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DAKOTA FANNING CONFIRMED AS JANE IN ‘NEW MOON’

Posted March 6th, 2009 By: Evie 90 Comments »

We’ve heard the rumors for weeks and weeks that Dakota Fanning was up for a part in “New Moon”. Tonight Summit officially announced via e-mail (to TwilightTheMovie.com subscribers) that Dakota is joining the cast of “New Moon”, and she will be playing the part of Jane (one of the Volturi guard).

Wow! Exciting news! I’m not sure which I’m more excited about, the fact we finally find out that Dakota is in the movie, or the fact that Summit is finally telling us about the cast. I’m looking forward to seeing Dakota as Jane, I think she’ll do a fantastic job. Jane is such a big character, I think Dakota may be just the person to pull it off. I hope we hear about more casting soon!

Are you excited to find out that Dakota is Jane? Were you expecting this announcement? Which other characters are you waiting to see confirmed?

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lee

I wonder who will play her twin Alec? I am really interested in seeing who they cast as the Volutri.
anna-switzerland

ew i dont know why bigger actors are going to be in new moon. i liked the fact that most of the actors were pretty undiscovered, but at least janes role is small so she wont be like taking it over =( i dont knoe how i feel ab it… maybe ill lighten up if she looks more like jane should, and not like a pop princess! then she might be good lol
Kate

I have to say I’m disappointed. I had my reasons for not wanting Dakota in New Moon.
1. She’s a big actress and so she’ll probably want more money for her part in the movie
2.She kind of has set this image in my mind that she’s this happy girl who can’t really play the role of this creepy, evil little girl
3.Jodelle has won me over for being Jane I’ve convinced a lot of people that she’s better
M.

Yeaaaah! IÂ´m so excited! SheÂ´s the one for that role! IÂ´m so waiting forward to see her in New Moon.
http://www.twilightersanonymous.com jocelynn

i’m glad dakota is gonna be in new moon..but i hope they dont spend all there money on her. cuz her part may be vital to the story..but shes not a cullen or wolf so lets hope they have money for all the effects they need to do, after they give dakota a paycheck. I also hope they dont hype up the role of Jane, like make it all about Dakota fanning instead of the people who are more important in the film. lets hope she can pull this off. i personally hoped it would be jodelle ferland. so now when do we get to see the rest of the cast?!
uh huh

Some of you guys need to calm down. Dakota Fanning is an actress that chases acclaim not money so I would just stop worrying about her paycheck. As for the 8 year olds that want to go watch the the movie, who really cares. Bigger box office means bigger future budgets. I think a lot of people need to be reminded that the 37 million spent on twilight was poorly spent. Keep in mind that the first underworld cost only 22 million and the most recent one only had a budget of 35. Im extremely confident that the special effects required for new moon can be done within a 50 million dollar budget and if the budget has gotten bigger then its just an added bonus.
AllisCullen

Julia said it, and I’m sure some others by now, but “These actors who are know really well-known are probably requesting bigger salaries.” and that’s my main concern right now….
Nicole

She is soooooooooooo perfect for Jane! I can’t wait until New Moon comes out!
Jennie

I’m soooo glad she was cast! I always thought she would be the perfect person to play Jane. She looks sweet, but she can play evil so well!

Congrats Dakota, I know you’ll do a great job!! ^-^
AnitaX

That’s great she’ll be really good for the role… but now i just want to.. KNOOOWWW ABOUTTT THEEE REEESSTTT OOFFF THE CAAAAASSSTTTT! we all know that dakota will be, at the end, our jane.. but we have NO IDEA of the rest of the cast, no rumors, no nothing.. I NEED TO KNOOWW!! it’s killing me..
BellaAnne8

good things come to those who wait! on people.com, they confirmed this but nikki reed said “We did just get a script. We’re shooting the rest of the films back to back,” REST OF FILMS? she must mean new moon and then eclipse right after then breaking dawn… wow. and she kind of implied that chris weitz is going to direct all of them.
Hayley

I think this is great news. I really didn’t want any big stars in New Moon because that just ruins the whole look of the characters. BUT I made an exception for her because I thought she would make a good Jane. I hope she lives up to everyones expectations. If she doesn’t she might be in trouble. Twilight Fans are scary when they are angry.
Kate

ugh! what a let down. Could’ve chosen a much better actress! Only good movie role was in “I Am Sam” when she was little (like five or six, maybe even four) now she isn’t a very good actress! I’m disappointed Summit.
Savannah

I Mean, Thats Great.and All.And
I have no doubt at all she’ll do great but..
Shes so well known.
And Budget?
I dunno.
We’ll see.
I cant wait for the full cast
Frances

Wow! Cool, Totally awesome!

