Elle Fanning talks THE GREAT, DEATH STRANDING, & working with Dakota: Happy Sad Confused

Elle Fanning and Josh go way back, 16 years to be exact, when Elle was just a kid, so yes there’s lots to catch up on, from breaking in to THE GREAT. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #ellefanning #thegreat Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Josh’s interviews! Check out our HAPPY SAD CONFUSED playlist for all our in depth conversations! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! MintMobile -- Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MasterClass -- Go to to get up to 35% off for Mother’s Day. BetterHelp -- Visit to get 10% off your first month. To get early access to all of Josh’s interviews, go to UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS! ⁠⁠John Cena -- 5/15 at 92NY in NYC. Virtual tickets available. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your tickets here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ The cast of OUTLANDER -- 6/8 at 92NY in NYC. Virtual tickets available. Get your tickets here! To get early access to all of Josh’s interviews, go to Listen to the podcast on... APPLE: SPOTIFY: Josh on Twitter: Josh on Instagram: Josh on TikTok: @happysadconfused 00:00 Introduction 01:43 Remembering their 2007 interview 06:02 Wanting to reunite with actors/filmmakers 07:14 Giving herself over to a director 14:26 Using her voice on set 18:08 The Great 21:48 Nicholas Hoult 25:04 Rejection 27:28 The Little Mermaid 31:23 JJ Abrams 32:25 Franchises 35:48 Working with Dakota 37:08 Death Stranding 2 40:55 What she’s watching 42:42 Sofia Coppola 45:47 Profoundly Random Questions