She was informed that she had lost a role at 16 because she was not sexy enough

The 25 -year -old spoke about "disgusting" experience in a new interview.


Even since she was very young, She Fanning was in the public's eyes. She came to glory as a star with roles The Strange story of Benjamin Button ,, Super 8 ,, Babel , And I am sam , in which she played the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character. Now, 25, Fanning says that she is grateful to have had the same manager and the agent since she was young and that they have monitored her and protected her from some of the horrors of the industry entertainment. But, in a recent panel with The Hollywood Reporter , Fanning shared that a very inappropriate comment went to her when she tried to win a teenager's role.

During The Hollywood Reporter 's Comedy Actress Round Table , Fanning ( Great ) talked about his career with Jenna Ortega ( Wednesday ),, Sheryl Lee Ralph ( Abbott Elementary ),, AYO EDEBIRI ( The bear ),, Devery Jacobs ( Booking dogs ), And Natasha Lyonne ( Poker face ). She told a story - the first time she tells it, according to her - discovering that she had not offered herself in a "comedy of the father -daughter road" at 16 because she was not considered quite sexy. Continue to read to find out more.

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Fanning lost a game because of his appearance.

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At one point from the comedy round table, Fanning said about his start -up: "I was very protected, I have an incredible manager and an incredible agent with me since I have eight or nine years. " When Ralph pointed out that it is "rare", Fanning replied: "Very, and I recognize it". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

But, despite this protection, an offensive comment slipped to her when she was a teenager.

"I never told this story, but I was trying a film," said Fanning. "I didn't understand it. I don't even think they've never happened, but it was a Santa-Voyage Comedy. I haven't heard of my agents because they wouldn't tell me Things like that -that the filtration system is really important because there are probably many damaging comments they have filtered, but it has been. Because it is not [explained] -able. "

She called the "disgusting" comment.

Elle Fanning at the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards
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Ralph replied: "Whoa. At 16?!" To what Fanning said: "Yeah, it's so disgusting. And I can laugh now, like:" What a disgusting pig! ""

Invited to develop the way she managed the comment, Fanning continued: "I was always extremely confident, but of course, you grow in the eyes of the public, and it's weird. I'm going to look at paparazzi photos when I was 12 years old and think: "Is it a good thing to see such a mirror of yourself at this age?" I don't feel like it damaged me, but it really is aware of myself. "

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Fanning now feels more control over his career.

Elle Fanning at the Daily Front Row Fashion Los Angeles Awards in 2023
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In an interview in 2020 with HuffPost, Fanning explained that with age and experience, she was able to To take more authority over his career And be more demanding with the roles it takes. It is a big difference compared to when she was a teenager and auditioned for the comedy of the road.

"I don't want to play just a strong female character," said Fanning. "It actually seems boring. It's so much more complicated than that. There is this stigmatization of each woman must look like a certain way in the movies. Oh, you have to smile, or it's too silly, or this n 'is not nice enough. As I get older, I realized that I could fight a little. I really have the choice to choose what I have to play so far. "

She added that she was able to refuse scripts that present descriptions of women who do not call her. "I can say:" No, it's just she in bikini, no thanks. "Or a script will say:" She is beautiful and does not know it ". It's just automatically:" I don't really want to play this role, "she said.

She also shared another surprising reason for which she did not reserve a job.

Fanning shared in an earlier interview that she lost a different role for another reason that had nothing to do with her talent.

While appearing on the Happy sad confusion Podcast in May, Fanning said She heard that she had been refused For a project not to have enough Instagram followers.

"I'm not going to say what it was, but I didn't have a game once for something big because - it may not have been right, but it was the comments that comments I heard-was because I did not do it have enough Instagram followers at the time, "she said. "I do not firmly believe in not having a game [for this reason]. It was for a bigger thing, like a franchise thing."

She reported that The play may be Jean Gray in the X men franchise, because Sophie Turner , who played the character, shared an account similar to that of Fanning, but from a point of view.

"I auditioned for a project and it was between me and another girl who is a much better actress than me, much better, but I had followers, so I got the post," Turner told To carry. "It's not good, but it's part of the film industry now."


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