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I really enjoyed talking to Elle Fanning! I interviewed the young actress last year for Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," and this year, she's starring in the surefire blockbuster, "Super 8." She plays Alice, the lone female member of the filmmaking gang in the small mining town of Lillian, Ohio.

In this interview, we talked about:

• How she got involved into making "Super 8"
• J.J. Abrams' top-secret "Super 8" script!
• The writer-director allowed Fanning and the other child actors of the movie to create their own super 8 zombie film
• How she bonded with her male co-stars
• Does she believe in UFO?
• Why you have to watch "Super 8?"
• Super 8 the camera!
• The cool vintage 1970s outfits!

Here's more "Super 8" info from Yahoo:

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

• Also Known As: Darlings
• Super 8: The IMAX Experience
• Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
• Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
• Release Date: June 10th, 2011 (wide)
• MPAA Rating: PG 13 for for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.
• Distributors: Paramount Pictures
• Production Co.: Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment
• Studios: Paramount Pictures
• Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Weirton, West Virginia, USA
• Produced in: United States
• Cast and Credits
• Starring: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso
• Directed by: J.J. Abrams
• Produced by: Guy Riedel, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk