June
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First Stills Of Dakota Fanning in ‘Effie’
The first photos of Dakota Fanning in the upcoming period piece Effie have been released!
The film originally had some legal troubles when playwright Gregory Murphy felt Thompson’s script was too close to his 1999 play The Countess, and sued for copyright infringement in February of last year. That ended up causing a delay in production, and original lead Saoirse Rona departed and was replaced by Fanning.
The film has a really great cast that also includes Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge, Derek Jacobi, Julie Walters, Emma Thompson, and Edward Fox.
Dakota Fanning will play the title role in Effie, a biopic of Euphemia “Effie” Gray. The subject of one of history’s most famous love triangles, Gray was married to art critic John Ruskin (Wise) in 1846 but, after Ruskin failed to consummate the marriage after five years, Gray had it annulled and instead married Ruskin’s protégé, painter John Everett Millais (Sturridge).
Source Via GossipDance
December
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November
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November
29th
Dakota Fanning in New ‘Effie’ Promo Still
From Entertainment Weekly:
Sneak a peek at ”Twilight” star with Emma Thompson in Victorian-era drama out next summer. Plus: ”John Carter” goes ape; and more early glimpses at some of the coolest projects now in the works!
Emma Thompson and Dakota Fanning in Effie
November
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October
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First Look at Dakota Fanning in ‘Effie’
Dakota Fanning started filming on Effie in Greenwich in London on Tuesday afternoon (October 25). Check out the pics below!
Source: Just Jared JR.
August
16th
Dakota Fanning & Tom Sturridge To Star in ‘Effie’
Read below for info on Dakota Fanning and Tom Sturridge’s new project, ‘Effie.’
From Deadline:
Dakota Fanning will star in the title role of Effie, the Emma Thompson-scripted period biopic about the unfortunate marriage between Euphemia Gray and the famed critic John Ruskin in 1850s London. Richard Laxton (An Englishman in New York) is directing. Though the teenager was gorgeous, Effie’s husband never consummated the marriage over five years because Ruskin was for some reason disgusted by her body. After suffering through a loveless marriage and browbeating by her in-laws, Effie fell in love with Ruskin’s protégé, painter John Everett Millais.
Greg Wise will play Ruskin, and Tom Sturridge will play Millais.
Thanks to Diario Twilight
