Kristen Stewart, famously known for her Twilight films has navigated her career from appearing in films to making them. Currently, she’s gearing up for the release of her directorial debut The Chronology of Water, which forced her to face plenty of financial struggles and witness the ugly side of Hollywood’s women empowerment.
Kristen Stewart in a still from Twilight
The actor turned filmmaker, Kristen Stewart, therefore sat for an interview with Porter Magazine, to discuss the limited representation of women in Hollywood. Calling out the industry for nit-picking Margot Robbie and Maggie Gyllenhaal to be the face of empowerment, Stewart slammed Hollywood for not doing as much for women as it claims.
Kristen Stewart Highlighted Limited Opportunities for Female Directors
Venturing on the journey of filmmaking, Kristen Stewart came across certain drawbacks in Hollywood that made her realize the harsh reality of the industry. Therefore, sitting for an interview with Porter Magazine,...
Kristen Stewart in a still from Twilight
The actor turned filmmaker, Kristen Stewart, therefore sat for an interview with Porter Magazine, to discuss the limited representation of women in Hollywood. Calling out the industry for nit-picking Margot Robbie and Maggie Gyllenhaal to be the face of empowerment, Stewart slammed Hollywood for not doing as much for women as it claims.
Kristen Stewart Highlighted Limited Opportunities for Female Directors
Venturing on the journey of filmmaking, Kristen Stewart came across certain drawbacks in Hollywood that made her realize the harsh reality of the industry. Therefore, sitting for an interview with Porter Magazine,...
- 5/11/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Kristin Stewart is bitterly calling out Hollywood phoniness.
In a cover interview for Porter magazine, the actress claimed a select group of women are the go-to in the studio world, and that more change is needed.
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, ‘Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.’
“And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women, [but] it feels phony,” Stewart continued. “If we’re congratulating each other for broadening perspective, when we haven’t really done enough, then we stop broadening.”
Stewart is focusing on her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.
“I’m going...
In a cover interview for Porter magazine, the actress claimed a select group of women are the go-to in the studio world, and that more change is needed.
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, ‘Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.’
“And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women, [but] it feels phony,” Stewart continued. “If we’re congratulating each other for broadening perspective, when we haven’t really done enough, then we stop broadening.”
Stewart is focusing on her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.
“I’m going...
- 5/9/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Stewart recently graced the cover of Porter magazine and called out “phony” Hollywood for how it often self-congratulates itself for doing away with the patriarchy when in reality, Hollywood has just prioritized a select group of women to operate in the studio world. While progress is being made, Stewart rang the alarm by saying changes for women in Hollywood are not as broad as Hollywood might like to make it out to be.
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, ‘Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.'”
“And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women, [but] it feels phony,...
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, ‘Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.'”
“And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women, [but] it feels phony,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Stewart has been at the forefront of the media for many years now. Having starred in many different roles and worn many different faces, she has established herself as a truly versatile actress. While acting seems to have been more than a little fulfilling, it would seem that Stewart has been seeking something more for a few years.
Kristen Stewart in the role of Bella Swan in a still from Twilight
In 2018, the actress announced at the Cannes Film Festival that she would be making her directorial debut. While not much was heard about the project in the years that followed, the actress has finally spoken up about it, and the details are quite fascinating.
Not only would many of her fans be surprised at the approach she is taking with her first film, but the project may also spark some controversy.
Kristen Stewart’s Long-Awaited Directorial Debut
Kristen...
Kristen Stewart in the role of Bella Swan in a still from Twilight
In 2018, the actress announced at the Cannes Film Festival that she would be making her directorial debut. While not much was heard about the project in the years that followed, the actress has finally spoken up about it, and the details are quite fascinating.
Not only would many of her fans be surprised at the approach she is taking with her first film, but the project may also spark some controversy.
Kristen Stewart’s Long-Awaited Directorial Debut
Kristen...
- 5/6/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Kristen Stewart Directing First Film in Latvia Because She Needs “Radical Detachment” From Hollywood
For Kristen Stewart’s adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir The Chronology of Water, which marks her feature film directorial debut, the actress is stepping away from Hollywood. Instead of filming the Imogen Poots-starring biographical drama in Los Angeles, Stewart is planning to shoot the movie in Europe.
Speaking with Net-a-Porter, the Love Lies Bleeding star shared that she is making The Chronology of Water in Latvia. She told the publication that the decision stemmed from craving creative freedom without the confines of Tinseltown.
“It’s a fledging film culture there [in Latvia],” she explained. “Look, I’m all about the way we make movies here [in the US], but I needed a sort of radical detachment. I am not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I can’t do that here.”
The sets in Latvia will be transformed to fit the various U.S. cities featured in the film,...
Speaking with Net-a-Porter, the Love Lies Bleeding star shared that she is making The Chronology of Water in Latvia. She told the publication that the decision stemmed from craving creative freedom without the confines of Tinseltown.
“It’s a fledging film culture there [in Latvia],” she explained. “Look, I’m all about the way we make movies here [in the US], but I needed a sort of radical detachment. I am not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I can’t do that here.”
The sets in Latvia will be transformed to fit the various U.S. cities featured in the film,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kristen Stewart says Hollywood does the bare minimum when it comes to supporting female filmmakers. Well, more than four of them.
Stewart, who is set to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch memoir “The Chronology of Water,” told Porter magazine that there is a “phony” performative structure to which women filmmakers find success in the film industry.
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.”
Stewart continued, “And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women [but] it feels phony. If we’re congratulating each other for broadening perspective, when...
Stewart, who is set to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch memoir “The Chronology of Water,” told Porter magazine that there is a “phony” performative structure to which women filmmakers find success in the film industry.
“[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it,” Stewart said. “It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, Ok, cool. You’ve chosen four.”
Stewart continued, “And I’m in awe of those women, I love those women [but] it feels phony. If we’re congratulating each other for broadening perspective, when...
- 5/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart continues her 2024 indie reign following the Sundance premieres of “Love Lies Bleeding” and “Love Me.”
Now, Stewart has a supporting role in “Sacramento,” directed by “Minx” star Michael Angarano, his second feature behind the camera after 2017’s “Avenues.” The road trip buddy comedy premieres at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in the U.S. Narrative Competition alongside Morrisa Maltz’s “The Unknown Country” follow-up “Jazzy,” Mark Duplass-produced “The Knife,” and more.
Stewart co-stars alongside Angarano, Michael Cera, and “PEN15” co-creator and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” star Maya Erskine, who is also Angarano’s real-life partner.
The official logline reads: “When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento in Michael Angarano’s original take on the buddy comedy.”
Actor/director Angarano co-wrote the script with Chris Smith, with the duo also producing along with Stephen Braun,...
Now, Stewart has a supporting role in “Sacramento,” directed by “Minx” star Michael Angarano, his second feature behind the camera after 2017’s “Avenues.” The road trip buddy comedy premieres at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in the U.S. Narrative Competition alongside Morrisa Maltz’s “The Unknown Country” follow-up “Jazzy,” Mark Duplass-produced “The Knife,” and more.
