will release the film on the same day as the U.S.
The Alice in the City sidebar to the Rome Film Festival runs concurrently with the fest, from Oct. 17 to 27.
In “Maleficient: Mistress of Evil,” Jolie reprises her role as the villainous enchantress Maleficent. The cast also includes Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville, who appeared in the first installment, as well as franchise newcomers Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Harris Dickinson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Joachim Rønning (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”) directs from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster.
The first “Maleficent” was a box office smash when it opened in 2014. It grossed $758.5 million globally on a $180 million budget. [Source]
