Listen: Elle Fanning on Playing Catherine the Great and Finally Working With Sister Dakota in ‘The Nightingale’

But it won't be anything like 'Die Hard', the director says

Elle Fanning is opening up about the movies that changed her life, the latest star to share her moviegoing past with IMDB’s ongoing series.

Elle Fanning is allergic the phrase "strong female characters." That's what the star of Hulu's new MRC-produced series The Great explained on the latest episode of IMDb's newly launched podcast Movies That Changed My Life.

Elle Fanning couldn’t get used to the corset she had to wear as Catherine the Great in Hulu‘s new streaming hit.

is the latest historical drama to revisit the life and rule of Russian Empress Catherine the Great. Unlike previous versions, however, creator and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Tony McNamara makes no apologies about its satirical take and disregard for historical accuracy in the stylish and bitingly funny Hulu series starring Elle Fanning as a younger version of the aspiring ruler adjusting to royal life as wife to Emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). 

The Great seems to a great hit on Hulu, after its’ premiere on Friday (May 15).

By Elaine Low

The Great has finally premiered on Hulu and the new show has been getting a ton of great reactions from fans on social media.

Elle Fanning made her onscreen debut at just two years old, when she played the younger version of her sister Dakota in I Am Sam. But even now, twenty years later, is still figuring out what sleep routines work best on set.

 Elle Fanning  surprised Jimmy Fallon with her own styling version of Brad Pitt with a complete beard-beaded look - and surprisingly she nailed it. The 22-year-old showcased her look wearing a bean, aviator sunglasses and a beard with four miniature braids.

We are mighty impressed with Elle Fanning's Doppelganger Challenge. The actress revealed that during the filming of her show The Great, Fanning and her co-stars would often take on the Doppelgänger Challenge.

Elle Fanning might be playing Catherine the Great in Hulu's upcoming series, The Great, but that's not the only real-life person the 22-year-old actress has dressed up as recently! During a Tuesday interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Fanning revealed the celebrity she impersonated while on set. 

If acting doesn’t work out, Elle Fanning just proved that she has a lucrative second career path set up: being a Brad Pitt doppelgänger! The Great star, 22, shared a hilarious selfie taken behind the scenes of the Hulu series on The Tonight Show, revealing that the key to beating boredom is playing dress up. Her best entry into her competition with her co-workers? A very 2009 Brad Pitt, complete with an oversized beanie and a beaded goatee.

Elle Fanning looks like Brad Pitt‘s doppleganger.

Elle Fanning might be playing Catherine the Great in Hulu's upcoming series, , but that's not the only real-life person the 22-year-old actress has dressed up as recently! During a Tuesday interview on, Fanning revealed the celebrity she impersonated while on set. 

Elle Fanning is unrecognizable as Brad Pitt.

Elle Fanning, is that you? During Tuesday's at-home episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Maleficent star revealed that she makes an excellent Brad Pitt doppelgänger, telling host Jimmy Fallon that she channeled the Oscar winner's famous "beard bead" from 2009 for a hilarious challenge.  Holding up a photograph of her side-by-side with Pitt rocking a gray beanie, aviator shades and an impressive beaded beard, Fanning shared that she and her The Great co-stars loved recreating