Stewart co-stars alongside Angarano, Michael Cera, and “PEN15” co-creator and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” star Maya Erskine, who is also Angarano’s real-life partner.
The official logline reads: “When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento in Michael Angarano’s original take on the buddy comedy.”
Actor/director Angarano co-wrote the script with Chris Smith, with the duo also producing along with Stephen Braun,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart Says David Fincher Is ‘One of Five’ Directors Who Can Still Build Big Practical Sets
Kristen Stewart is calling out the gendered double standard for film budgets when it comes to crafting large practical sets.
During the “SmartLess” podcast, the former child actor and “Love Lies Bleeding” star reflected on working with auteur David Fincher for 2002 thriller “Panic Room” alongside Jodie Foster. Stewart shared that the luxurious brownstone used as the sole location for the home invasion feature was actually entirely built on a soundstage and in fact was not set in New York City but rather Manhattan Beach.
“It was, like, a fully functional brownstone built on a soundstage in Manhattan Beach,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “Every outlet worked, it was mind-blowing. It was in a time where, like — well, I guess people do this. You just have to be, like, one of five men who are allowed to do it. But Fincher is one of those people, and he just built. You could live in it.
During the “SmartLess” podcast, the former child actor and “Love Lies Bleeding” star reflected on working with auteur David Fincher for 2002 thriller “Panic Room” alongside Jodie Foster. Stewart shared that the luxurious brownstone used as the sole location for the home invasion feature was actually entirely built on a soundstage and in fact was not set in New York City but rather Manhattan Beach.
“It was, like, a fully functional brownstone built on a soundstage in Manhattan Beach,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. “Every outlet worked, it was mind-blowing. It was in a time where, like — well, I guess people do this. You just have to be, like, one of five men who are allowed to do it. But Fincher is one of those people, and he just built. You could live in it.
- 4/3/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart became widely known after starring as Jodie Foster’s daughter in the 2002 thriller ‘Panic Room.’ But it was her role as Bella Swan in the ‘Twilight’ series, starting in 2008, that made her a global star. The success of ‘Twilight’ boosted her career and made her one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses.
Before ‘Twilight,’ Stewart appeared in indie films like ‘Speak’ and ‘Into the Wild,’ which shaped her career trajectory. While she’s been in various movie projects, including both big and small productions, she hasn’t been part of a superhero film, particularly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This was something she talked about on the ‘Not Skinny but Not Fat Podcast.’
Kristen opened her commentary on making superhero movies with “sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually“
When host Amanda Hirsch proposed Kristen Stewart as a potential Mary Jane “Mj” Watson for the Spider-Man movie, Stewart expressed...
Before ‘Twilight,’ Stewart appeared in indie films like ‘Speak’ and ‘Into the Wild,’ which shaped her career trajectory. While she’s been in various movie projects, including both big and small productions, she hasn’t been part of a superhero film, particularly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This was something she talked about on the ‘Not Skinny but Not Fat Podcast.’
Kristen opened her commentary on making superhero movies with “sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually“
When host Amanda Hirsch proposed Kristen Stewart as a potential Mary Jane “Mj” Watson for the Spider-Man movie, Stewart expressed...
- 3/28/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Kristen Stewart gained widespread recognition for her role as Jodie Foster’s daughter in the 2002 thriller ‘Panic Room.’ However, it was her portrayal of Bella Swan in the ‘Twilight’ film series, starting in 2008, that catapulted her to international fame. The success of ‘Twilight’ made her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.
Even before ‘Twilight’ Stewart took part in several indie projects such as ‘Speak’ and ‘Into the Wild,’ it was these early roles that somehow determined the rest of her career. While we did see her in big and small productions, we’ve never seen Stewart in a superhero movie, especially MCU, and this is something she discussed on ‘Not Skinny but Not Fat Podcast’.
Kristen opened her commentary on making superhero movies with “sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually“
When host Amanda Hirsch suggested Kristen Stewart could play Mary Jane “Mj” Watson from the Spider-Man comic, Stewart...
Even before ‘Twilight’ Stewart took part in several indie projects such as ‘Speak’ and ‘Into the Wild,’ it was these early roles that somehow determined the rest of her career. While we did see her in big and small productions, we’ve never seen Stewart in a superhero movie, especially MCU, and this is something she discussed on ‘Not Skinny but Not Fat Podcast’.
Kristen opened her commentary on making superhero movies with “sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually“
When host Amanda Hirsch suggested Kristen Stewart could play Mary Jane “Mj” Watson from the Spider-Man comic, Stewart...
- 3/28/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Graphic: Images: Theo Wargo, Phillip Faraone, Frank Micelotta, John PhillipsKristen Stewart was straight up not having a good time making Charlie’s AngelsKristen Stewart to make her feature directorial debut with The Chronology Of WaterKristen StewartPhoto: Theo Wargo (Getty Images)
Newly christened Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart will now take on her first full-length directorial project,...
Newly christened Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart will now take on her first full-length directorial project,...
- 2/14/2024
- avclub.com
Kristen Stewart wanted to do the “gayest fucking thing” for her March Rolling Stone cover.
In the cover story, Stewart talks about her desire to flip gender roles with her spread. “If I go through the entire Twilight series without ever doing a Rolling Stone cover, it’s because the boys were the sex symbols,” she says. “Now I want to do the gayest fucking thing you’ve ever seen in your life. If I could grow a little mustache, if I could grow a fucking happy trail and unbutton my pants, I would. Guys — I’m sorry — but their fucking pubes are shoved in my face constantly, and I’m like, ‘Ummmm, bring it in.'”
The photos feature a mullet-clad Stewart wearing jock straps and basketball shorts, shot in a way that has more in common with Jeremy Allen White’s Calvin Klein campaign than Rolling Stone’s past bikini-clad covers.
In the cover story, Stewart talks about her desire to flip gender roles with her spread. “If I go through the entire Twilight series without ever doing a Rolling Stone cover, it’s because the boys were the sex symbols,” she says. “Now I want to do the gayest fucking thing you’ve ever seen in your life. If I could grow a little mustache, if I could grow a fucking happy trail and unbutton my pants, I would. Guys — I’m sorry — but their fucking pubes are shoved in my face constantly, and I’m like, ‘Ummmm, bring it in.'”
The photos feature a mullet-clad Stewart wearing jock straps and basketball shorts, shot in a way that has more in common with Jeremy Allen White’s Calvin Klein campaign than Rolling Stone’s past bikini-clad covers.
- 2/14/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, Kristen Stewart announced that her feature directorial debut would be an adaptation of “The Chronology of Water,” the 2011 memoir by author Lidia Yuknavitch. Since then, Stewart has been pounding the pavement to drum up financing for the project. But despite her track record of headlining some of the most well regarded independent films of the last 10 years — from “Clouds of Sils Maria” to “Spencer” — and despite the fact that Imogen Poots is attached to star as Yuknavitch, and that Ridley Scott is producing through his production company Scott Free, Stewart has been unable to secure the backing she needs to move forward.
