What’s Going on With A24’s Take on Paris Hilton’s Memoir?

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Having spent their entire childhoods onscreen, it’s impressive that Elle and Dakota Fanning managed to escape the tabloids mostly unscathed. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in the lives of other, more scandalous sisters. Last year, Dakota, the elder of the two, told The Cut that with the help of A24, the Fannings had acquired the rights to Paris Hilton’s memoir and were preparing to adapt it into a television series, calling it her “girlhood dream come true.” In an interview with Vanity Fair published on Tuesday, the women confirmed that they had begun work on the project, starting with a meeting with Hilton at her home. Dakota told the magazine she hopes “to weave that outward persona — the glitz, the glam, the Chihuahuas in clothes — with the darker underbellies of Paris’s journey.”

“Watching her — and Elle — grow into such talented, grounded, and inspiring women has been a full-circle moment,” Hilton, who met the girls in 2003 while filming, what else, The Cat in the Hat, said in an email to VF of the sisters. “They grew up watching my career unfold, so they understand both the cultural impact and the personal journey behind it. They see beyond the catchphrases and sparkle.”

Though Hilton didn’t confirm which of the sisters would play her and younger sister Nicky, she did give the “nepo sisters” (as Elle calls herself and Dakota) her full trust in telling their story accurately. “Growing up in the public eye, especially in the middle of peak tabloid culture, was intense in ways you can’t really explain to someone who hasn’t lived it,” Hilton said.

A24, do you hear me? I have high hopes: I need Birkins, snakeskin boots, and well-cast Chihuahuas. Now that’s hot.

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