THR: Dakota Fanning to play Princess Margaret

Michael Hoffman has enticed Dakota Fanning to star in his romantic fairytale Girls' Night Out, from a script by Trevor De Silva.

Hoffman, who is putting the finishing touches to the Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz starrerGambit, will direct the story set against the backdrop of V.E. Day in 1945.

Dakota will play teenage Princess Margaret, the current Queen's sister, who is allowed out from Buckingham Palace for one night to join in the celebrations. Alongside her yet-to-be-cast sister Elizabeth, the two have an adventurous night on the town.

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