This frustrating experience has pushed Stewart to make a surprising announcement about “The Chronology of Water” during her interview for Variety’s Jan. 11 cover story.
“I’m going to make this movie before I ever work for someone else,” she says, before breaking into nervous laughter.
This frustrating experience has pushed Stewart to make a surprising announcement about “The Chronology of Water” during her interview for Variety’s Jan. 11 cover story.
“I’m going to make this movie before I ever work for someone else,” she says, before breaking into nervous laughter.
- 1/11/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
“I will quit the fucking business.”
Kristen Stewart is jabbing her finger into the couch we’re sharing, speaking with increasing speed and ferocity about what has driven her to this brink. She’s spent five years fruitlessly trying to drum up financing for what she hopes will be her feature directing debut, “The Chronology of Water,” based on the stream-of-consciousness memoir by bisexual author Lidia Yuknavitch. She’s so hacked off about it that she’s about to ruin the furniture.
“I won’t make a-fucking-nother movie until I make this movie,” she declares. Then she sits back and breaks into nervous laughter. “Can’t wait for my agents to read that.”
Stewart has clearly entered the “fuck it” phase of her career.
Don’t worry: She isn’t going anywhere yet. Next week, Stewart is packing her snow boots for her eighth trek to the Sundance Film Festival,...
Kristen Stewart is jabbing her finger into the couch we’re sharing, speaking with increasing speed and ferocity about what has driven her to this brink. She’s spent five years fruitlessly trying to drum up financing for what she hopes will be her feature directing debut, “The Chronology of Water,” based on the stream-of-consciousness memoir by bisexual author Lidia Yuknavitch. She’s so hacked off about it that she’s about to ruin the furniture.
“I won’t make a-fucking-nother movie until I make this movie,” she declares. Then she sits back and breaks into nervous laughter. “Can’t wait for my agents to read that.”
Stewart has clearly entered the “fuck it” phase of her career.
Don’t worry: She isn’t going anywhere yet. Next week, Stewart is packing her snow boots for her eighth trek to the Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Variety is debuting an exclusive clip from Farah Nabulsi’s thriller “The Teacher,” starring Imogen Poots (“The Father”) and Saleh Bakri. The film will have its world premiere on Saturday at the Toronto Film Festival in the Discovery section.
The film is Nabulsi’s feature debut following her Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning short “The Present,” which also starred Bakri.
“The Teacher” follows Palestinian schoolteacher Basem (Bakri), who acts as a father figure to two of his students, Yacoub and Adam (Muhammad Abed Elrahman), amidst turmoil in the West Bank. Upon meeting British volunteer worker Lisa (Poots), Basem struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance and his emotional support for Yacoub and Adam with the chance of a new romantic relationship.
The story – based on true events – takes place against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering insight into the lives of the people living in the region from all religious and cultural backgrounds.
The film is Nabulsi’s feature debut following her Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning short “The Present,” which also starred Bakri.
“The Teacher” follows Palestinian schoolteacher Basem (Bakri), who acts as a father figure to two of his students, Yacoub and Adam (Muhammad Abed Elrahman), amidst turmoil in the West Bank. Upon meeting British volunteer worker Lisa (Poots), Basem struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance and his emotional support for Yacoub and Adam with the chance of a new romantic relationship.
The story – based on true events – takes place against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering insight into the lives of the people living in the region from all religious and cultural backgrounds.
- 9/7/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
‘Twilight’ star Kristen Stewart has revealed that she and girlfriend Dylan Meyer, who have announced plans to get married, are writing the script for a stoner girl comedy. The ‘Spencer’ star told Interview magazine: “Me and Dylan are writing a movie. It’s a stoner girl comedy, and it’s really f***** stupid. I think you’ll like it. But the reason I even thought of this is because our producer is our best friend. We’re starting a company.”
The Oscar-nominated actress didn’t share anything further about the project, reports E! News. Kristen, 33, got engaged to Dylan in 2021 after two years of dating.
She also co-wrote the script for upcoming film ‘The Chronology of Water’, adapted from American author Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name. ‘The Chronology of Water’, which also marks Kristen’s film directorial debut, has Imogen Poots in the lead role. The film is produced by Ridley Scott.
The Oscar-nominated actress didn’t share anything further about the project, reports E! News. Kristen, 33, got engaged to Dylan in 2021 after two years of dating.
She also co-wrote the script for upcoming film ‘The Chronology of Water’, adapted from American author Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name. ‘The Chronology of Water’, which also marks Kristen’s film directorial debut, has Imogen Poots in the lead role. The film is produced by Ridley Scott.
- 6/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Kristen Stewart announced in a chat with “The Idol” star Rachel Sennott for Interview Magazine that she is currently writing a screenplay for a “stoner girl comedy” with her fiancée, Dylan Meyer. The project marks the second Stewart-scripted movie that the Oscar winner has announced following her feature directorial debut “The Chronicles of Water,” which remains in development.
Stewart and Sennott were discussing the creative rewards of working with loved ones on projects. Sennott’s next theatrical release is the high school comedy “Bottoms,” which reunites her with her “Shiva Baby” breakout director Emma Seligman.
“You guys are best friends,” Stewart told Sennott. “God, that’s so aspirational. It takes a long time to get to that point. You’re so lucky to be doing it young.”
“It’s so fun,” Sennott said. “We got rained out for two weeks, and we’re like, ‘Fuck. We’re not going to get the last scene.
Stewart and Sennott were discussing the creative rewards of working with loved ones on projects. Sennott’s next theatrical release is the high school comedy “Bottoms,” which reunites her with her “Shiva Baby” breakout director Emma Seligman.
“You guys are best friends,” Stewart told Sennott. “God, that’s so aspirational. It takes a long time to get to that point. You’re so lucky to be doing it young.”
“It’s so fun,” Sennott said. “We got rained out for two weeks, and we’re like, ‘Fuck. We’re not going to get the last scene.
- 6/13/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Stewart is boarding the pineapple express.
The Oscar-nominated actress revealed during an Interview magazine discussion with Rachel Sennott that she is writing a “stoner girl comedy” feature film with fiancée Dylan Meyer, who co-wrote Amy Poehler’s “Moxie.” Meyer is also the daughter of Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer.
“Me and my girlfriend are also writing something right now,” Stewart said to Sennott. “Me and Dylan are writing a movie. It’s a stoner girl comedy, and it’s really fucking stupid. I think you’ll like it. But the reason I even thought of this is because our producer is our best friend. We’re starting a company.”
The “Crimes of the Future” actress continued, “I’ve worked with so many people that I didn’t know and that I didn’t like for so long. It was definitely valuable, but also, fuck that.”
Stewart is set to...
The Oscar-nominated actress revealed during an Interview magazine discussion with Rachel Sennott that she is writing a “stoner girl comedy” feature film with fiancée Dylan Meyer, who co-wrote Amy Poehler’s “Moxie.” Meyer is also the daughter of Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer.
“Me and my girlfriend are also writing something right now,” Stewart said to Sennott. “Me and Dylan are writing a movie. It’s a stoner girl comedy, and it’s really fucking stupid. I think you’ll like it. But the reason I even thought of this is because our producer is our best friend. We’re starting a company.”
