Fanning sister casting news!
Elle Fanning to Play Ali MacGraw in Movie About Making of ‘The Godfather’ https://t.co/zdZsDlgCG4 via @variety
- Roger Tennis (@CinemaCLIPS) March 10, 2021
- Elle Fanning (22) will be playing Ali MacGraw in Francis and the Godfather, the movie about the making of The Godfather. During the making of the The Godfather, MacGraw was married to Robert Evans, who was Paramount's head of production during The Godfather's filming.
- Barry Levinson is directing Francis and the Godfather, had this to say about Elle: “Elle is one of the most exciting and versatile actresses out there. I am beyond thrilled that she has joined the terrific cast of ‘Francis & The Godfather’ and will bring her unique talent to the film.”
- If you don't know Jake Gyllenhaal (40) will be playing Robert Evans, Oscar Isaac (42) will be playing Francis Ford Coppola and Elizabeth Moss (38) will play Coppola's wife Eleanor.
- Evans (born in 1930) and MacGraw (born in 1939) had a 9 year difference between them (she was 30 when they married in 1969).
Dakota Fanning has signed on to play Susan Ford in the Showtime anthology series #TheFirstLady https://t.co/3lUCgm9c4H pic.twitter.com/1mFTs5EO1I
- Variety (@Variety) March 3, 2021
- Dakota Fanning will be playing the daughter of Gerald and Betty Ford, Susan in Showtime's The First Lady. Michelle Pfeiffer and Aaron Eckhart will be playing Betty and Gerald.
- "Susan was a teenager during her father’s time in the White House and is said to have often introduced progressive ideas to her family".
- "Fanning will be a series regular, appearing in six episodes. The role reunites her with Pfeiffer, with whom she starred in the 2001 film I Am Sam."
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