Dakota and Elle Fanning’s upcoming film The Nightingale is moving along.
The two actresses and real-life sisters will portray sisters in the TriStar Pictures adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s best-selling novel The Nightingale. On Tuesday, July 22, the film’s Instagram account posted a photo of the book next to the film’s script, noting the movie will release in 2027.
“Can we buy tickets now?,” the caption read. “For the first time ever, sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are set to star in a film together, in the adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s global book phenomenon The Nightingale. Directed by Michael Morris, #TheNightingaleMovie is coming exclusively to theatres February 12, 2027.”
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The Nightingale follows two sisters coming of age in France on the eve of World War II and their struggle to survive the German occupation of their country.
“The Nightingale will be the first time we act on screen together,” the actresses said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter when the project was first announced. “We have played the same character at different ages but have never spoken to each other in front of a camera. For years, we have looked for a film to do with one another and then this gem appeared.”
The statement continued, “As sisters, to share our artistry with each other while bringing such a powerful sister story to life is a dream come true. We are so lucky to have our fearless director, Melanie Laurent, to guide us along on the journey. Let’s do this, sister!!”
The project will be produced by Elizabeth Cantillon for The Cantillon Company, Dakota and Elle Fanning and Brittany Kahane Ward for Lewellen Pictures, and Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine.
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Dakota and Elle Fanning at the UTA 82nd Annual Golden Globes Afterparty.
In June, Dakota, 31, spoke about her special bond with Elle, 27, in an interview with Shape, saying they’re “really close.”
“We always have been. We’re very different, but we’re very connected,” Dakota said. “We don’t talk every day, but we don’t have to. We just have that special bond.”
She added, “There’s no one I want to succeed more in this business than my sister, and I know she wants the same for me.”
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