The “Crimes of the Future” actress continued, “I’ve worked with so many people that I didn’t know and that I didn’t like for so long. It was definitely valuable, but also, fuck that.”
Stewart is set to...
- 6/13/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Oscar-nominated “Spencer” star Kristen Stewart directs “The Film,” a trio of music videos for super-group boygenius consisting of Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker. Three singles from boygenius’ “The Record,” out March 31, are featured onscreen with a 14-minute short film helmed by Stewart.
The short film kicks off with “$20” as the band takes a blood oath with the younger versions of themselves. Track “Emily I’m Sorry” follows Bridgers as she stands in front of a monster truck rally, drawing comparisons to “Titane.” The final video “True Blue” shows Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker painting a house a cobalt blue shade before cuddling with each other in the final scene.
Stewart previously helmed the music video for Sage + the Saint’s 2014 single “Take Me Down to the South” and Chvrches’ “Down Side of Me” in 2017. She also was behind short films “Come Swim” and “Crickets” and an episode of Netflix anthology series “Homemade.
The short film kicks off with “$20” as the band takes a blood oath with the younger versions of themselves. Track “Emily I’m Sorry” follows Bridgers as she stands in front of a monster truck rally, drawing comparisons to “Titane.” The final video “True Blue” shows Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker painting a house a cobalt blue shade before cuddling with each other in the final scene.
Stewart previously helmed the music video for Sage + the Saint’s 2014 single “Take Me Down to the South” and Chvrches’ “Down Side of Me” in 2017. She also was behind short films “Come Swim” and “Crickets” and an episode of Netflix anthology series “Homemade.
- 3/31/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristin Stewart said she was feeling the full weight of the responsibility of being jury president at the Berlin Film Festival at the opening press conference on Thursday.
“In full transparency, I’m kind of shaking. It’s not a weight that I don’t fully understand and feel… not buckling under, but I’m bolstered by a really beautiful, talented jury,” she said.
“I can’t wait to see who we all are at the end of this experience. It’s kind of what you want a festival to do cumulatively. I’m ready to be changed by all the films and changed by the people around us. I think that’s why we’re here.”
She was joined on stage by jury members Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, German director Valeska Grisebach, Romanian director Radu Jude, US casting director and producer Francine Maisler, Spanish director Carla Simón, and iconic...
“In full transparency, I’m kind of shaking. It’s not a weight that I don’t fully understand and feel… not buckling under, but I’m bolstered by a really beautiful, talented jury,” she said.
“I can’t wait to see who we all are at the end of this experience. It’s kind of what you want a festival to do cumulatively. I’m ready to be changed by all the films and changed by the people around us. I think that’s why we’re here.”
She was joined on stage by jury members Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, German director Valeska Grisebach, Romanian director Radu Jude, US casting director and producer Francine Maisler, Spanish director Carla Simón, and iconic...
- 2/16/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming release of “The Record,” the first full studio album from Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker’s Boygenius supergroup, promises to be a landmark event for indie kids and queer women everywhere. And the critically acclaimed musicians have an extra treat for their fans in the form of three upcoming music videos directed by another queer icon: Kristen Stewart.
The news was announced on January 26 via a Rolling Stone cover profile of Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker in support of the upcoming album, which is scheduled for a March 31 release via Interscope Records. No other info about the videos, including when they drop or what songs from the record will receive them, has been announced. Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker released three singles for the album — “20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue” — earlier this month upon the album’s announcement.
This isn’t the first music video...
The news was announced on January 26 via a Rolling Stone cover profile of Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker in support of the upcoming album, which is scheduled for a March 31 release via Interscope Records. No other info about the videos, including when they drop or what songs from the record will receive them, has been announced. Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker released three singles for the album — “20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue” — earlier this month upon the album’s announcement.
This isn’t the first music video...
- 1/27/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Actress, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart has been named president of the International Jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task. She’s one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation,” festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a statement. “From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between US and Europe.”
In 1999, Stewart made her screen debut at the age of nine. Just three years later, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s “Panic Room” and achieved wider public recognition.
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“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task. She’s one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation,” festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a statement. “From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between US and Europe.”
In 1999, Stewart made her screen debut at the age of nine. Just three years later, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s “Panic Room” and achieved wider public recognition.
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- 12/9/2022
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Actress Kristen Stewart has been selected as president of the international jury at next years Berlin International Film Festival. The actor, who shot to fame in films including ‘Panic Room’ and ‘Twilight’, is known for her body of acting work, including her recent portrayal of Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She is set to make her feature-length directorial debut with ‘The Chronology of Water’, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, reports ‘Variety’.
She made her Berlinale debut in 2010 with the independent production ‘Welcome to the Rileys’ alongside director Jake Scott.
She also appeared at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, in support of David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future’, in which she plays an employee at a transplant centre. The gory film saw multiple people walk out during the screening but also earned a 7-minute standing ovation.
She made her Berlinale debut in 2010 with the independent production ‘Welcome to the Rileys’ alongside director Jake Scott.
She also appeared at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, in support of David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future’, in which she plays an employee at a transplant centre. The gory film saw multiple people walk out during the screening but also earned a 7-minute standing ovation.
- 12/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Kristen Stewart has been selected as president of the international jury at next year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
The actor, who shot to fame in films including “Panic Room” and “Twilight,” is known for her body of acting work, including recently her portrayal of Princess Diana in “Spencer,” for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She is set to make her feature-length directorial debut with “The Chronology of Water,” a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch.
She made her Berlinale debut in 2010 with the independent production “Welcome to the Rileys” alongside director Jake Scott.
She also appeared at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, in support of David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” in which she plays an employee at the transplant center. The gory film saw multiple people walk out during the screening but also earned a 7-minute standing ovation.
The actor, who shot to fame in films including “Panic Room” and “Twilight,” is known for her body of acting work, including recently her portrayal of Princess Diana in “Spencer,” for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She is set to make her feature-length directorial debut with “The Chronology of Water,” a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch.
She made her Berlinale debut in 2010 with the independent production “Welcome to the Rileys” alongside director Jake Scott.
She also appeared at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, in support of David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” in which she plays an employee at the transplant center. The gory film saw multiple people walk out during the screening but also earned a 7-minute standing ovation.
- 12/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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Actor, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart will serve as the president of the jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February.
“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task,” festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said Friday. “She’s one of the most talented and multifaceted actors of her generation. From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between U.S. and Europe.”
Stewart is “considered one of Hollywood’s major young talents,” the fest also said. “In 1999, at the age of 9, she celebrated her screen debut. Just three years later, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s Panic Room and achieved wider public recognition. Her international breakthrough came with the...
Actor, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart will serve as the president of the jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February.
“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task,” festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said Friday. “She’s one of the most talented and multifaceted actors of her generation. From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between U.S. and Europe.”
Stewart is “considered one of Hollywood’s major young talents,” the fest also said. “In 1999, at the age of 9, she celebrated her screen debut. Just three years later, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s Panic Room and achieved wider public recognition. Her international breakthrough came with the...
