So exciting! Dakota did lots of press for The Runaways yesterday which is now starting to hit the net. Here’s MTV’s rough cut interview.

BRENTWOOD, California — It’s been said that every movie star wants to be a rocker and that every rocker yearns to act. Over the years, everyone from David Bowie to Keanu Reeves to Tyson Ritter has proven that point, with varying results.

“The Runaways,” opening April 9, tells the true story of teenage girls from the ’70s growing up fast in the rock-and-roll lifestyle. In real life, actors Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning have been living as teenage girls in the ’00s growing up fast with the lifestyle of movie superstars. But if there were any urge to someday go all Billy Bob Thornton, the two claim the biopic got it out of their systems.

“We couldn’t be more [like rockers],” Stewart explained of the gig portraying Joan Jett during her early days in the hard-partying all-girl band. “This is the biggest opportunity to be a rock star.”

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The official twitter for The Runaways has sure made this a day full of fangirling. Seven new clips have been released and are now available on youtube (Dakota is featured in five of them!). Caps of them all can be found in the gallery.

Major squee! The theatrical trailer for The Runaways has been released and contains lots of new footage of Dakota from the movie. Watch it below and view HD screen captures in the gallery. Dakota sure rocks fiercely in this one! The gallery has also been updated with the final poster for the movie.

Make sure to head on over to the official site of The Runaways at runawaysmovie.com as lots of new material from the movie now is available. Check them out in our gallery!

Also, a video has been uploaded to youtube with Dakota the song Dakota sings on the soundtrack – Cherry Bomb. Listen to it here. They really succeeded with remaking the original version.

Dakota attended the 46th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards yesterday looking stunning, I love her dress and necklace, photos have been added to the gallery. We’ll be adding more as they become available, enjoy!

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- 27.02.10: 46th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards

Rolling Stone has posted an exclusive behind the scenes photo from the set of The Runaways that features Dakota and the rest of the girls. Enjoy the photo in the gallery!

An exclusive photo taken on the set of the film the Runaways. Dakota Fanning (as lead singer vocalist Cheri Currie), Kristen Stewart (as guitarist and vocalist Joan Jett), Alia Shawkat (as a character based partly on bassist Micki Steele), Scout Taylor-Compton (as guitarist Lita Ford) and Stella Maeve (as drummer Sandy West).
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