Marc Malkin from E! Online is reporting that Dakota Fanning is in talks to play everyone’s favorite Volturi member, Jane.
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Marc Malkin from E! Online is reporting that Dakota Fanning is in talks to play everyone’s favorite Volturi member, Jane.
Claudia I totally agree w/ you on Jodelle Ferland! She is Jane!
Dakota is okay for Jane. I think i need to see her ‘evil face’ first before i make up my mind. she’s gonna need that evil smirk prefected.
I Hope Not! I hope its just some rumor!!
I Despise her,
She thinks she soo good!
in my opion in every movie i’ve seen you can tell that she’s trying to act,
and Not actually trying to be the charecter!
Any way she’s not cute.
I had a feeling that she’d be considered. I have no doubt that Fanning is a great actress and that she can pull Jane off nicely. My problem is that she’s too well-known. She’d cost too much and her casting might just throw the balance off… I mean in Twilight we have all these indie actors, most of them are barely known and then you throw in an A-lister like Dakota Fanning… It just doesn’t feel right for me… Oh well, we’ll see….
Dakota Fanning would be an amazing Jane! She’s an excellent actress and looks exactly how I pictured Jane! Even better than I pictured Jane. It would be great if they could get her on board!
I agree with number 14, Devon061381. I think Dakota Fanning would be an amazing choice. She is an awesome actress and so what if she’s been in other movies. People still said “Isn’t that the guy from Harry Potter” and “Isn’t that the girl from Panic Room.” Doesn’t mean they weren’t good for the part. Also, like others pointed out, didn’t you read the back stories and Stephenie’s opinion of what Jane should look like? After all, it’s Stephenie’s vision. Not ours.
Stephenie’s description of Jane through Bella was: small about the size of Alice (Alice is supposed to be well under 5ft so Jane should be too), light brown hair cut short, from afar she couldn’t tell if she was a boy or a girl, and very young looking. That being said DF doesn’t really cover that description, she is going through a growth spurt right now and will be way to tall, plus she doesn’t look young enough she looks more mature than her actual age.
I’m going to repeat myself…it will screw up the movie if she is cast, it will waste millions of dollars for her pay requirements, that could be used for more important things. Summit, if they cast her, will definitely think they can slack on other things since they’ll have a “big name” to pull people in. I just want NM to be awesome, and I think casting her would be a step in the wrong direction.
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oh, plus-jane isn’t supposed to be blonde-so it shows how much that writer knows-and its only one article.
I agree with Laura. She is nothing like Stephenie’s description of Jane. I don’t think the movie would go over as good with her in it. Sorry, just MY opinion. I just don’t think Dakota could be as evil as Jane, think about the scene in the third book, when she tortures Bree, could Dakota do that? I don’t think so, but like I said, that’s just My opinion.
if kirsten dunst was able to pull off a crazy little vampire girl in Interview w/ a vampire I think Dakota can too….she’s already worked with Summit in Push…so she might just be in New Moon.
HELL YES!!! If you’ve seen her more recent movies, you know she can handle it and that she’s been both a blonde and brunette on screen.
She’s not who I pictured in my head, but Jane’d be a hard one to cast precisely. She’s been suggested many a time on blogs and youtube BY FANS. It’d be cool if that’s where the idea came from… I’d be excited to see her pull it off. If Nikki Reed pulled off Rosalie (transformation and what not) Fanning can do Jane.
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I think Summit might be considering casting some actors they’ve already worked with. Maybe Camilla Belle will make an appearance in future installments of our (:P) series. Maybe, maby not- they can’t do it too much. After all, Belle and Fanning will be in Push together (which actually looks good to me- I like sci-fi movies
Ashley- Uhm… it’s called hair dye. Nikki reed sure didn’t have blonde hair.
Angel, LOL…maybe Camilla will be cast as Leah! J/K
I think shed be great, she was like 4 when she had her first real role, and now shes 14. She can be really creepy looking too, like in Hide and Seek. She has this face that can look really serious but pretty at the same time, so say yes. If not her, the should pick her sister Elle, because she was in the curiosu casse of Benjamin Button
OMGSH! that would be so awesome!! She is a great actress and to me thats really all that matters! so yay dakota fanning!