- 12/9/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kristen Stewart is to head the International Jury of the Berlinale 2023.
The actor, screenwriter and director will chair the jury of the 73rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, which takes place in February 16 to 26.
“Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between the U.S. and Europe,” said festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
“From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters and is one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation.”
Stewart is only 32 but has been an everpresent in the film world for two decades. She broke through opposite Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s Panic Room and achieved worldwide recognition with a leading role in the Twilight saga from 2008 to 2012. More recent credits include Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper and Spencer, the Princess Diana...
The actor, screenwriter and director will chair the jury of the 73rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, which takes place in February 16 to 26.
“Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between the U.S. and Europe,” said festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
“From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters and is one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation.”
Stewart is only 32 but has been an everpresent in the film world for two decades. She broke through opposite Jodie Foster in David Fincher’s Panic Room and achieved worldwide recognition with a leading role in the Twilight saga from 2008 to 2012. More recent credits include Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper and Spencer, the Princess Diana...
- 12/9/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress to head international jury.
Kristen Stewart is to serve as president of the international jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (February 16-26).
“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task,” said Berlinale festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
”She’s one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation. From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between US and Europe.”
The US actress, who received an...
Kristen Stewart is to serve as president of the international jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (February 16-26).
“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task,” said Berlinale festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.
”She’s one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation. From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters. Young, shining and with an impressive body of work behind her, Kristen Stewart is the perfect bridge between US and Europe.”
The US actress, who received an...
- 12/9/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Kristen Stewart is one of the best, most unpredictable performers of her generation. Her portrayal of Bella Swan in "The Twilight Saga" made her a worldwide movie star, and she used that cachet to make a series of artistically ambitious films from the non-mainstream likes of Olivier Assayas, Kelly Reichardt and Pablo Larrain (whose "Spencer" earned Stewart her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress). Five years ago, she branched out and made her first short film, the captivatingly impressionistic "Come Swim," which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Her talent seems to know no bounds, so it's exciting to learn that she'll make her feature directing debut with "The Chronology of Water."
Based on Lidia Yuknavitch's 2012 memoir (a finalist for that year's Pen Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award), the project reteams Stewart with Ridley Scott's Scott Free production company, and is set to star Imogen Poots. If...
Based on Lidia Yuknavitch's 2012 memoir (a finalist for that year's Pen Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award), the project reteams Stewart with Ridley Scott's Scott Free production company, and is set to star Imogen Poots. If...
- 11/17/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Kristen Stewart made her short-film directorial debut with Scott Free in 2017 with the experimental short “Come Swim.” Deadline reports that Stewart will make her feature film debut with Scott Free, too. And this film also deals with swimming, albeit in a more direct way.
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Stewart will adapt “The Chronology Of Water,” Lidia Yuknavitch‘s 2011 memoir of the same name, as her big-screen filmmaking debut.
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Stewart will adapt “The Chronology Of Water,” Lidia Yuknavitch‘s 2011 memoir of the same name, as her big-screen filmmaking debut.
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- 11/17/2022
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Kristen Stewart will be stepping behind the camera to make her feature debut as director.
Deadline is reporting that the “Twilight” star has signed on to director “The Chronology of Water”, an upcoming film starring Imogen Poots and produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.
Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name, Stewart will be teaming with screenwriter Andy Mingo — who is Yuknavitch’s husband — to co-write the script.
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According to Deadline, the memoir “is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art,” in which a young woman finds her voice through the written word and experiences salvation through swimming, ultimately becoming a mother, teacher and successful writer.
“Lidia’s memoir honours corporeal experience, radically,” said Stewart in a statement. “To make that experience physical feels vital to me and what this impulse...
Deadline is reporting that the “Twilight” star has signed on to director “The Chronology of Water”, an upcoming film starring Imogen Poots and produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.
Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name, Stewart will be teaming with screenwriter Andy Mingo — who is Yuknavitch’s husband — to co-write the script.
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According to Deadline, the memoir “is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art,” in which a young woman finds her voice through the written word and experiences salvation through swimming, ultimately becoming a mother, teacher and successful writer.
“Lidia’s memoir honours corporeal experience, radically,” said Stewart in a statement. “To make that experience physical feels vital to me and what this impulse...
- 11/16/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Kristen Stewart just completed her 2022 goal: marking her feature directorial debut.
The long-gestating adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir “The Chronology of Water” is co-written by Stewart and Andy Mingo, who has been attached to direct the film since 2018. Imogen Poots will lead the film. Representatives for Poots confirmed the casting to IndieWire.
“Lidia’s memoir honors corporeal experience, radically,” Stewart said in a press statement, as first shared by Deadline. “To make that experience physical feels vital to me and what this impulse means…is that it absolutely must be a film.”
The “Spencer” Oscar nominee continued, “This project has been cooking for five years with the help of Scott Free, whom I could not be more privileged to have as partners and friends. Imogen Poots will carry this movie and the staggering weight of Lidia’s life. She can hold it. I am beyond lucky to have her.
The long-gestating adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir “The Chronology of Water” is co-written by Stewart and Andy Mingo, who has been attached to direct the film since 2018. Imogen Poots will lead the film. Representatives for Poots confirmed the casting to IndieWire.
“Lidia’s memoir honors corporeal experience, radically,” Stewart said in a press statement, as first shared by Deadline. “To make that experience physical feels vital to me and what this impulse means…is that it absolutely must be a film.”
The “Spencer” Oscar nominee continued, “This project has been cooking for five years with the help of Scott Free, whom I could not be more privileged to have as partners and friends. Imogen Poots will carry this movie and the staggering weight of Lidia’s life. She can hold it. I am beyond lucky to have her.
- 11/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart To Direct Scott Free’s Adaptation Of ‘The Chronology Of Water’ Starring Imogen Poots
Exclusive: After making her short-film directorial debut with Scott Free, Kristen Stewart is set to reunite with the banner for her feature directorial debut as she is set to direct The Chronology of Water, with Imogen Poots set to star. Stewart also will co-adapt the script with Andy Mingo, which is based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch.
A Reader’s Choice Award winner at the 2012 Oregon Book Awards and finalist for the Pen Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award, the memoir is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art. A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother and a singular modern writer. A survivor’s story and a sexually abrasive and honest coming of age, the film is a physical memory wash of Yuknavitch’s inner life.
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A Reader’s Choice Award winner at the 2012 Oregon Book Awards and finalist for the Pen Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award, the memoir is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art. A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother and a singular modern writer. A survivor’s story and a sexually abrasive and honest coming of age, the film is a physical memory wash of Yuknavitch’s inner life.
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- 11/16/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award nominee Kristen Stewart stuns in the latest brand video for Chanel.
The “Spencer” and “Crimes of the Future” actress discusses the importance of déjà vu while sporting the latest Spring/Summer 2023 Ready to Wear Chanel collection in the black-and-white vignette, directed by filmmakers Inez & Vinoodh.
