Nearly everyone has read Charlotte's Web, E.B. White's tale about a likable pig named Wilbur and his wise spider friend, Charlotte. On December 15, the classic story springs to life on the big screen. Dakota Fanning, 12, plays Fern, Wilbur's loving care-taker. Dakota bonded with barnyard creatures on the set. "There were real pigs and cows. It was really amazing," she told TFK.