Will the Runaways movie (cherry) bomb?

When I first heard that someone was making a bio-pic on The Runaways, and that Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning would be playing Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, respectively, I was in complete denial.  No way in hell they’d actually do that..right?  Wrong.  It looks like the cast is really beginning to shape up for this as Michael Shannon is now in talks to play the bands’ founder, Kim Fowley.

As someone who has a fondness and respect for both music, and children’s entertainment, it’s hard for me to see these two worlds mix together.  The Runaways were pretty much the cooest all-girl band there ever was.  They started out as teenagers, so I guess they sort of have to cast young girls to play the parts.  But Dakota Fanning?  The chick from Twilight?  Please try to wrap your head around that….I’ll give you a second……..

The pick of Dakota Fanning is probably the most shocking so far.  Sweet little Dakota Fanning is going to play Cherie Currie, The Runaways’ kooky lead singer.  What I love about Cherie Currie is not just that she is a fellow blonde and we have similar last names, but homegirl wore complete lingerie get-ups on stage, like the one seen above, and was a frontwoman who actually performed, unlike some other people these days.  I’m very curious about this Dakota Fanning pick.  Is there something I don’t know?  Does she actually totally rock and I just never knew?  Only time will tell.  I’ll try to keep my mind open about this….but is she going to be doing the lingerie thing too?  Ew, weird.

So onto Kristen Stewart, the cracked out, pale boy-lovin’ pick for Joan Jett.  As much as I dislike this bitch, I can kinda/sorta see how she might fit the part of a female rock star.  Every TV appearance I have seen of her, she has appeared sedated and/or pissed off, so…..ok, you’re in.  However, in a recent quote from Stewart: “I don’t know if I’ll be singing or lip-syncing.” (Did the record just stop over where you are? Because it sure did over here.)

Who the hell makes a movie about a renowned music group and casts someone who can’t even sing, or that they don’t necessarily want to do the actual singing?  Joan Jett, apparently.  She’s the movie’s Executive Producer.  Does someone want to explain this to me?  Doesn’t this go against everything rock is about?  Lip syncing?  UGH. This reminds me of when I found out that Jennifer Love Hewitt was on the short-list of people to play Enid in Ghost World.  Hollywood is full of dbags and I want nothing to do with it.

So now for the question on a lot of people’s minds…Who will play Lita Ford?  She is arguably one of the most important members.  This is kind of major.  I’m a little terrified.  Jamie-Lynn Spears’ face just popped into my head.  So did Amanda Seyfried’s….and Miley Cyrus’.  Suddenly my headache is back.  This is gonna be a rough one to wait out…

And yes, incase you were wondering, I am a ch ch ch ch ch ch ch CHERRY BOMB!!!!!

-Elise