Elle Fanning remembers being called 'unf---able' at 16 by 'disgusting pig,' costing her movie role

Upon its release in 2014, there was a ton of acclaim thrown at the feet of David Fincher’s twisty thriller, “Gone Girl.” While a ton of recognition, including an Oscar nomination, was given to Rosamund Pike’s lead performance, there were many who saw Ben Affleck as one of the best parts of the film, playing the husband on the search for his missing wife. But, as famous and talented as Affleck is, he wasn’t the first choice for the co-lead of the Fincher film.

EXCLUSIVE: Swept Away, the Broadway-aimed musical with music and lyrics by roots rock band The Avett Brothers, has announced principal cast for its fall-winter 2023 production at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., with John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening), Stark Sands (& Juliet), Adrian Blake Enscoe (TV’s Dickinson), and Wayne Duvall (the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?) will play the four survivors of a whaling ship disaster.

John Travolta's daughter Ella, 23, is growing up fast - and she's reaching an exciting milestone in her personal life.  The aspiring musician is at the age where some of her friends are getting married, and she's set to have a starring role in an upcoming ceremony as Maid of Honor.

There are a lot of guns in season 3 of Hulu’s The Great, particularly a season where Catherine the Great is trying to outlaw Russia’s pastime –murder. But throughout the chaos, reason and serenity arise as Elle Fanning’s royal comes into her full reign.

Fans caught a glimpse of Carrie Fisher‘s last-ever onscreen appearance in the new “Wonderwell” trailer which dropped on Friday. It features Fisher’s final filmed project, which wrapped only six weeks before the late actress’ death in 2016.

Michelle Pfeiffer is feeling fine after getting a gorgeous makeover at Sephora.

Carrie Fisher's last-ever onscreen appearance in the new  trailer which dropped on Friday. It features Fisher's final filmed project, which wrapped only six weeks before the late actress' death in 2016. Following several delays due to Fisher's death, COVID lockdowns and budget constraints for visual effects, the film is now set to be released on June 23.

Elle Fanning and Kaia Gerber supported friend Bel Powley for her screening party of A Small Light at San Vincente Bungalows in West Hollywood on Thursday. Actresses Elle, 25, and Kaia, 21, oozed sophistication as they posed for a picture next to the glamorous Bel, 31, who opted for sparkles for the evening. The National Geographic series on Disney+ tells the real-life story about a couple who had a pivotal role in helping Anne Frank hide from the Nazis, starring Bel Powley and Joe Cole.

Lily-Rose Depp is celebrating the love of her life: girlfriend 070 Shake!

Treat Williams, died after being involved in a motorcycle accident at the age of 71. His fans, friends, and colleagues have been honoring his death, including his former castmate Vanessa Hudgens.Hudgens and Williams starred in the 2018 romantic comedy Second Act. The “High School Musical” star played Zoe Clarke while Williams played Anderson Clarke, her father.

Elle Fanning has revealed there is still hope for her movie collaboration with her sister Dakota Fanning. In late 2019, it was announced that the real-life siblings would play sisters in the movie adaptation of Kristin Hannah's 2015 novel The Nightingale. The movie was in pre-production when the pandemic hit in 2020 and its release date kept being pushed back, leading many to wonder if it had been scrapped for good.

Sophia Scorziello editor What does it mean to be a funny girl? Actors Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Gina Rodriguez (“Not Dead Yet”) and Kerry Washington (“UnPrisoned”) discuss being a woman in comedy at Variety TV FYC Fest’s Disney Women of Comedy panel, moderated by Variety’s Angelique Jackson. Each TV character they play — whether she’s an empress of Russia, a public school principal, a family therapist or a journalist who talks to the dead — is layered and complicated. Through comedy, these actors have found the freedom to be contradictory, to not have it all together and to be a little messy.

The Hollywood Reporter, where she explained the “disgusting” reason why she didn’t get a part in a “father-daughter road trip” comedy film.“I’ve never told this story, but I was trying out for a movie,” Fanning said. “I didn’t get it.

Damn! You wanna know why people think Hollywood is full of creeps and pervs? Because of a-holes like this!

Growing up in the spotlight with social media isn’t easy.

Elle Fanning opened up about the time she failed to get a part at age just 16 because she was “unf**kable.”

Jenna Ortega joined some of this year’s most influential comedic actresses. Alongside Elle Fanning, Natasha Lyonne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ayo Edebiri and Devery Jacobs, Ortega sat at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable.

Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning are opening up about their careers.

Elle Fanning, 25, and Jenna Ortega, 20, have learned a lot from their roles as Catherine the Great and Wednesday Addams (respectively). Hulu’s “The Great” and Netflix’s “Wednesday” have educated them about their craft as actors, but also about how producing can liberate them from toxic workplace dynamics. These former child stars let each other in on how they’re navigating adulthood and the pressures of social media, a topic that makes Ortega teary. ELLE FANNING: Are you a good auditioner? I’m terrible. I fainted once. I think I was 12. But I got Pinkberry and Burger King afterwards, so I was like, “This is great!” They make me so nervous.

Elle Fanning is sharing another story about a role she lost out on.