Opening on the iconic Cinema Le Champo after a screening of “Last Year at Marienbad,” the short film plays in reverse for brief moments as Stewart watches herself as an actress, artist, and vessel of change.
“We’re living in such an accelerated period of growth, it gives me whiplash,” Stewart says in the video as part of a mock interview. “You know, it’s exhilarating, and it’s highly pressurized because our identities are these lifelong, evolving art projects. To know who you are is to adopt an animal subject to change. It’s not a fixed notion. The mythologies that define us,...
The “Spencer” and “Crimes of the Future” actress discusses the importance of déjà vu while sporting the latest Spring/Summer 2023 Ready to Wear Chanel collection in the black-and-white vignette, directed by filmmakers Inez & Vinoodh.
Opening on the iconic Cinema Le Champo after a screening of “Last Year at Marienbad,” the short film plays in reverse for brief moments as Stewart watches herself as an actress, artist, and vessel of change.
“We’re living in such an accelerated period of growth, it gives me whiplash,” Stewart says in the video as part of a mock interview. “You know, it’s exhilarating, and it’s highly pressurized because our identities are these lifelong, evolving art projects. To know who you are is to adopt an animal subject to change. It’s not a fixed notion. The mythologies that define us,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart has opened the gates for her paranormal reality series, calling on ghost hunters and mediums to audition for the upcoming production.
“I am scarily excited to announce that I’m teaming up with Scout, the producers of ‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Legendary’ and ‘The Hype,’ on the most gayest, most funnest, most titillating queer ghost-hunting show ever,” a sunglasses-sporting Stewart says in a video shared by her hairsylist and friend Cj Romero on Instagram Monday afternoon. “We need to find the most incredible LGBTQ+ ghost hunters, paranormal specialists, mediums, psychics, investigators who will lead the pack on this super gay ghost-hunting adventure.”
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Prospective ghost-hunters from the LGBTQ+ community can fill out a questionnaire regarding their experience with the paranormal through the website shared with the video.
Stewart, who identifies as LGBTQ+, first revealed that she was working on...
“I am scarily excited to announce that I’m teaming up with Scout, the producers of ‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Legendary’ and ‘The Hype,’ on the most gayest, most funnest, most titillating queer ghost-hunting show ever,” a sunglasses-sporting Stewart says in a video shared by her hairsylist and friend Cj Romero on Instagram Monday afternoon. “We need to find the most incredible LGBTQ+ ghost hunters, paranormal specialists, mediums, psychics, investigators who will lead the pack on this super gay ghost-hunting adventure.”
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Prospective ghost-hunters from the LGBTQ+ community can fill out a questionnaire regarding their experience with the paranormal through the website shared with the video.
Stewart, who identifies as LGBTQ+, first revealed that she was working on...
- 6/8/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
After two years of pandemic, Cannes 2022 offers a comforting buzz of activity. Here’s the industry buyers, festival programmers, and press checking out Official Selection screenings; over there, distributors look at market packages. There’s the familiar meetings at The Majestic and The Grand as everyone seeks funding and scopes out new talent; at the American Pavilion, indie hopefuls hang out while hoping to snag project interest.
What’s different this year is a still-uncertain film industry that can take little for granted. Hollywood math is always fuzzy at best, but this year’s Cannes is particularly unpredictable because no one knows how to assess value when the market leaders are the unreadable streamers, studios are mired in flux of their own, and the adult audience remains Awol in theaters.
Hot title: Ruben Östlund’s in-Competition class satire “Triangle of Sadness”, despite mixed reviews. It screened for Cannes buyers a few days ahead,...
What’s different this year is a still-uncertain film industry that can take little for granted. Hollywood math is always fuzzy at best, but this year’s Cannes is particularly unpredictable because no one knows how to assess value when the market leaders are the unreadable streamers, studios are mired in flux of their own, and the adult audience remains Awol in theaters.
Hot title: Ruben Östlund’s in-Competition class satire “Triangle of Sadness”, despite mixed reviews. It screened for Cannes buyers a few days ahead,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Anne Thompson and Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
The real crime of the future? Kristen Stewart not making her directorial debut in 2022.
The “Crimes of the Future” star told IndieWire at this year’s Cannes Film Festival that her highly anticipated adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir “The Chronology of Water” better be coming sooner rather than later.
“If I don’t make this movie before the end of the year, I’ll die,” Stewart said.
However, the Oscar nominee has yet to secure total financing for the film, partially due to the fact that she wants to work with a small crew of five people, with a loose shooting schedule along the Oregon coast.
Stewart meanwhile noted that with all her “Crimes of the Future” promotional duties, the cinephile hasn’t been able to see many movies at Cannes. “To be honest, I prefer links,” she said. “I have a great projector.”
Stewart has been linked to...
The “Crimes of the Future” star told IndieWire at this year’s Cannes Film Festival that her highly anticipated adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir “The Chronology of Water” better be coming sooner rather than later.
“If I don’t make this movie before the end of the year, I’ll die,” Stewart said.
However, the Oscar nominee has yet to secure total financing for the film, partially due to the fact that she wants to work with a small crew of five people, with a loose shooting schedule along the Oregon coast.
Stewart meanwhile noted that with all her “Crimes of the Future” promotional duties, the cinephile hasn’t been able to see many movies at Cannes. “To be honest, I prefer links,” she said. “I have a great projector.”
Stewart has been linked to...
- 5/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In 2017, when the Cannes Film Festival celebrated its 70th anniversary, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” was a box-office smash, “Moonlight” won Best Picture, and Will Smith was a giddy member of the festival jury, watching everything from “Good Time” to “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” Salma Hayek, host of the dinner party for that evening, hired a surprise mariachi band to storm the event as the Three Amigos goaded the room into one boisterous song after another.
Those were more innocent times. The festival’s 75th-anniversary ceremony and subsequent dinner took place two years after the festival’s Covid-era cancellation and the obliteration of theaters around the world. Hopes remain that “Top Gun: Maverick” can reignite moviegoing enthusiasm a week after its boisterous Cannes premiere, but within the celebratory atmosphere many actors and filmmakers expressed uncertainty about how much stability remained for their work.
This time, there were no mariachi bands.
Those were more innocent times. The festival’s 75th-anniversary ceremony and subsequent dinner took place two years after the festival’s Covid-era cancellation and the obliteration of theaters around the world. Hopes remain that “Top Gun: Maverick” can reignite moviegoing enthusiasm a week after its boisterous Cannes premiere, but within the celebratory atmosphere many actors and filmmakers expressed uncertainty about how much stability remained for their work.
This time, there were no mariachi bands.
- 5/25/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
‘Crimes of the Future’ Trailer: Kristen Stewart Transforms Human Evolution with Gory Organ Transfers
David Cronenberg wants to “attack the world” with new film “Crimes of the Future.”
The writer-director said as much during 2022 CinemaCon when premiering the intensely horrific trailer for “Crimes of the Future,” which now publicly has made its debut. The body horror sci-fi epic marks “The Fly” director’s return to Hollywood after eight years, following 2014’s “Maps to the Stars.”
