Elle Fanning envisions 2026 with a simple and relevant goal: staying present.
The actress opened up while speaking to Popular magazine at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards in Palm Springs, California, where she received the International Star Award for her ensemble work in Sentimental Value.
“I’m trying to stay more present,” Fanning, 27, said. “I think I’m a big dreamer, which is good, but then I can think too much about the future and spiral, so I need to live in the moment.”
Fanning also reflected on the audience’s strong emotional response to Sentimental Value, which follows a woman reconnecting with her estranged father, a famous director, after the death of her mother.
“I feel like people respond very emotionally to this film,” she said. “I think it’s kind of universal… People came out of the theater and, you know, said they hadn’t talked to their parents in a long time, and they finally talked to their parents. [them] after seeing our film. So it’s a beautiful thing.
The film also stars Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård.
Fanning also teased her role as Effie Trinket in the upcoming hunger games prequel, The Hunger Games: Sunrise over the Harvest.
“This world is so awesome,” she told the outlet. “And I got a little taste of some good costumes…I have a lot of selfies on my phone.”
As a long-time fan of the franchise, this role holds special meaning for her.
“I love Panem,” she shares. “I mean, I’m a big fan of the OG movies, you know? I love the movies. They’re very comforting to me. They’re really nice airplane watches… watch them all back to back.”
