Dakota Fanning stays warm between takes on "Effie." Maurizio La Pira/Splash NewsWhile most of us can't help but think of Dakota Fanning as the little girl she once was in movies like "I Am Sam" and "War of the Worlds," she's definitely growing up -- and her roles are becoming more mature, too. In her latest project, "Effie," the 17-year-old stars as the title character, Effie Gray, a teen bride who -- get this -- is involved in a love triangle with her husband, an art critic played by Greg Wise, and another artist, played by Tom Sturridge.
Still, as the New York University freshman recently confessed, the movie is nothing compared to the adult material she's handled before, such as 2007's "Hounddog," which featured a controversial rape scene. "I think actually in films I've done more adult things in other ones than I have in this one," Fanning revealed to the Associated Press. "But this is my first time being a wife and all of that, which is actually kind of exciting and very fun."
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