Although my opinion doesn’t matter at all and we just have to live with casting choices, I agree Jodelle Ferland looks like the Jane that I pictured. However, just because they offered her the roll, it doesn’t mean that she will take it. I heard that she has to make a certain amount of money for any movie that she will do and I don’t know if they will offer that much to her. So, calm down everyone, even if she does get the roll, she is a good actress, I think she will be fine. If it makes you feel better look at her in Hide and Seek. I think she can pull off an evil look.
OK. She’d be awesome but Jane is a brunette! Would it kill her to dye her hair? It’s not like she has to shave her head like she would have had to for My Sister’s Keeper had she not backed out.
Rosenberg does not understand how important each detail is to us fans! Why change her hair colour? It’s a detail that helps us create the mental pictures of the characters!
PS. I’m referring to the info on E! that says she described as a blonde.
I love Dakota Fanning and her work, she’s a brilliant actress. However I don’t see her as Jane. It’s not that she’s too young, in fact I think she might be a little old compared to how Stephanie described Jane in the books. But I get the feeling that if she did this, she’s only be doing it cause it’s the ‘next big thing’.
http://www.allesfilm.com/pics/hideandseek_fanning.jpg
since when did people on here become experts on how much Dakota Fanning makes per film? who the heck even knows how much she makes, or how much summit is paying each actor. I think Dakota would be great, shes a great actress and shes famous for being in movies with great actors so im sure she has learned a great deal about acting, she can be super freaky (hide and seek anyone). I think they should cast whoever is perfect for the part and if it happens to be a well know actress than so be it.
Bleh, no no no no no!
If Dakota is cast as Jane, I’ll gouge my eyes out. That would be rediculous. I have nothing against the fact that she’s a well known actress, I don’t care if she’s well-known, I just don’t think she fits the part. There are a lot of short, blonde people in the acting business and I’m sure Dakota isn’t the best they can come up with for the part.
Well if the rumor comes out to be true then I’m excited, I think she can do a good Jane. She’s not too young Jane is supposed to be in the 12-15 age range. So I think she can pull it off. Besides Jane is said to have an Angelical face, not look evil. It’s only when she smiles that it looks creepy. The only problem is, who would play Alec.
No No No No NO! Please, she is so overrated and not to mention way too sickly sweet to play Jane. Despite the fact that Jane’s young, I’d love to see someone more accomplished in the role. Perhaps, Kristen Bell. Heck, Summit might as well cast an unknown. They did largely with the Twilight cast and that worked wonders for them as the acting in Twilight far surpassed that of any other movie filled with Hollywood Teens (High School Musical take note)! Just not Dakota Fanning. It would be a crime if such a malevolent character in the book was passed to a graduate of the smiles and teeth school of acting
Eh, I have nothing against Dakota, but I just don’t see her as Jane. She could even dye her hair brunette, but still….I don’t know. I’m really not gonna throw a hissy if she does get cast. Why get all worked up over what you can’t control? After all, we all have our own visions of the characters and imaginations when we read the books, so they can’t please everyone. Like, Kristin and Rob aren’t my Bella and Edward when I read the books. It has nothing to do with their acting abilities or anything. But yeah. Though Dakota isn’t my Jane….I’m not going to complain.
Please let this be a rumor. I like Dakota..but NOT for Jane. Jane never seemed older than like 13 or 14 to me.
What is next? Megan Fox as Leah? god this sucks.
Dakota is soooooooo overated.
Everyone is so picky. It is a movie, based on these wonderful books that everyone pictures a little differently when they read. It would be impossible to find actors and actresses that are perfect for the parts. I think, seeing as DF is a fantastic actress she should be able to pull jane off flawlessly.
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I think you could play Jane.
But i actually didnt picture her like that AT ALL!
I think they should cast someone thats not famous for Jane.
I have nothing against Dakota. She’s a great actress. But if it were up to me, she wouldn’t be Jane. I don’t know what people are saying about her being too young; to me, if anything, she’s too old.
But that’s not the reason I don’t want Dakota. I liked the idea of keeping the cast as relatively smaller actors. Dakota has it all already. I bet they could find someone even better if they looked away from mainstream Hollywood.
