Kristen Stewart hadn’t become Bella in the “Twilight” series when she signed on to star in “The Runaways.” But between the time she agreed to play rocker Joan Jett in the bio-pic about the ’70s all-girl band and its box office debut, Stewart had become a movie star.

The film, released last spring, is available Tuesday on DVD.

Stewart’s sudden rise to fame had her thinking about the difference between what Jett, singer Cherie Currie and the other Runaways experienced in the ’70s and what she’s gone through in the past few years.

“I think they sought out their fame so aggressively that it was completely different thing,” she said in an interview when the film was released. “It’s not like it was thrust upon them at all. … Musicians really are themselves all the time, in a public way. We’re not. We’re actors. We choose movies for a million different reasons; some of them are because they ‘say’ things. But not the way music does, not so directly. I can say, ‘This is really cool, I’m really lucky.’ They’re like, ‘We own this.’”

Dakota Fanning, who has been famous since she broke into movies at age 7, said fame in the ’70s was far different from what she and Stewart experience today.

“Back then you had to do something really important to become famous. That’s what you really wanted,” Fanning said. “Now I feel like you can do anything and become famous.”

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Dakota talked to the press about choosing career as a kid and how different hobbies and interests could lead her the way such as her interest in tennis.

Dakota Fanning has told press that her parents used to harbour hopes of her being a great tennis player, until she shot down their dream.

The actress said, “When I was younger the plan for me was to be a tennis player, and my mom had me working with her coach from, like, three-years-old.”

But it wasn’t meant to be – Dakota said that she hated tennis because she got too hot playing it!

She said, “I told her one day that I just get too hot playing tennis. I just don’t want to do that. She was like, ‘What do you mean you get too hot? That’s what you do when you play sports.’ So they quickly realized that maybe that wasn’t going to be my thing.”

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Dakota covers the August issue of the Canadian magazine Flare. Check out the cover in our gallery and we’ll do our best to have scans and outtakes available on the site asap. Donations are very much appreciated. Enjoy!

Gallery Link: 2010 August: Flare

Issue: August 2010
Who: Dakota Fanning
Photo: Max Abadian

Dakota Fanning is wearing a dress by 3.1 Phillip Lim and a ring by Jessica Robinson, Broken English.

To get a look like Dakota’s try: Brow Expert Le Crayon Poudre, Powder Pencil for the Brows in Natural Blonde, $27. Artliner, Gentle Felt Eyeliner Intense Line in Noir, $37. L’Absolu Rouge Advanced Replenishing & Reshaping Lipcolor Pro-Xylane in Absolute Rouge, $35. All makeup, Lancôme.

The gorgeous outtake from Dakota’s Vanity Fair shoot together with the other Twilight ladies has been released. View it in the gallery and make sure to read the great article from the shoot as well. We’ll bring you more from this as it becomes available.

Gallery Link: 2010: Set 009 (Vanity Fair)

For the July issue of Vanity Fair, Norman Jean Roy photographed the spooky beauties of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse—five vampires (Dakota Fanning, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Bryce Dallas Howard) and one lone lady werewolf (Julia Jones). Nancy Jo Sales was on set, where, between takes, the girls mused on the gothic romance that has everyone palpitating.

Nikki Reed plays the disapproving Rosalie Cullen. Here’s her take on the story’s appeal: “Bella and Edward’s love is very taboo and forbidden,” says Reed, “and I think that kind of represents all youthful relationships, because that’s what all first loves feel like. … It’s sort of borderline, like, insane.”

Elizabeth Reaser, who plays vampire mom Esme, exclaims on the attractive young men of Twilight: “Oh, it gets so old, you have no idea,” says Reaser. “It has no effect on me. They’re all gorgeous and lovely boys. … You just want someone interesting and weird at a certain point. I have a massive crush on Larry David.”

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Dakota is, among other great celebrities, the face of The Lazarus Effect Campaign. Watch the video below and check out their official site for more information about the campaign. Also, a stunning outtake of Dakota for the campaign has been released and can be viewed in the gallery.

Gallery Link: 2010: Set 008 (The Lazarus Effect Campaign)

(RED)™ LAUNCHES THE LAZARUS EFFECT CAMPAIGN

New York (April 29, 2010) /PRNewswire/ — (RED) today announced the launch of The Lazarus Effect Campaign, a multi-platform campaign across TV, online and print, including an HBO documentary airing on May 24, that will help raise awareness of the transformative effect of antiretroviral medicine for those living with HIV in Africa. Launching April 29 on HBO, the awareness campaign will roll out across various TV and online networks in the coming weeks. The campaign equates the relative value of 40 cents by comparing trivial items worth 40 cents e.g. a stick of gum, a smear of lipstick — to the value of one day’s worth of life transforming antiretroviral medication.

The campaign, directed by renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe, features Bono, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts, Claire Danes, Alek Wek, Iman, John Turturro, Toni Collette, Hugh Jackman, Orlando Bloom, Lucy Liu, Gabourey Sidibe, Kerry Washington, Bryan Cranston, LeAnn Rimes, Jane Lynch, Michelle Rodriguez, Gwen Stefani, Hayden Christensen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Don Cheadle, Ludacris, Common, Benicio Del Toro, Dakota Fanning, Christy Turlington and the Jonas Brothers.

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Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Dakota Fanning are in the running to star in the movie version of Jessica Bendiger’s “The Seven Rays”. In a recent interview, Jessica said that she has pictured Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Dakota Fanning potraying the central character in “The Seven Rays”.

However, when pressed further, she added that Taylor Swfit came naturally to her mind since she had an exotic look that was very appealing for the character. But Jessica said “May the best woman with the part”. We think Selena Gomez and Dakota Fanning are as good to play the role as Taylor Swift. This will be a tough choice for the makers to decide.

In the meantime, Taylor Swift is in the news with Cyber-shot Camera commercial. Dakota Fanning is awaiting her Twilght Eclispe movie release. And Selena Gomez is busy wih her shooting schedule for her upcoming movie “Monte Carlo”

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