I actually wanted Dakota Fanning to play Jane in New Moon. Why? Well because she kind of “belongs” in the movie as she is a 14 year old, very pale skin, etc. She will bring the book to life!! Yay!! =D
Mindy

No!
Someone kill me now.
I was so pleased with the relatively unknown cast for Twilight, because it made it more real. With such a famous actress in New Moon it won’t be as special. Twilight is changing into just a franchise for money.
Dakota is not a good actress period. When she comes on screen I have plans to boo with my TFs (Twilight Friends). She will SUCK as Jane.
That’s all I have to say.
fatima

i personally dont have that many big ussues with dakota, but i just dont think she’s fit to play this part. i have read the twilight 5 times, new moon 3 times, eclipse 3 times, and breaking dawn 5 times. i know the characters up and down and dakota will suck. jane is supposed to be tiny, fragile, and frightingly beutiful. jane is suppose to have that edge to her wich dakota does not have. ive seen her act,and shes just NOT IT! dammit this really makes me mad cuz she and all the other sucky people are going to mess up the movie. kristen in twilight almost did because she didnt have the drive or the emotion we see in bella the book. kristen was too plain. kristen wasnt a real fan like us when we first read the book, even before they announced the movie was coming out. Sorry to her fans but you have to admit she truly didnt furfil the character in the book that she was suppose to portray. back to dakota because i will just go bitching about all the bad crap im thinking of. IF dakota really is jane, i really hope they make her a fucking brunette, HELL YEA THAT BITCH BETTER DYE HER HAIR, and make her look shorter in the movie, oh and please someone assure me shes read the series because you have to be good if you are playing a role with the volturri. GOD IF SHE SCREWS UP THE MOVIE JUST SHOOT ME. i truly believe she will not portray jane as you see her in the movie. hope they have a budget to make her eyes look red in the movie. i really do hope she dyes her hair because she cannot be a blonde and be jane. She will have to choose between either.
cailtin

I new it I new it but finnally they came out and said it… bout time
Rainster

I’m sooo excited to see Dakota as Jane in New Moon! I can imagine her being all sadistic and evil with such an angelic and innocent face. Come on, whats wrong with having a well known actor in the movie? I see nothing wrong with it, she’s a really GOOD actress!!
emmy

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! They’ve actually told us one of the New Moon cast! And it’s official! WOOOOOOOOO!
Nah, but seriously, yay for Dakota. I’m sure she’ll do a terrific job as Jane.

Emmy
janay

i just dont c her as jane. im glad summit has told us something bout the cast, but still…..
lulu

yay!
min

I didn’t really care whether she played jane or not, i’m just finally glad to have it confirmed! All the other rumours had come and gone, except for this one! so it is great to have an answer! go Dakota! I just hope she doesn’t age too much between now and eclipse and breaking dawn if she decides to continue on with it!
Bella Swannabee

oh… god… NO!!!! NOOOOOO!!! (I AM ACTUALLY CRYING)
No, I am actually crying…
God, I am really upset about this. I have been dreading this, since the rumour came and I signed petition after petition, and what do I end up with? A hole lot of depression that will last me untill eclipse is finished filming. How can this actually be happening.
Gosh, I am actually bawling my eyes out. This is really embarrasing because my Mum’s staring at me. Oh god, I can’t believe this.
I just wich Catherine was filming it, because she really would have thought about this and thought about people like me.
I guess this proves life isn’t always fair… Ahh, this sucks.
It’s just not fair.
I have never liked her for one reason, my brothers and sisters call me Dakota becasue I look like her. Ever since I was seven (now I am 14). And then when I started reading Twilight last year, I was blown away. I fell in love with them and was completely over the mooon with the movie when I watched it. And then this rumour came. And now it turns out it’s true… I guess I’ll be crying myself to sleep tonight.
I am sorry if I sounded too dramatic, but I guess it’s good if you pour your heart out now and then. I am worried, because I think this may just be the end of my Twilight fandom.
so sad

I am soooo saaaadddd…. I ammmm crying.
Alice

AT LAST! Hoorah! I hope they won’t make Jane blonde though coz she is dark haired. *glares*
Jennifer