Nothing against her but I really, really cannot see her as Jane. Pleaaase be someone unknownnn!
OMGGG, wow i am soo good, i was the first one to comment that dakota fanning should play jane! i should get something for that ;D
It should be someone unknown!!!
That way, we have no idea if she’ll be creepy enough!
Also, she won’t be paid very much(not famous) which will let other people have better actors(Robert Pattinson for ALL of the movies)
ugh,
some of these comments really bug me.
I would love her to play jane, she is a brilliant actress.
she is in the age range people of what jane is supposed to be &&&&&
yeah she has blonde hair, its called hair dye.
go dakota!
She’s a good actress…but in my opinion, definitely not Jane.
she would be a perfect jane. she’s very talented, she can pull it off.
I’ve always wanted Dakota to play Jane.
I really hope she gets the roll beacuse she can totally pull it off, like the little girl she acted like in hide and seek.
wow…better comparison than the rumor on who’s going to play leah..
good choice dakota fanning
I personally would love to see new fresh faces for New Moon and Eclipse but I think Dakota would do good…she would have been my choice but hope they get new actors
I’m not convinced… But maybe it’s just that in general i think incredibly poorly of Dakota Fanning and every movie i’ve seen that shes been in, i’ve absolutey hated the way she portrayed her character, but… considering everything else i disliked about the movie… it couldn’t make that much difference.
Let me just say again, that I really hope this isn’t true. I disagree that Dakota has the right look and the right age.
Jane is described as “androgynous”, which to me denotes pre-pubescent… a.k.a. no more than 12 years old. Jane also appears in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. They will have to find someone rather young who won’t grow up too much during the filming… by the time they get to Breaking Dawn (if they do, Dakota will be 16 most likely).
In a practical sense it doesn’t work. Never mind my personal feelings about how Dakota doesn’t look the part AT ALL. Michelle Williams is definitely too old, but they need to find a child actor with the same kind of face as her… round, innocent, cherubic.
WOW!!!
alot of pple sure posted on this topic!
Yes, now that you mention it, I can totally see Dakota playing Jane. She can defintely pull off the evil part, and she can be annoyingly sweet at times i think.
I actually don’t care much. I hate Jane, but its interesting to see how it plays out.
Great Choice,
but it might not work out…
I thought these scares would be over after the Vanessa controversy. Apparently not. I’ve never been impressed with Fannings acting, and I personally wish they’d keep the cast with lesser known actors.
It really doesn’t take a genius to figure out her asking price is way more than the budget can afford to lose, she’s been in big movies since she was like 6yrs old, and your $$ goes up after every big movie. So we’re really not just talking out of our bums when we say that. And no she’s not in the age range either, Jane is supposed to look around 12, and DF looks older everytime I see her (since she is the age where you have all your major growth spurts). So we are allowed to bash this rumor because it’s not like Summit and the director/producer didn’t mess some stuff up on TW (eventhough I loved the movie, there were some bad things), and now they’re rushing this movie so the writers and casting agents have to scramble to catch up, which would make any fan worried that during this rush they’ll make a quick decision that might screw the series. This idea is exactly the kind of bad decision I’m talking about, they’re thinking of bringing her on because she’s well known and will bring her own fanbase, but you need to step back and think about what complications it may bring (like the main characters being over shadowed by a character who in all honesty should only be in the movie for 10mins).
I think Dakota will be ok. She can hold her own in movies and is pretty diverse. I preferred someone like Ellen Page (Juno). I think she would have held more maturity, check her performance out in Hard Candy.
doesn’t anyone realize that Dakota Fanning’s new movie, Push, wasss from Summit????? Summit Entertainment made the movie.. so, hmmm i’ve been looking at everything and i’m a 100% positive that she’ll pull it off.
Sadly I must say Im undecided on how I feel about Dakota playing Jane.
i think Dakota is a pretty good choice. she’s an amazing actress and i think she’ll do a good job as Jane.
hmm, I like her as an actress but when I picture jane I don’t really picture her looking like Dakota fanning haha . hope they choose the right person!