Red-lipped Dakota Fanning stuns on Hunger cover

Dakota Fanning was all long lashes and red lips on the cover of Hunger Magazine’s 13th edition shot by photographer Rankin.

Kim Howells styled the 23-year-old SAG Award nominee in black lace and make-up artist Andrew Gallimore applied her crimson pout. 

Nick Irwin coiffed the Georgia-born blonde’s curly bedhead and Adam Slee painted her golden manicure in the Mad World-themed issue available to buy in stores and online Thursday.

In stores/online Thursday! Dakota Fanning was all long lashes and red lips on the cover of Hunger Magazine’s 13th edition shot by photographer Rankin

In it, Fanning discussed starring as Esther Greenwood in fellow former child star Kirsten Dunst’s forthcoming directorial debut, The Bell Jar.

‘We’re trying to get made right now,’ Dakota (born Hannah) told the mag.

‘A lot of people think the story is only for women and I find that really offensive. It’s such an amazing story that means so much to so many people and means so many different things to different people.’

The American Pastoral actress never signs on to scripts with female characters just written to ‘have sex with the male character or for men to fight over or be topless.’

'We're trying to get made right now!' The 23-year-old SAG Award nominee discussed starring as Esther Greenwood in fellow former child star Kirsten Dunst's forthcoming directorial debut, The Bell Jar

‘We’re trying to get made right now!’ The 23-year-old SAG Award nominee discussed starring as Esther Greenwood in fellow former child star Kirsten Dunst’s forthcoming directorial debut, The Bell Jar

The Georgia-born blonde told the mag: 'A lot of people think the story is only for women and I find that really offensive. It's such an amazing story that means so much to so many people'

The Georgia-born blonde told the mag: ‘A lot of people think the story is only for women and I find that really offensive. It’s such an amazing story that means so much to so many people’

Pictured on Tuesday: Fanning never signs on to scripts with female characters just written to 'have sex with the male character or for men to fight over or be topless'

Pictured on Tuesday: Fanning never signs on to scripts with female characters just written to ‘have sex with the male character or for men to fight over or be topless’

Fans can soon catch the Benefactor actress as Sara Howard in the eight-episode 1896 Manhattan series The Alienist premieringlater this year on TNT/Netflix.

‘In TV no one is afraid to be dark or subvert something, or go to a scary place,’ Fanning explained.

‘Really, I’m only now just starting to experience truly being an adult and a woman. I was a kid for so long, I’ve personally not felt any inequality on a production I’ve been working on.’

It’s unknown whether Dakota will be attending the October 27 premiere of Ben Lewin’s dramedy Please Stand By at the Austin Film Festival on October 27 in Texas. 

'In TV no one is afraid to be dark or subvert something, or go to a scary place': The Benefactor actress soon plays Sara Howard in TNT/Netflix's eight-episode 1896 Manhattan series The Alienist premiering later this year

‘In TV no one is afraid to be dark or subvert something, or go to a scary place’: The Benefactor actress soon plays Sara Howard in TNT/Netflix’s eight-episode 1896 Manhattan series The Alienist premiering later this year

Student: The Escape stunner - who's romancing British model Jamie Strachan - is also studying gender in cinema part-time at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Student: The Escape stunner – who’s romancing British model Jamie Strachan – is also studying gender in cinema part-time at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Toni Collette and Alice Eve also star in the flick about a young autistic woman called Wendy, who attempts to submit her manuscript to a writing competition.

The Escape stunner – who’s romancing British model Jamie Strachan – is also studying gender in cinema part-time at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.  

On Tuesday, the Brimstone beauty reunited with her 19-year-old sister Elle in France for the Miu Miu SS/18 presentation during Paris Fashion Week.

‘Sister Power!’ The Beguiled actress – who boasts 1.7M social media followers – gushed on Instagram. ‘Loved watching the superb @miumiu show with my other half.’

Double take! On Tuesday, the Brimstone beauty reunited with her 19-year-old sister Elle in France for the Miu Miu SS/18 presentation during Paris Fashion Week

Double take! On Tuesday, the Brimstone beauty reunited with her 19-year-old sister Elle in France for the Miu Miu SS/18 presentation during Paris Fashion Week

The Beguiled actress gushed on Instagram: 'Sister Power! Loved watching the superb @miumiu show with my other half'

The Beguiled actress gushed on Instagram: ‘Sister Power! Loved watching the superb @miumiu show with my other half’

'It would have to be something perfect': The SAG Award nominee hopes to finally work with Dakota onscreen someday

‘It would have to be something perfect’: The SAG Award nominee hopes to finally work with Dakota onscreen someday

Never acted together: The Fanning siblings have shared roles (older and younger versions) in the 2001 movie I Am Sam and Sci-Fi Channel's 2002 miniseries Taken

Never acted together: The Fanning siblings have shared roles (older and younger versions) in the 2001 movie I Am Sam and Sci-Fi Channel’s 2002 miniseries Taken

The SAG Award nominee hopes to finally work with Dakota onscreen someday.

‘She is 23 and I am 19 now. We are sisters still but we are also friends,’ Elle (born Mary) told ET back in June.

‘We have been looking, like, we definitely want to [co-star in a project]. It would have to be something perfect though.’

The Fanning siblings have shared roles (older and younger versions) in the 2001 movie I Am Sam and Sci-Fi Channel’s 2002 miniseries Taken, but they’ve never acted together. 

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