Dakota Fanning became a competitive swimmer for her role in 2004's action-thriller 'Man On Fire'.The 29-year-old actress was just nine when she played young Pita, who Denzel Washington's former CIA officer character Creasy was hired to protect amid a series of kidnappings, and as a result of all the swimming, she's now a superfast swimmer.Speaking to Total Film magazine, she said: "Well, when I did 'Man on Fire', there was so much swimming involved. And Tony Scott wanted me to actually win the races, so I had to become a competitive swimmer. So I'm an amazing swimmer [laughs]. That's something that has stuck with me."Dakota and Denzel, 68, reunited for the upcoming American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua, 'The Equalizer 3', a sequel to 2018's 'The Equalizer 2', which is loosely based on the TV series of the same name,...
- 8/6/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
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