Dakota Fanning may be pushing aside her boyfriend Jamie Strachan to make some bold career choices. Seeing how ‘Effie Grey’ actress just turned 21, the world now is her oyster!

She took another step in developing her movie career by scoring a leading role in ‘Brain on Fire’.

According to Irish Independent, “Irish director Gerard Barrett has secured some of Hollywood’s top stars to appear in his new film. The Kerryman will spend the summer shooting his next film, Brain on Fire, in New York with Charlize Theron and Dakota Fanning.”

The director said: “We’re filming it in New York. It’s based on a New York Times bestseller about a girl who gets this mystery illness and they can’t diagnose it.”

Dakota Fanning recently admitted that she “feels lucky” in her relationship with boyfriend Jamie Strachan. Many people have scrutinized their relationship, seeing how Jamie Strachan is 13 years older than the actress, but it sounds like the two are doing just fine.

Dakota Fanning proclaimed that she was “super happy” with her boyfriend Jamie Strachan last September, but they haven’t made much of a public appearance since then.

But according to Variety, ‘Effie Grey’ actress feels super lucky to have the relationships and movie career that have come her way.

Dakota Fanning rang in the new year in Los Angeles, possibly with her boyfriend Jamie Strachan. Seeing how ‘Brain on Fire’ actress has discarded the rest of her birthday party plans to spend even more time with her boyfriend, it’s not hard to imagine Dakota Fanning and Behati Prinsloo’s ex conjoined at the hip this new year!

Looks like ‘Brain on Fire’ actress is working overtime. Let’s hope that her boyfriend Jamie Strachan isn’t falling behind!