Fanning sisters refuse to shave heads
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Printed Date: November 20 2025 at 11:53am
Topic: Fanning sisters refuse to shave heads
Posted By: kensrs
Subject: Fanning sisters refuse to shave heads
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 12:29am
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http://buzzsugar.com/1040895 - http://buzzsugar.com/1040895
Interesting article which talks about Fanning sisters refusing to shave there heads so the role went to Abigail Breslin of Little Miss Sunshine fame and Sofia Vassilieva from Medium.
http://www.abigailbreslinclub.com/wp-content/themes/wps-funky-circles-10/images/1.jpg - http://www.abigailbreslinclub.com/wp-content/themes/wps-funky-circles-10/images/1.jpg
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=1&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=Sofia%20Vassilieva%20&src=quick - http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=1&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=Sofia%20Vassilieva%20&src=quick #
Figured it was news worthy.
I don't blame Dakota for not doing that cause I would not want any ten year old to take that role if they didnt want to.
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Posted By: fatmoogas
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 5:33am
| Bravo! What idiot asks a ten year old to shave her head for cinematic veracity? |
Posted By: JerkyFlea
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 8:49am
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Interesting. Not so much that Dakota wouldn't shave her head but that Sofia Vassilieva, who is in talks to replace her, might. I only say that because she's a regular as the oldest daughter on "Medium" and has rather distinctive below waist length blonde hair. If "Medium" gets renewed, I'm sure there will be discussion with the producers of that show as well as to whether she is allowed to take that step for the role.
I doubt they'd stop her though. She'd just end up with a wig for a while until it grew out enough that they could toss in the "Ariel decides to cut her hair" story. Just something interesting to key an eye out for.
JF ------------- 3 pm is simultaneously too late and too early to start anything. |
Posted By: Heath
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 9:54am
In every movie I've ever seen where a child has cancer they've always shaved their heads. I guess your answer is everybody. |
fatmoogas wrote:Posted By: Mike46019
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 10:29am
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What about skull caps? They might be used? Unless who is making this moive really wants to have shaven heads. Wait and see on this one. ------------- Few men are killed by the bayonet;many are scared by it.Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts.General George Patton Jr.,War As I Knew It,1947. |
Posted By: fatmoogas
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 1:19pm
My question was rhetorical. I didn't ask whether it happens or not. The emphasis was on WHAT KIND OF IDIOT...? |
Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: March 03 2008 at 3:18pm
Jane Seymour wore a crewcut skull cap for a movie once. And make-up artists are so talented today that they made all the women look really bald for Tyra Banks' "Model" show. To me, there is no excuse for demanding headshaves of little girls for "art" sake. IMO, the producer's insistence on it seems deranged. I feel badly for the girl who got the role.  Best, Bob
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Posted By: Hellfrozeover
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 9:37am
| God that's so wrong. |
Posted By: makeitshort
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 10:26am
Demanding? Deranged? There you go again Bob. Who says they had to accept the roles? It's not as if they are under contract & then suddenly they are told they must shave their heads. They (& hopefully their parents) knew what was going to be required before they took the parts & they must be OK with it. Jeez, it's not the end of the world (except to a few people). |
Posted By: ssjockey
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 10:42am
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What's the big deal? Dakota Fanning doesn't want to cut her hair for a role. If they really wanted her, they would use a skull cap.
Many MANY moons ago, Elizabeth Taylor was in the Movie "National Velvet", and there is a famous scene where Mickey Rooney cut her hair short to pass her off as a race horse jockey. Guess what? IT WAS A WIG!!! If memory serves, E.T.'s mother did not want her hair cut for thr role because they actually did cut E.T.'s hair for her part in a production of "Jayne Eyre", where E.T. played the girl who died.
A director's vision of a book is one thing, but unless the actress is willing to cut her hair, like Mena Suvari or Natalie Portman or Demi Moore, as part of the artistic statement, use a wig. We get the point!
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Posted By: Hal
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 10:45am
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I'm sure who ever takes the roll will sleep much better knowing (as if they would know) that Bob feels badly for them. If their pay check won't make them feel better, I'm sure Bob's pity will. |
Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 3:18pm
| The article makes it clear that Dakota withdrew b/c of the required shaving. I pointed out why this is unnecessary for the rol(e). I think it's wrong, period. There are enough screwed-up child stars already. Let's treat our kids, famous or not, with respect. Lavishing money on a child is not a replacement for guidance and respect. That's all I have to say. Others, think as you wish. Bob |
Posted By: makeitshort
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 3:52pm
Well of course if you think it's wrong & unnecessary, then it must be wrong & unnecessary. Case closed. This is going to screw them up? Did you ever think that maybe they DON"T have a problem with doing this? Maybe it is just you? Why is everything so absolute with you? |
Posted By: fatmoogas
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 5:20pm
| It wouldn't be a decision for my 10 year old girl: it would be a decision for her parents (yes, I still believe in minority, responsibility of parents, etc.). |
Posted By: kensrs
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 10:26pm
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You know in the end it is a business decision, that is all there is to it.
Fanning's may have decided it wasn't worth the risk for one reason or another. If the movie could of got them some big award they would of taken it but if it is the same as any other role why would they.
Basically it comes down to the fact they can get other roles and not have to cut their hair.
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Posted By: makeitshort
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 7:19am
And that's fine. The problem is that none of us know the relationships & the dynamics between the two girls & THEIR parents. I don't either, but is it possible that each girl & HER parents discuss the role & what is required of it before they accept or reject a role? If so, why does anyone here have a problem with it? P.S. Ellen Page was 16 when she shaved her head for Mouth to Mouth. I guess she was too old to get "screwed-up" by doing this, huh? |
Posted By: trekgod
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 7:51am
| Wow! Bob shares an opinion and receives attacks for it. Isn't this board supposed to be about individual opinions and respecting them. |
Posted By: Hal
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 8:02am
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Bob.. what if some kid was required to grow her hair to her butt for a role? Some how I don't think you would care about that... Shave a willing 10 year olds head for enough money to secure a good collage education... I'm all for that. I bet you put out a casting call for a major movies role that requires a head shave and you would have more 10 year olds lined up than at a Locks of Love rally! Hey that’s an idea... ! Seems the old Bob is back... thats not suprising either!
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Posted By: makeitshort
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 9:44am
It's not that he shares his opinion, it's the tone in which he shares his opinion. He has been scolded at least once by the moderators for this. Maybe it is just me (& possibly Hal), but I find opinions like the producers actions seem deranged & this will lead to the girls being screwed-up to be a little over the top. Also, he doesn't know the girls or their parents personally, but he knows this is wrong, period.
How long did the "new" Bob last? Couple of months? |
Posted By: bnbivi00
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 10:53am
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Hopefully no one will take offense to what I am about to say - even though it isn't anything revolutionary. Most people on here feel very strongly about things. Whether you are a long hair lover or a short hair lover, it seems there is a bias one way or the other and some are not willing to see the other persons point. I think in this situation, and many others, people state their OPINION as FACT - and that is what gets people all upset. When you say a specific person looks "stupid" that way or if someone thinks a specific way, there is something wrong with them, that is where you are overstepping your bounds. While I tend to bend towards liking shorter hair better, I can see the beauty in a style regardless of length/shape/color/etc. Some others have a hard time seeing the other perspective. Feelings and emotions are opinions, not facts. Please state your opinion as just that...and we would not get to this point..... ------------- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained |
Posted By: makeitshort
Date Posted: March 05 2008 at 11:27am
Well said!  Plus, if I may, thinking they know what is right or wrong for everyone else. |