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Her new movie, Coraline opened this past weekend and Push is still in theaters so Dakota Fanning made a stop at The Late Show with David Letterman to talk movies, school and driving while looking fabulous in her black (navy?) jumpsuit.

Young actress Dakota Fanning has a lot of things going for her this February. Two movies out, Coraline and Push, and rumours that she is in negotiation for a role in the ‘Twilight’ phenomenon, ‘New Moon.’

Camilla Belle is on the cover of Nylon magazine and co-stars with Fanning in Push out February 6th. The movie is about a underground organization of the government turning citizens into psychic warriors.

Check out the trailer below – I think the movie looks great – anyone else planning to see it?

Oh those rumours! First it was Vanessa Hudgens being cast as Leah Clearwater (which is being denied by Hudgens’s publicist,) now it’s Dakota Fanning’s turn. Fanning is said to have been offered, no audition needed, the role of Jane – the evil vampire of the Volturi gang.

According to E! Online’s Marc Malkin the 14-year-old — who turns 15 on Feb 23 — has already been offered the part as Jane in New Moon, the follow-up to the smash hit movie.

“There were no auditions,” a source told the site. “They just offered it to her outright, and now they’re in negotiations. They’ve been going back and forth.”

That would make this quite a year for the teen. Dakota has a number of movies out this year, including Coraline and Push, both due this month.

See the Coraline trailer here.

See the trailer for Push here.

 Teen actress Dakota Fanning is following in the footsteps of many other young actresses: doing voice over work in an animated film. This film, Coraline, was directed by Henry Selick, who worked with Tim Burton on The Nightmare Before Christmas and is based on author Neil Gaiman’s work.

Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life and the people in it – only much better. But when this seemingly perfect world turns dangerous, and her other parents (including her Other Mother voiced by Teri Hatcher) try to trap her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to escape this increasingly perilous world – and save her family.

The film looks great and Fanning is always great to have in any film. Opening February 6th, 2009. Here is a look at the trailer for the film.