TriStar Pictures and Cantillon Company are producing The Nightingale and Sony Pictures is distributing it. She wrote the script for the new action movie The Woman Kingstarring Viola Davis. Dana Stevens is writing the screenplay for the film. This will be Melanie’s second American feature film she’s directed, after the 2018 thriller film Galveston which also starred Elle. Melanie memorably starred in Quentin Tarantino‘s WWII film Inglourious Basterds. As of September 2022, Elle and Dakota are the only actors who have been cast in The Nightingale.įrench actress/filmmaker Melanie Laurent, 39, is directing The Nightingale. She’s estranged from her sister Isabelle, who takes on a very active role in resisting German occupation in France. In the book, which begins on the eve of World War II, Vianne is a school teacher and mother living in France. Dakota will play Vianne Mauriac, the older sister to Isabelle Rossignol who will be played by Elle. Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trendingħ4th Primetime Emmy Awards, Arrivals, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, USA - ‘The Nightingale’ Cast and Crew Dakota and Elle Fanning at the ‘Teen Sprit’ premiere on Ap(Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock)Īs mentioned before, the Fanning sisters are starring in The Nightingale. Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu

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