The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux as celebrity performance artists who publicly showcase the metamorphosis of human organs in avant-garde performances. However, the acts capture the attention of a National Organ Registry investigator, played by Kristen Stewart, and the true mission becomes clear: Organ transplants will lead to the next phase of human evolution. The film will premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in competition.
“It is time to stop seeing. It is time to stop speaking. It is time to listen,” the trailer eerily repeats as a warning for our future.
The writer-director said as much during 2022 CinemaCon when premiering the intensely horrific trailer for “Crimes of the Future,” which now publicly has made its debut. The body horror sci-fi epic marks “The Fly” director’s return to Hollywood after eight years, following 2014’s “Maps to the Stars.”
The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux as celebrity performance artists who publicly showcase the metamorphosis of human organs in avant-garde performances. However, the acts capture the attention of a National Organ Registry investigator, played by Kristen Stewart, and the true mission becomes clear: Organ transplants will lead to the next phase of human evolution. The film will premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in competition.
“It is time to stop seeing. It is time to stop speaking. It is time to listen,” the trailer eerily repeats as a warning for our future.
- 5/6/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jaigantic Studios has acquired Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts. The imprint will target manuscripts with the goal of finding projects potential for film and TV content.
“This is a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, the publisher at Hawthorne.
The company, which is headquartered in Portland, Ore., has optioned several projects in the past. That includes optioning the rights to Monica Drake’s “Clown Girl” to Kristen Wiig, and optioning Lidia Yuknavitch’s “The Chronology of Water: A Memoir” to Scott Free, which has tapped Kristen Stewart to adapt and direct. Hawthorne has also published Academy Award nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten’s novel, “Brilliance.” McCarten wrote the scripts for “The Theory of Everything” and “The Two Popes.”
Hughes will remain in her current role and will continue buying literary fiction and creative nonfiction. Initially, Hawthorne will publish eight books per year.
Hawthorne’s first book to be released as...
“This is a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, the publisher at Hawthorne.
The company, which is headquartered in Portland, Ore., has optioned several projects in the past. That includes optioning the rights to Monica Drake’s “Clown Girl” to Kristen Wiig, and optioning Lidia Yuknavitch’s “The Chronology of Water: A Memoir” to Scott Free, which has tapped Kristen Stewart to adapt and direct. Hawthorne has also published Academy Award nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten’s novel, “Brilliance.” McCarten wrote the scripts for “The Theory of Everything” and “The Two Popes.”
Hughes will remain in her current role and will continue buying literary fiction and creative nonfiction. Initially, Hawthorne will publish eight books per year.
Hawthorne’s first book to be released as...
- 4/21/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
What do you do after you’ve played a princess, a vampire, and an Angel?
If you’re the multi-faceted Kristen Stewart, you turn to both writing and directing. The “Spencer” star confirmed she wants to direct “so badly” during Variety‘s Actors on Actors interview with Nicole Kidman.
“I’ve adapted a memoir by a novelist named Lidia Yuknavitch, and we just cast the lead role, which is monumentally relieving,” Stewart said of upcoming film “The Chronology of Water.” “I’ve been alone with this, in this vacuum, and it’s so nice to give something to someone, a friend and a partner, and say, ‘Help me.’ She’s the one who’s going to have to do it, and it’s really hard, so I’m over the moon.”
Stewart noted production is “in process,” while IMDb already lists her as the official director for pre-production. The star has not yet been announced.
If you’re the multi-faceted Kristen Stewart, you turn to both writing and directing. The “Spencer” star confirmed she wants to direct “so badly” during Variety‘s Actors on Actors interview with Nicole Kidman.
“I’ve adapted a memoir by a novelist named Lidia Yuknavitch, and we just cast the lead role, which is monumentally relieving,” Stewart said of upcoming film “The Chronology of Water.” “I’ve been alone with this, in this vacuum, and it’s so nice to give something to someone, a friend and a partner, and say, ‘Help me.’ She’s the one who’s going to have to do it, and it’s really hard, so I’m over the moon.”
Stewart noted production is “in process,” while IMDb already lists her as the official director for pre-production. The star has not yet been announced.
- 1/27/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It’s been known for some time that actor Kristen Stewart has been gearing up for a trip behind the camera with her the adaptation of the memoir “The Chronology of Water.” For an upcoming episode of the “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” Stewart spoke with Variety about the feature and its current status, which is currently casting for the lead role of author Lidia Yuknavitch.
“We’re casting right now,” Stewart says. “We’ve been putting together and have been thinking about this for a really long time. I’m so stoked. It’s taken the time it’s needed. Some of these take a decade to put together. I just jump every gun in my life and start talking about stuff before they’re really relevant, but it’s more relevant than ever. Now we’re casting the movie. We’re finding our Lidia Yuknavitch.”
According to Stewart, she...
“We’re casting right now,” Stewart says. “We’ve been putting together and have been thinking about this for a really long time. I’m so stoked. It’s taken the time it’s needed. Some of these take a decade to put together. I just jump every gun in my life and start talking about stuff before they’re really relevant, but it’s more relevant than ever. Now we’re casting the movie. We’re finding our Lidia Yuknavitch.”
According to Stewart, she...
- 10/28/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Bloomsbury
Most girls hold a specific kind of memory: the memory of a moment they realized their body, as Melissa Febos writes in her memoir-in-essays Girlhood, had made a "violent turn." For me, it happened one summer, somewhere at the border of elementary school and middle school, when I was rollerblading around my cul-de-sac in a pair of denim shorts. A carful of boys or men - I couldn't see well enough to tell - whistled and hooted as they drove by, lighting me up with a blend of shame and fear and confusion that made my cheeks hot. For Febos, there was a pool party in the fourth grade, where other girls opined about the kinds of swimsuits they'd wear when they had boobs; the very kind of swimsuit Febos, who already had breasts, was wearing under her oversize T-shirt. When she was finally pressured into joining...
Most girls hold a specific kind of memory: the memory of a moment they realized their body, as Melissa Febos writes in her memoir-in-essays Girlhood, had made a "violent turn." For me, it happened one summer, somewhere at the border of elementary school and middle school, when I was rollerblading around my cul-de-sac in a pair of denim shorts. A carful of boys or men - I couldn't see well enough to tell - whistled and hooted as they drove by, lighting me up with a blend of shame and fear and confusion that made my cheeks hot. For Febos, there was a pool party in the fourth grade, where other girls opined about the kinds of swimsuits they'd wear when they had boobs; the very kind of swimsuit Febos, who already had breasts, was wearing under her oversize T-shirt. When she was finally pressured into joining...
- 3/29/2021
- by Lindsay Miller
- Popsugar.com
San Sebastian – On Friday, Kristen Stewart and Benedict Andrews’ political thriller “Seberg” plays at the 67th San Sebastian Film Festival, where it opens Perlak, a section dedicated to the Spanish premieres of major international films. The star and her director addressed the media prior to the screening in the festival’s first high-profile press conference, held at the seaside Kursaal congress center.
