Need to know
- Dakota Fanning said in a new interview that she and her sister Elle
- “I don't even think that what suits me is the right thing for me,” said Dakota, 31.
- The sisters are working on their first film project, which will allow them to act together in an upcoming novel adaptation nightingale
Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning may be a pair of Hollywood sisters, but the actress doesn't feel like they've ever competed with each other.
“Zero. We obviously share a lot, but we're very different,” Dakota, 31, told The Vanity Fair On Tuesday, September 16, in the cover story with her sister Elle, when asked if the couple felt competitive. “So I don't even think that what's right for me is for me. I'm not competitive. But I know people may not believe that.”
The Fanning sisters all started to be children. The two of them made their first appearance in a 2001 film I'm SamDakota, then seven, played a young version of Dakota's role with Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer and Elle. From there, as each sister’s acting career diverged for more than 20 years, with all so far they have started acting as the staple food they started adapting the 2015 novel nightingaleAuthor Kristin Hannah. (The film will be released in theaters in 2027; Elle and Dakota will be able to produce both stars.)
“As young, we wanted to make sure people think about us differently and we wanted to give each other space to carve our own path,” “But as adults, the merger was very satisfied.”
Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning at the Vanity Fair.
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Despite both sisters’ success during their adulthood, Eller still says she just likes to follow Dakota’s leadership. “I just want to do everything she does,” she said to her career. “I'm a Nepo sister. Of course, I have a chance because people are like, oh, this is Dakota Fanning's sister. We'll see her audition.”
Tristar Pictures announced in July nightingale It will be released on February 12, 2027. The film follows two sisters in France during World War II to deal with Nazi Germany's occupation of the country.
“We played the same roles at different ages, but never talked to each other in front of the camera. For years, we've been looking for a movie of each other and then the gem came up.” Hollywood Reporter In a 2019 statement, the project was first announced.
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Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning at the Vanity Fair.
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“We've never done a scene together,” Dakota told him. Vanity Fair Show them together soon. “Am I going to laugh? It's better to stand out from your system now,” Elle added.
Dakota appears recently in the 2025 movie vicious And 2024 ObserverAnd the 2024 series Perfect couple and Ripley. Meanwhile, Elle recently appeared in the movie Emotional valuewhich appears to be a potential contender for awards after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. That movie was released in the theater on November 7.