According to ScreenDaily , Dakota joined the voice cast of the 3D animation Gus , writer Cory Edwards. Beyond it, the film already has the voices of Seth Green, Richard Kind, Christine Baranski, Danny Glover and Elliot Gould. The film is about a yellow bird, orphaned and misunderstood, which gathers a band of migratory birds and takes them to Africa through the Arctic Circle. A film for the whole family, which is expected to debut late 2014.

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London-based SC Films will handle sales on new 3D animation Gus, which will feature the voices of Dakota Fanning, Seth Green, Richard Kind, Christine Baranski, Danny Glover and Elliot Gould. The story follows a misunderstood orphan yellow bird, who unites a flock of migratory birds and leads them to Africa via the Arctic Circle.

Backing comes from TeamTO, Haut Et Court, Studio Canal, BackUp, Panache Productions, La Cie Cinématographique and SC Films. The family animation, currently in production and due for a Christmas 2014 delivery, has been written by Antoine Barraud and Hoodwinked’s Cory Edwards. Directors are Dominique Monfery (Eleanor’s Secret) and Christian De Vita, a storyboard artist on Frankenweenie and Fantastic Mr Fox.

Sales outfit Simon Crowe told ScreenDaily: “SC Films has a lot of experience handling theatrical animation features so I was really excited when I read this witty, visual and highly entertaining script from Antoine Barraud and Cory Edwards. This is a film for the entire family.”StudioCanal, which will handle home entertainment rights in France, added: “Gus is first and foremost a family comedy; a journey viewers embark upon experiencing adventures alongside a gaggle of delightful characters.”Producer Corinne Kouper commented:”Gus is both a fable, and a touching human comedy about self-realization.”

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Dakota Fanning is certainly no longer the little girl from War of the Worlds. The starlet has made quite the name for herself as a serious adult actress and she’s showing no signs of stopping. Dakota was spotted in New York City earlier today shooting scenes for her upcoming movie, Every Secret Thing.

The movie tell the story of a detective trying to uncover a mystery surrounding missing children, only to find that the prime suspects are two young women, who were put away seven years before for an infant’s death. Wow. This Dakota girl definitely doesn’t shy away from the big stuff.

The actress gave us a look at her punky character while filming outside of a bagel shop where her character works. Dakota can be seeing quietly smoking a cigarette before jumping into a blue van that stops for her. I cannot wait to see how this fits into the movie, or even which one of the characters Dakota is playing.

The movie also stars Elizabeth Banks and Diane Lane, so it’s definitely heavy on the powerful female characters. What do you think of the movie from our fist look at Dakota? Leave us your thoughts in the comments!

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Having starred in both The Runaways and the Twilight Saga together, you might have anticipated that Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart might have formed something of a friendship. Now, speaking to next month’s Glamour magazine, Fanning confirms the bond between the two, and even goes into a little depth about the relationship they have.

Talking about K-Stew she claims; “”When we’re together, we’re not talking about movie stuff. She’s just my really good friend, you know? We go out. We stay in a lot too. I’m a homebody!”When the topic of Stewart’s much-publicised cheating scandal was brought up in Fanning’s previous InStyle interview, the actress was quick to defend her friend, saying; “Everyone thinks they have the right to, you know, publicize the struggles and sadness and heartbreak and all that. It’s like, ‘Why do you think you are the authority to judge people’s experiences?’”

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Dakota Fanning takes advantage of the warm weather while strolling out and about on Monday in New York City. The 19-year-old actress was joined by a gal pal as they walked around SoHo together. The week before, Dakota was spotted chatting on the phone while out running some errands. Dakota will be seen next in the upcoming film Night Moves, which is about three environmentalists who plot to blow up a dam. It is set to be released this September!

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Dakota Fanning is already the next big thing - and when she's not doing that big screen, rising star stuff, she's pulling out some seriously cool wears. The white brocade coat, the denim cut-offs, the gold creepers - Dakota's got style. And this was just for a little shopping jaunt with friends in New York. P.S. she might just be the only girl left making pink dip dye look good. Ok, so now she's grown up and doing the grungy-gorgeous look, but remember when she was teeny tiny and matchy-matchy with sister Elle...

