2 - FILM NEWS
Sundance: “The Sessions” Filmmaker Ben Lewin on “The Catcher Was a Spy,” “Please Stand By” (Interview)
The Australian filmmaker returns with two very different movies, one a period spy-thriller starring Paul Rudd as Moe Berg, the other a more contemporary dramedy starring Dakota Fanning. The latter is now in theaters and On Demand.
Liz, accused of a crime she never committed by the vengeful Reverend, has to fight and survive for her daughter.
Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming TNT series The Alienist has landed A-list actor Dakota Fanning as its star. Based on the international best-seller from Caleb Carr, Fanning will join Daniel Bruhl and Luke Evans in the drama.
Academy Award-nominated actress Kirsten Dunst is set to make her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Dakota Fanning will take on the lead role of Esther Greenwood.
Set in the 1950s, follows Greenwood, who takes an internship at a magazine in New York City and, after she returns home to Boston, begins to suffer from mental illness. 
