The Runaways Movie & Cherie's Book_the Latest Scoop!

**gus danger** · November 26th, 2009, 01:38 PM

Here's the latest scoop: The Runaways movie has been moved up to March
(instead of May) and Cherie's book will be coming out just before the movie.
Is this getting exciting, or what?!!? Oh Yeah!!!!
Long Live The Runaways!
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**NewYorkJettster** · November 27th, 2009, 07:52 AM

I can't wait
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**gus danger** · November 27th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Also of interest:

"Kristen Stewart told us the film is going to aim for a Sundance premiere in January."

Kristen Stewart Does Her Own Singing In 'Runaways,' Joan Jett Reveals - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News

Looks like it's all coming to fruition, at a rapid rate, for sure!

Can't be bad!
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Gus

**gus danger** · December 5th, 2009, 01:09 AM

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Dakota Fanning is ending 2009 on a high note with her appearance in the hugely successful movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. It's just been learned that 2010 will start off just as well for the 15 year old actress! The Runaways featuring Dakota Fanning and her New Moon co-star Kristen Stewart is one of just a handful of films to have their world premiere screening at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

The Runaways is directed and written by Florida Sigismondi. Set in the '70's, in LA, the film is based on the true story of the all girl band "The Runaways." Dakota Fanning plays the band's lead singer and keyboardist Cherie Currie. The movie is actually based on the real Currie's book 'Neon Angel.' According to IMDB.com a release date has not yet been set for The Runaways.

http://www.examiner.com/x-23972-Celebrity-Kids-Examiner~y2009m12d4-...

As I previously posted, the latest scoop is that the movie will be released in March.
Cherie's NEON ANGEL book will also be released in March!
Here is a link to amazon.com's Neon Angel page, where you can pre-order the book:

Amazon.com: Neon Angel (9780061961359): Cherie Currie: Books

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**Sportyfan** · December 8th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Hopefully the release of the movie will bring some well deserved recognition for the band. Too bad that Sandy couldn't be around to see it though. I'll be waiting in line for the opening day around here and in line for my copy of Cherie's book. Should bookend nicely with my original copy of Neon Angel

**gus danger** · December 11th, 2009, 01:12 AM

The Runaways is going to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January!.

Kristen Stewart, the 19-year-old co-star of the ?Twilight? blockbusters, plays a New Orleans stripper in ?Welcome to the Rileys,? which also stars James Gandolfini as a damaged businessman.
Ms. Stewart also has a noncompetition entry: in ?The Runaways,? directed by Floria Sigismondi, Ms. Stewart plays a young Joan Jett.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/movies/03sundance.html

Also: The Runaways will be shown at Sundance Cinemas - Madison, Wisconsin!

01/28 Sundance Film Festival USA - 'The Runaways'
One Night Only - Tix On Sale

http://sundancecinemas.com/coming_soon.html#madison

Can't be bad!

Gus

**gus danger** · December 11th, 2009, 01:13 AM

Joan Jett?s career is now the stuff of movies and Barbie dolls, but she still rules on stage.

By Michael Pritchard

When Jett and her band the Blackhearts roll into Harrah?s Resort Saturday (Dec. 12), however, her fans won?t doubt it for a second. She remains instantly recognizable as one of the greatest rock guitarists ever, one of only two women to make Rolling Stone?s 100 greatest guitarist list. Her sound and image, the black leather and hair (though she has occasionally shaved it off) and energy on stage are hers and hers alone.

And the icon checklist doesn?t stop there. Not when they are making a movie based on your early career (The Runaways due in 2010 ) with one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood (Kristen Stewart) cast as you. And then, just to drive the point home, a Joan Jett Barbie Doll has been released this year in time for Christmas.

It?s a long way from the late ?70s when Jett first appeared on the punk scene with the Runaways, a band that while successful overseas, never gained more than a cult following in the U.S.

Still, Jett has embraced the film, which is based on lead singer Cherie Currie?s 1989 autobiography Neon Angels. Currie?s role is played by Dakota Fanning. As an executive producer, Jett has worked closely with Stewart to recreate, well, herself.

?It?s been pretty surreal,? she says. ?First of all, she cut her hair and that certainly helped my vision of it. She wasn?t wearing a wig. She was actually living in the hair and I would hope that it helped her a little bit to embody it.?

?I thought that just in general our energy, the way we handle day-to-day things, plus our physical movements in space, were very similar. A lot of kind of fidgeting, a lot of playing with the hair ? a lot of that stuff sort of came natural. But for a lot of the physical aspects, she watched me a lot, so it was surreal, but in a nice way. It wasn?t uncomfortable and it wasn?t creepy.?

Though Stewart?s portrayal of Jett has been gaining a lot of attention, Jett is quick to point out that the film is about the group, not her.

?I have to really stress that this is not a biopic,? Jett says. ?It sort of goes over how the band started, but you can?t take each aspect as a fact. The way I look at it this movie is based on Cherie?s book and I see it as basically a parallel narrative ? so I?m not ever going to able to judge it as a true Runaways story. Because that?s not really what this is. To me, it?s more of the story of two girls and how they deal with this event in their life called The Runaways.?

To read the entire article, click here:
Rocker Icon | Features | Arts & Entertainment | Atlantic City Weekly

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**gus danger** · December 12th, 2009, 02:08 AM

Of all the bands to come out of the 1970s Los Angeles music scene, The Runaways are by far the most uniquely fascinating. This is partially due to their music but more so to the fact that they were teenage girls whose wild and reckless lifestyle was the stuff of legend.
Focusing on the duo of guitarist/vocalist Joan Jett and lead vocalist Cherie Currie as they navigate a rocky road of touring and record-label woes, the film chronicles the band's formation as well as their meteoric rise under the malevolent eye of an abusive manager.
Acclaimed video artist Floria Sigismondi directs from her own script, and her luscious camerawork captures every sweaty detail?from the filthy trailer where the women practice to the mosh pits of Tokyo. What really makes the film cook are the sizzling performances by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart. Not to be missed, The Runaways is an ode to an era and a groundbreaking band.

Park City, Utah Screenings:
6:30 PM Sun, Jan 24 Park City Eccles Theatre
8:30 AM Mon, Jan 25 Park City Library Center Theatre
9:00 PM Sat, Jan 30 Park City Temple Theatre

Also: As previously posted, The Runaways will be shown at Sundance Cinemas - Madison, Wisconsin!
Jan 28 Sundance Film Festival USA - One Night Only

2010 Sundance Film Festival : The Runaways

And then, the rest of us get to see it in March!
I can NOT wait!
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**gus danger** · December 13th, 2009, 01:23 PM

A couple firsts:

FIRST MOVIE STILL

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FIRST MOVIE POSTER

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**Sportyfan** · December 13th, 2009, 05:13 PM

Teaser poster and an official still? Things are definitely looking up! I'm getting really excited about this, especially since it's now going to be premering in March.