Fannings out, Breslin and Vassilieva in
Dakota and Elle Fanning won’t be starring in the My Sister’s Keeper after all; after Dakota was asked if she would consider shaving off her hair she and her sister withdrew from the movie right away. Their parts are now set to be played by Sofia Vassilieva and Abigail Breslin, Sofia of course playing the older and Abigail playing the younger sister who sues for emancipation.
The sole reason why she was created was to be a genetic match for her sick older sister. Cameron Diaz plays their mother and Alec Baldwin will play the lawyer representing the little girl. John Cusack will also be part of the cast. The movie still sounds good with a cast that’s getting rather impressive, even though it doesn’t seem to be the normal big studio (New Line) kind of movie.
As I understand it, it really wasn’t a demand that Dakota would shave of her hair but it was still enough for both Fanning sisters to pull out of the movie. Of course I don’t know the details but it seems to me that it’s something that can be talked about. It seems a bit harsh to pull out of a movie just because of a request. I doubt Vassilieva would be very willing to have her head shaved but we’ll have to see about that.
Would be a pity to see all of Sofia’s hair go but it would show that she’s prepared to go the extra mile for a movie. To be perfectly honest, I see the replacement as an improvement to the cast. Not that the Fanning sisters are bad I just have higher regard for the acting talents of Breslin and Vassilieva. Though I still have to see if they work as sisters, for the Fannings it wouldn’t have been hard to play sisters convincingly. The shooting schedule is set to stay as it was.