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Dakota Fanning, 19, shot her first nude scene in the film, Very Good Girls as soon as she turned 18 in February 2012. In a conversation with MTV, the actor, who first got our attention playing the daughter of a mentally challenged man in I Am Sam at age 7, explained why:

“‘Yeah, well, I’ve never done that before and I’m very newly allowed to do that,’ she explained to MTV News at the Sundance Film Festival, where she was out promoting the movie. ‘I was newly 18, so yeah, it was, it’s kind of a sensitive thing, but it’s a part of life.’”

Very Good Girls is the story of two girls from New York who agree to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. Their friendship is tested when they both find themselves attracted to the same guy.

The actor who plays that guy is Boyd Holbrook who is best known for his roles in the bio pic Milk and the TV mini-series Hatfields & McCoys.

Holbrook told MTV, ”As in life it’s not always so perfect and glossy and seamless. It’s quite awkward sometimes especially with that. This film’s about its going into life, first sexual experience, so it’s all about the environment and not taking it too serious.”

Dakota doesn’t have a lot of patience for people who are overly prudish about her career choices. In 2011 she appeared in an ad for Marc Jacobs perfume. The photo is of Dakota sitting on the floor with a large perfume bottle between her legs.

When asked about the controversy, she told Glamour: “If you want to read something into a perfume bottle, then I guess you can. But it’s also like, Why are you making it about that, you creep? I love Marc and trust him, and we just laughed about it.”

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Dakota Fanning is in Atlanta filming a role in "The Last of Robin Hood” about the late, legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn. The project stars Kevin Kline in the lead role. Conyers' own Fanning  plays Beverly Aadland, Flynn’s youthful paramour at the end of his life, and Susan Sarandon plays Beverly’s mother, Florence Aadland.(By the way have Sarandon and Grant Henry had their big ping-pong match yet?)

Sarandon's been spotted walking her dog in the Virginia Highland area. Fanning was out for dinner last night at Midtown's favorite celeb magnet: STK. She showed up in a chic all-black ensemble with silver shoes, her hair tucked into a loose braid. She also had some birthday cake. She turns 19 on Saturday!

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Dakota Fanning will play a baby killer in “Every Secret Thing,” a film about two young friends who are imprisoned for murder at the age of 11. Fanning and Australian actress Danielle MacDonald will play the girls in acclaimed documentary maker Amy Berg’s upcoming film, which will pick up the pair's story seven years after their conviction.

The film's producers announced the casting news on Thursday, issuing the statement: "Upon their release, children start to go missing; as the police turn their attention to the duo, the mystery surrounding the original murder comes back to light."Also starring in the film will be Diane Lane, playing Fanning’s mother, and Elizabeth Banks, who will be a police officer.

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Dakota Fanning is growing up and baring all in her new film “Very Good Girls.”The 18-year-old actress has her first nude scene ever in the film, which she stars in alongside Elizabeth Olsen and Boyd Holbrook. “I’ve never done that before and I’m very newly allowed to do that,” she told MTV News at the Sundance Film Festival. “I was newly 18, so yeah, it was, it’s kind of a sensitive thing, but it’s a part of life.”

The film follows Fanning and Olsen on their quest to lose their virginity but their friendship is tested when they fall for the same guy. Fanning has a sex scene with Holbrook in the film. “As in life, it’s not always so perfect and glossy and seamless,” Holbrook told MTV. “It’s quite awkward sometimes especially with that. This film’s about its going into life, first sexual experience, so it’s all about the environment and not taking it too serious.”

This isn’t Fanning’s first controversial role. She came under fire in 2007 for a dramatic rape scene in the film, “Hounddog.” Although there was no nudity or simulation of sexual acts, Fanning was 12-years-old at the time. Some critics and religious groups said she was too young to play a rape victim. Then too, she defended the film and the role, saying of the rape scene, “It’s not really happening. It’s a movie, and it’s called acting.”

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