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"Elle Fanning has signed on to star in the upcoming young adult novel adaptation Olive&amp;#039;s Ocean.  Fanning will play a teen girl who learns that a classmate who died in an accident had secretly wanted to be her friend, according to Deadline.   Written by Kevin Henkes, the novel won a Newbury Honor in 2004. A screenplay is currently being written by newcomer Christina Hammonds Reed.  The project was reportedly optioned by producer Donald Rosenfeld after Super 8 actress Fanning told him the novel was her favorite book. Rosenfeld, who produced Dakota Fanning&amp;#039;s movie Effie, said of the Fanning sisters: &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t worked with a more dedicated actor than Dakota, and can&amp;#039;t wait to work with Elle. There is such talent. They are young, but they are old souls.&amp;quot; Elle Fanning is currently filming the upcoming Disney fantasy Maleficent, which stars Angelina Jolie in the title role. Watch Elle Fanning talk to Digital Spy about Super 8 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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