Elle Fanning has been acting in movies for so long, it’s hard to believe she’s still only 16 years old. And then one meets her in person — with her open eyes and open heart, frequent giggles and huge grins littering any conversation — and she seems even younger, of completely guileless expression. In the new family fantasy adventure Maleficent, which puts a spin on the old Sleeping Beauty story, Fanning co-stars as Aurora, the naive 15-year-old princess who knows nothing of the curse put on her by the titular enchantress (Angelina Jolie). I recently had a chance to take part in the film’s Los Angeles press day; a conversation with Fanning is excerpted over at ShockYa, if you’re interested.