And no one is more thrilled about Fannings dark turn than writer-director Sofia Coppola.
Shes always wanted to make me the bad girl, says Fanning, who starred in CoppolasSomewhereat age 12.
She was so excited, like, You get to be the naughty one!

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It feels like this eerie pressure cooker that could explode at any moment, Dunst says.
After dinner, John and Alicia find themselves alone in the candlelit parlor.
She plays the innocent, but shes really not, Fanning says.

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Beware, John: Shes no sheep.
The Beguiledarrives in theaters June 23.
Take a look at two more exclusive images from the film above.

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