Q: With Kristen and Dakota, they were not even alive, they were not even thoughts in their parents heads at the time – what did you have to bring to the table for them?
Floria Sigismondi: I gave them a bunch of music to listen to. Not only the Runaways’ music, also Runaways’ Youtube links. There wasn’t that much available and also that much that was “happening”. It was all pre-punk in the music scene. Then I filled up a room, floor to ceiling, just of references and it followed the film…chronologically. I had the script and I had photos so they can see the transformation of their characters. Also, what was happening in music, of that time and how that influenced the Runaways and their characters. Especially for Cherie (Dakota Fanning), just giving her a whole kind of Bowie – having her watch all of these Bowie performances so she was prepared for her character, who was really inspired by Bowie.
Q: When you were picturing Joan Jett, did you picture Kristen? You probably had several female actresses in mind.
Floria Sigismondi: I wanted to work with Kristen. When I met her, I thought she was a perfect fit. She has this darkness to her but tough and vulnerable at the same time. When I met Joan, I felt all of those things. So I knew she would do a great job. She could play guitar, I knew she could sing and she had real powerful eyes. I thought that was really important for the character because the character doesn’t really express how she’s feeling. When you’re fifteen you just don’t have that - you’re still guarded. I really wanted to make it as believable…
Q: She was so believable. She did an awesome job and Dakota, I would not even imagine. I couldn’t imagine her in the role and then after I saw it, I can’t imagine anyone else.
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