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Elle Fanning on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Learning to Say No and Finally Making ‘The Nightingale’ With Dakota

December 13, 2025

Dec 12, 2025 3:00pm PT Elle Fanning on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Learning to Say No and Finally Making ‘The Nightingale’ With Dakota Awards Circuit Podcast: Also on this episode, 'The Testament of Ann Lee' star Amanda Seyfried By Clayton Davis Plus Icon Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor byClaytonDavis Latest Elle Fanning on ‘Sentimental Value,’ Learning to Say No and Finally Making ‘The Nightingale’ With Dakota 1 hour ago Amanda Seyfried on Becoming ‘Ann Lee,’ Urging Unity in America and Why ‘Mamma Mia 3’ Is ‘Burning a Hole Through the Table’ 5 hours ago Embeth Davidtz on Turning Down Todd Haynes’ ‘Safe,’ Making Her Directing Debut at 60 and Why She ‘Loathed’ Acting 5 hours ago See All John Nacion/Variety Elle Fanning‘s first arrest came at a Sabrina Carpenter concert. Just an hour before leaving for the show, she received a text: “Getting arrested tonight. Dress accordingly.” The mock arrest, captured on the big screen for all concertgoers to see, was worth it.

Elle Fanning at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street on December 01, 2025 in New York, New York

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“At least it was a joint arrest,” Fanning laughs, referring to sharing the experience with her sister Dakota.
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“I was a big fan, obviously, of ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ like everyone,” Fanning says.

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