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Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson to star in upcoming romance drama from Joe Swanberg
Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson are to star in an upcoming romance drama for director Joe Swanberg. The 31-year-old actress and the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star, 47, have signed on to the Uncle Kent filmmaker's untitled romance movie, Deadline has said. Cory Michael Smith, 38, is also said to be attached to the project. While plot details about the film are unknown, Deadline reports the movie - which is being written by Swanberg - is set in several different locations across Alaska. As well as starring in the flick, Fanning will produce alongside Swanberg and Ashleigh Snead, while Dan Johnson, Kathy Gitibin Parsa and Ariana Parsa serve as executive producers. The upcoming film will be the fourth collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson, with the pair having worked together on 2013's Drinking Buddies, Digging for Fire in 2015 and Win It All in 2017. Dakota Fanning is known for her role in The Equalizer 3, where she stars opposite Denzel Washington's grizzled Robert McCall as Emma Collins. In the film, retired assassin Robert McCall (Washington) seeks peace in a quiet Italian town but discovers it's under the grip of a violent mafia. As danger escalates, he unleashes his brutal skills to protect the people he now calls family. After The Equalizer 3 released in 2023, Washington confirmed a fourth and fifth movie were in the works. He told Esquire magazine: 'I told them I would do another Equalizer, and we're doing four and five. More people are happy about that - people love those daggone [God damn] Equalizers.' The Gladiator II actor, 70, added the franchise was as much for audiences as it was for him, because he loved getting the chance to be an action hero. He said: 'But I've come to realise that the Equalizer films are for me, too, because they're for the people. 'They want me to go get the bad guys: 'We can't get them, so you go get them.' And I say, 'Okay, I'll get them! Just wait right there. I'll be right back!'' At the time of The Eqalizer 3's release, director Antoine Fuqua said he saw the movie as the final chapter of the franchise, but hinted he might explore a prequel using CGI to de-age Washington. Speaking to NME, the filmmaker said: 'I definitely thought about it a lot. Especially now with the new technology and the AI and all of that kind of stuff. 'Is there a story to be told how [McCall] became this person - the younger version. I've had the conversation with [writer] Richard Wenk quite a bit.' While de-aging technology has been used for actors like Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Robert De Niro in The Irishman, Fuqua admitted he was unsure if Washington would be open to the idea. He explained: 'I haven't talked to Denzel about that yet. It's all so fresh and new. I'm still watching [de-aging technology advance]. I've watched Harrison Ford's film and I know there are other movies coming out. 'I think Sony has one coming out with Tom Hanks soon [Here]. And I'm hearing the technology is getting better and better and better. So I'm kind of watching it to see where it goes.'
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Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, Cory Michael Smith to Star in Untitled Romantic Drama
Yara Sameh Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, and Cory Michael Smith are attached to star in an untitled romantic drama written and directed by Joe Swanberg. While plot details remain under wraps, the film is set in various locations throughout Alaska. Fanning, Johnson and Smith also will produce alongside Swanberg and Ashleigh Snead, with Dan Johnson, Kathy Gitibin Parsa and Ariana Parsa serving as executive producers. The project marks Swanberg's fourth collaboration with Johnson, following "Drinking Buddies," "Digging for Fire," and "Win It All." Coming off of Netflix's hit series "The Perfect Couple" and her first Emmy nomination for her work in the streamer's miniseries "Ripley," Fanning next will team with sister Elle Fanning to produce and star in an anticipated film adaptation of the bestseller "The Nightingale" for TriStar, which is slated for release in February 2027. She'll also be seen starring in Peacock's thriller miniseries "All Her Fault," opposite Sarah Snook, as well as Bryan Bertino's Paramount horror film "Vicious." Johnson recently made his feature directorial debut with the comedic thriller "Self Reliance," which he also wrote, produced and stars in, and set the film up at Hulu following its SXSW premiere. Best known for turns in Fox's long-running sitcom "New Girl" and Starz's cult hit "Minx," which he also exec produced, he'll next be seen starring opposite Ben Stiller and others in Josh Greenbaum's pickleball comedy "The Dink," which he also produced, as well as the Apple series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed". Recently signing on to lead Jeremy Saulnier's "October," a Halloween-set fugitive thriller for A24 — Smith is coming off a starring turn opposite Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef in the HBO film "Mountainhead" from Succession's Jesse Armstrong. He also drew strong reviews for his recent turn as Chevy Chase in Jason Reitman's "Saturday Night". Smith will next be seen starring alongside co-star Dakota's sister Elle in "Sentimental Value," the lauded Joachim Trier dramedy that won Cannes' Grand Prix and is slated for release with Neon and Mubi this fall. He also has A24's "Famous," where he appears alongside Zac Efron. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters Arts & Culture "Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Business Egyptian Pound Undervalued by 30%, Says Goldman Sachs Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Arts & Culture South Korean Actress Kang Seo-ha Dies at 31 after Cancer Battle Arts & Culture Lebanese Media: Fayrouz Collapses after Death of Ziad Rahbani Sports Get to Know 2025 WWE Evolution Results
