Elle Fanning“The series transformation” Plainville Girl will have you doing a double take.
Hulu released a first glimpse of the series, Thursday January 20th. They also shared images of Elle Michelle CarterThe show was inspired by the texting-suicide story of Elle. In the pictures, Elle looks eerily similar to Michelle in darkened brows and a wig, perfectly recreating one of the teen’s many court appearances.
Mad Men actress January Jones put it best in her comment on Elle’s Instagram post: “Uncanny wow.”
Interview with Entertainment Weekly, writers, executive producersAnd co-showrunners Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus Elle turned into Michelle quickly and easily, he said. “The first time I met Elle, it was a great experience. [Elle], I was really struck by how eerily similar they actually looked just naturally,” Patrick said. It was something we discussed when we met.
They added that Elle just wore some light makeup and a forehead prosthetic, which helped to match Michelle’s hairline. Liz says they chose to keep things simple as they don’t want Michelle’s look to be distracting.