WOW im glad they choose her i think she will play the part well
Benji

Oh, my, god people. Are you freakin’ kidding me?!? This many people are seriously making this big of a deal over the fact that Dakota, (who, yes, I’ll admit, I’m a huge fan of, seeing as she’s my favorite actress and I own all her movies on DVD), was just cast to play Jane in New Moon. A similar thing like this happened online 2 years ago when they were making one of her last movies, Hounddog, and everyone just started spreading rumours and saying crap that wasn’t even true. But that’s beside the point, back to New Moon: For starters, I haven’t even seen Twilight yet, let alone read any of the books, but big name star or not, obviously a lot of people associated with making New Moon had to agree that Dakota is a supremely talented actress, otherwise she wouldn’t have gotten the role, simple as that. It has nothing to do with how hot, gorgeous and beautiful she is, (which is a whole nother story I could easily write a book about alone). And yeah, she WILL probably get way more money for her role in this movie than a lot of Twilight fans think she deserves, but so what?!? We’re not talking about just any child actress, we’re talking about an obviously big-name child star here, one who, at the young age of 15, has already worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood AND has impressed and amazed every single one of them as well, (Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Mike Myers, Brittany Murphy, and many more) so it’s not exactly any shock that she would be getting big bucks to do this sequel. And really, who cares who’s in the dang movie and/or what they’re getting paid, as long as the movie is GREAT when it does eventually come out, seriously, what else matters?!? Exactly, nothing. Just like the Metallica song of the same name: Nothing Else Matters. Not trying to be rude, but like that other person said, some people I think just need to chill and calm down about this. Hell, if I wasn’t still half-drunk from partying so hard last night, maybe I wouldn’t still be laughing my ass off about some of the comments that already exist in this thread, half of which are probably just from bored teenybopper girls who are obsessed with the Twilight books and movie and just came back from the mall shopping for jeans. ~Benji
http://www.sam-i-am-sam.piczo.com hooverfletcher2000

~Benji – a little harsh, but well said

I am glad that summit is finally giving us a little bit of casting news! We have all been waiting ever so patiently…:O

I’m glad to hear Dakota has got the role, I really don’t have a huge opinion on her acting but I am thinking, hopefully, she is going to do well with Jane!
noel

boooo, that sucks.
Rina

Julia has a point about how lots of the bigger actors will request larger salaries, as for Special fx, my dad and I were talking about it, and he said that in “An American Werewolf in London” the didn’t have the computer graphics we do today, and Thier fx turned out great! They just used makeup. Like in Narnia.

As for Dakota being Jane, I’m soooo pleased! Jane is my favorite volturi, and I think Dakota will do a supurb job acting as her character! Yay Dakota!
Team Switz

That is terrible news. I am not happy about this at all.
She will ruin the whole movie for me!!!! nnnooooo!!!
beccar

I’m so glad to finally know who is playing Jane. And I’m also glad that Dakota will be playing her. She is a amazing actress and has displayed that she can act in her great film choices. I just really want to know who else are being casted!
And i do hope that they don’t make Jane blonde, i hope she is dark.
Em

*Grumble…*
I thought jane would be a bit older…..
>.
nancy

i was very much expecting this. i keep close tabs on whats going on with twilight and this has been coming for weeks. im pretty excited. i think dakota fanning is great and very classy. i hope she keeps it up. what a very exciting prospect.
aracely

Dear cate i fel the same way and hoped they had chosen a less known actress for that role :
http://www.petitiononline.com/n3wm00nx/petition.html Sandy

I am so upset to here that, I was really hoping there’d choose someone else.
Anyway, I have a list of reasons why Dakota should not, under any circumstances play jane:
1. she is simply too recognizable to fit in harmoniously with the rest of the previously-unknown cast. Fans want to see Jane, not Dakota Fanning-stars-as Jane.
2.it will be at least three years before filming for “Breaking Dawn” is finished. Ms. Fanning is at an age where growth and physical changes occur rapidly. The character of Jane is supposed to be an immortal vampire, physically frozen and unchanging. It would be very difficult to make Jane appear unchanging in all three movies if she is portrayed by someone who is in the stages of high-speed physical development in real life.
3.the choice of Dakota Fanning is – excuse our candor – moronically obvious. Many of the same people that are for Dakota as Jane also agree that Alan Rickman should play Aro, that Ian McKellan should be Marcus, and that Christopher Lee should be Caius. These fans are only able to come up with famous actors who they are already familiar with, and who have already played similar roles in other films. Dakota Fanning is the first person EVERYONE thought of – not because she was the unanimous first choice, but because she is simply one of only a handful of commonly recognizable child actresses, and because she has already played the role of “wise-beyond-her-years, jaded monotone” many times. Hiring Dakota Fanning to play Jane would showcase an utter, embarrassing lack of creativity on the part of the filmmakers.
There you have it people, I hope you think anout this changes youâ€™re minds about Dakota because I am very upset and sad about this choice and I just want everything to be perfect for New moon.
Neriah is cool

I haven’t heard much about this Dakota excpet that she ‘s quite young ? i really do hope she does a good job on Jane ; if she can act like an evil little witch and look fierce 24 / 7 then that ‘s alright by me ! =] o x
hiba

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i love the twilight movies but she would totally ruin it this is THE WORST CHOICE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why would they so that the did a great job picking cast the first time but totally bommed this one
i think this is the stupidest choice ever no matter how good she is (i dont have any thing against her) she just can not be jane
Kaylee

Dakota Fanning is the best Jane there could be. Vote for Tom Felton to play Alec in New Moon at People.com. Type in Who should play Alec in New Moon and take a vote! GO TOM AND DAKOTA!!!!!