Dakota Fanning has been cast as Cherie Currie and she joins Kristen Stewart of Twilight who will play Joan Jett. Like Fanning, Currie was only 15 when she joined the Runaways.
The blonde hitmaker said she abandoned all hope of a movie career after she went up for a role against 34-year-old Twilight ...
She also shared some horror audition stories including her “worst audition” for Joan Jett as the lead role in The Runaways (2010) which saw Twilight star Kristen Stewart land the role instead.