Fanning or Browning to Lead the 'Bad Girls'?
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Now that Dakota Fanning has officially entered her teenage years, she's opened herself up to a whole bucket full of roles in a number of different teen-centric films each year. As she continues to dabble in the vampiric for The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the rock 'n roll for The Runaways, her name has come up once again in relation to a just-announced film in The Hollywood Reporter called Bad Girls. Granted, THR doesn't mention her, however a source tells Cinematical that those in charge are eying Fanning or Emily Browning for the lead role in the film, which is based on Alex McAulay's book.
Bad Girls follows a wild teenager who's sent to some sort of wilderness survival camp on a remote Caribbean island where she then finds herself (along with the other girls) squaring off against dangerous drug dealers, rapists and killers when a murder during a hike sends the girls on a journey through the jungle. The book has been described as a cross between Lord of the Flies and Heathers (pretty awesome combo right there), and McAulay is adapting the script from his own book. At one time MTV Films was attempting to bring it to the screen, but they put it into turnaround where Inferno Entertainment picked it up. And as we said before, a source tells us both Dakota Fanning and Emily Browning (The Uninvited) are being looked at for the lead, though nothing official has been announced.
Which actress do you think could best survive the freaky Caribbean jungles?
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7-19-2009 @ 12:32PM
madafak said...
neither :P
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7-19-2009 @ 12:37PM
Dani said...
Definitely Fanning, Browning looks almost alien like she's so pretty.
It's very hard to take her serious. I realise that's not exactly a good thing to say, but it's true I could barely sit through the uninvited. Then again that was just a ridiculously bad film.
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7-19-2009 @ 7:48PM
paul said...
Bad Girls in Chains! Quentin Tarantino might need a gig.
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7-20-2009 @ 4:38AM
t said...
I think Dakota should play the role.
I saw The Uninvited and thats all I have to say.
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7-21-2009 @ 4:31PM
Nora said...
Uh, Emily Browning would kick Dakota's butt in this role, js. I love Dakota, but yeah. Em's a better actress and could really use the exposure. Can't wait to see her in Sucker Punch.
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7-21-2009 @ 4:36PM
Chrysee said...
Browning needs to be available so she can be cast in the HBO A Game of Thrones adaptation.
Please?
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