Neon Angels (The Runaways Movie)

**gus danger** · March 5th, 2009, 10:43 PM

Yup, Dakota Fanning is in talks to play Cherie Currie in The Runways biopic!

Keep updated on The Runaways board!
The Runaways Message Board - Dakota Fanning in talks to play Cheri Currie

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Cherie may have the inside scoop. Here's what her status update says on MySpace!

"Cherie Currie is thrilled that her favorite actress of all time, Dakota Fanning will be portraying her in the movie, The Runaways!"

Way cool, for sure!
Gus

**gus danger** · March 7th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Yes, Dakota sings!
Here she is, singing "Do Rai Mei" when she was knee-high to a grasshopper!

Talk about cute!

YouTube - Dakota Fanning Singing "Do Rai Mei"

:2thumbsup:
Gus

**dlaw** · March 8th, 2009, 02:22 PM

BTW, check out today's Parade magazine. There's a short blurb re Kristin Stewart's role as JJ. I think it's still one of the most widely read magazines in the ol' USofA. Good publicity, eh?

**Sportyfan** · March 8th, 2009, 02:42 PM

Besides the way puberty can affect ones singing voice, Do Rai Mei is a loooong way from belting out Cherry Bomb in the accompanying stage clothing.

**gus danger** · March 8th, 2009, 05:37 PM

It looks like it's official! Dakota Fanning is listed as a cast member, on The Runaways IMDb!!!

The Runaways (2010)

They wouldn't dare to get it wrong twice in a row,
so I assume they verified this info before posting it!
:2thumbsup:
Gus

**NewYorkJettster** · March 12th, 2009, 06:57 AM

I can't wait

**gus danger** · March 14th, 2009, 07:24 PM

2 cool!
:2thumbsup:
Gus

**gus danger** · March 21st, 2009, 12:10 PM

Kristen talks about her "The Runaways" movie at Sundance '09.

YouTube - Kristen Stewart Talks About Joan Jett Biopic The Runaways

:2thumbsup:
Gus

**gus danger** · March 21st, 2009, 12:25 PM

Kirsten Stewart interview (audio) CONFIRMING dakota and her will be in the runaways

YouTube - Kirsten Stewart interview (audio) CONFIRMING dakota and her will be in the runaways

1:37 is when she confirms it. And talks about the scenes she is most excited for filming

Kristen: I have a movie in between. I do 'New Moon' and then we do 'The Runaways' and then we do Eclipse.

Are you Joan Jett?

Kristen: Yes.

So are you looking forward to that?

Kristen: Yes.

What kind of research are you doing?

Kristen: I'm just trying to immerse myself in the music scene, not in the scene, but to educate myself about it.

Has there been any question about playing Joan Jett from the people who are putting out Twilight for all these young teenage girls

Kristen: Luckily they have nothing to say, yeah.

You're not concerned about that image at all because of all the young girls who are crazy about you?

Kristen: Joan is such a remarkable role model for any young girl. I mean, she was the first female to start a record label. She was so young, if not eighteen I think she was in her early twenties. She's an activist. She's a feminist. She's a great role model.

Are you going to be doing your own singing?

Kristen: I don't know yet, to be honest. I want to very badly but I also want it to sound right and I don't know if it'll be a combination where they lay our voices on top of each other or if it'll be just her or just me. We'll see. We'll see how able the other actors are to play the music themselves. It would be awesome. We're definitely on band practice. We're definitely going to be a group of people who can actually make music together. There's a lot of performance in the movie.

And Dakota Fanning is in both movies, right?

Kristen: Yep.

Have you worked with her before?

Kristen: No.

So you'll be spending like the next year with her basically on set.

Kristen: Yeah, absolutely. I've always loved what she's done. She's very controlled and poised. In terms of her actual work that she makes, it's always so different. She's gonna rock this. You talk about a band, she's going to have to lose herself in this because it's really pretty heavy.

Is there a sequence that you're looking forward to shooting?

Kristen: God, yeah. There are so many iconic ones. The relationship that's really interesting is Cherie and Joan, the two front men of the band. They get tattoos together in Japan and obviously they still have those tattoos. I'm looking forward to that just because it's such a fun part of the movie. I like the big conflict. Cherie can't really handle the success, nor does she want it necessarily in that respect. Joan is a very steady, self-assured and she knows this kick started her whole career. So to watch it all fall apart and her still stand, I'm excited about that. It's a really explosive scene. Amps are kicked through and guitars are smashed.