In the film, Stewart plays real life American actress Jean Seberg, who starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.” Set against a turbulent political backdrop of late-1960s U.S.A., “Seberg” tells a fictionalized version of how the star was targeted by the FBI through an illegal surveillance program, Cointelpro, after voicing her support of the Black Panther Party and her romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
Eventually, and under dubious circumstances, the actress took her own life.
“Seberg” has received mixed reviews since premiering at Venice last month,...
In the film, Stewart plays real life American actress Jean Seberg, who starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.” Set against a turbulent political backdrop of late-1960s U.S.A., “Seberg” tells a fictionalized version of how the star was targeted by the FBI through an illegal surveillance program, Cointelpro, after voicing her support of the Black Panther Party and her romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
Eventually, and under dubious circumstances, the actress took her own life.
“Seberg” has received mixed reviews since premiering at Venice last month,...
- 9/20/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Anyone who was watched Kristen Stewart’s film work evolve over the years knows she is in possession of an extremely controlled talent capable of communicating great emotional depths. Though her offscreen persona can be a bit opaque — her reserved nature comes from years as a teen idol from the “Twilight” years — any actor as good as Stewart is obviously a deeply sensitive soul. That much is clear from an anecdote she shared recently about playing Joan Jett during the 2010 rock biopic about the legendary musician. During a video interview with Vanity Fair, Stewart recalled the first time she played The Runaways’ hit song Cherry Bomb in front of Jett.
“At our first band rehearsal, we were playing Cherry Bomb and I just wasn’t committing to it at all because we weren’t shooting. Why would I fully, fully, fully lean into this when we’re not actually here to capture it?...
“At our first band rehearsal, we were playing Cherry Bomb and I just wasn’t committing to it at all because we weren’t shooting. Why would I fully, fully, fully lean into this when we’re not actually here to capture it?...
- 7/30/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Watching the Game of Thrones contingent take their final (and somewhat complicated) bow this weekend at Comic-Con International I found myself wondering: Will we ever see the likes of the HBO hit series again? Fans will continue to debate the creative choices made in the finale season but the overall accomplishment of David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and their writing staff was truly staggering. They not only delivered the most stirring fantasy epic since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings they did it on a weekly basis and with nuances that made the sword-and-sorcery show a must-see favorite even among non-fantasy fans.
That now-activated audience is more than ready to get back on the dragon for another ride, too, if a worthy television or film steps forward with a comparable epic. No surprise, there are a slew of would-be heirs to the crown lining up, not least among...
That now-activated audience is more than ready to get back on the dragon for another ride, too, if a worthy television or film steps forward with a comparable epic. No surprise, there are a slew of would-be heirs to the crown lining up, not least among...
- 7/22/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Like most actresses, Kristen Stewart is ready for a sea change in Hollywood. In the years leading up to her coming out officially on “Saturday Night Live” in 2017, Stewart made some of her best work — (“Personal Shopper” and “Certain Women” both came out in 2016) — but it is only in the last few years that she has embraced playing overtly queer characters. In last year’s “Lizzie,” Stewart played impressionable lover to Chloë Sevigny’s murderous Lizzie Borden. She plays another real life character in “Jt LeRoy,” in theaters this weekend, which capitalizes on early aughts nostalgia by dramatizing a literary heist that fascinated the world.
Stewart served on the 2018 Cannes Film Festival competition jury alongside Cate Blanchett and Ava DuVernay; that year the women of Cannes loudly condemned the festival’s dearth of women filmmakers. The actress has never been afraid to speak her mind, especially when it comes to questions of representation in Hollywood.
Stewart served on the 2018 Cannes Film Festival competition jury alongside Cate Blanchett and Ava DuVernay; that year the women of Cannes loudly condemned the festival’s dearth of women filmmakers. The actress has never been afraid to speak her mind, especially when it comes to questions of representation in Hollywood.
- 4/25/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Acclaimed actress Kristen Stewart is stepping behind the camera for her next gig, as she directs her debut feature film, “The Chronology of Water.” We’ve already heard a little bit about the project, as Stewart has described her love of author Lidia Yuknavitch and talked about writing “the best fucking female role” for the film, in which she will not star. But in a new interview, she’s talking more about ‘Water’ and why the sexuality and vulgarity used in the film is completely on purpose, and for good reason.
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- 9/4/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Kristen Stewart has had enough of coming-of-age movies exclusively focusing on male teenagers exploring their sexuality. In a new interview with Paris’ Mastermind Magazine (via People), the 28-year-old actress advocates for more movies about young girls discovering their bodies and sexuality.
“Right now, I’m so aware of the fact that we’ve watched, cinematically, men and their way into their bodies and do physical things that feel fundamental to this male perspective,” Stewart said. “In every coming of age story we see about a young girl, even if it’s the truest, most sincere thing, what’s lacking is the physical honesty of actual female experience and the way we discover our bodies. It’s like we’re scared of using certain words.”
Stewart is going to walk the walk in her feature directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water.” The movie, which Stewart is also writing, is an adaptation...
“Right now, I’m so aware of the fact that we’ve watched, cinematically, men and their way into their bodies and do physical things that feel fundamental to this male perspective,” Stewart said. “In every coming of age story we see about a young girl, even if it’s the truest, most sincere thing, what’s lacking is the physical honesty of actual female experience and the way we discover our bodies. It’s like we’re scared of using certain words.”
Stewart is going to walk the walk in her feature directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water.” The movie, which Stewart is also writing, is an adaptation...
- 9/4/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart may just be the talk of the internet at the moment as she glides through this year’s Cannes Film Festival as a strong advocate for the voice of women in film. She’s also planning to make her move into feature film directing by taking on an adaptation of The Chronology of Water.
Coming off the back of her short, Come Swim, which debuted at last year’s Cannes and had a showing at Sundance in January, the actress plans to make her feature directorial move with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir.
The book synopsis reads; This is not your mother’s memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story...
Coming off the back of her short, Come Swim, which debuted at last year’s Cannes and had a showing at Sundance in January, the actress plans to make her feature directorial move with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir.
The book synopsis reads; This is not your mother’s memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story...
- 5/17/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kristen Stewart premiered her short film debut “Come Swim” at Sundance and Cannes last year, and now the award-winning actress is getting plans together for her feature directorial debut. Stewart confirms in an interview with the Cannes Film Festival that her first feature-length directorial effort will be an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch 2011 memoir “The Chronology of Water.” The actress said she plans to write and direct the film.
“Lidia Yuknavitch is from Portland. I love her novels but her memoires, it’s deeply personal to her,” Stewart said. “She’s in my blood and I knew that before I met her. As soon as I met her it was like we started this race without any sense of competition. I’m making the movie this summer but other than that, my only goal is just to finish the screenplay and hire a really spectacular actor: I’m going to write the best fucking female role.
“Lidia Yuknavitch is from Portland. I love her novels but her memoires, it’s deeply personal to her,” Stewart said. “She’s in my blood and I knew that before I met her. As soon as I met her it was like we started this race without any sense of competition. I’m making the movie this summer but other than that, my only goal is just to finish the screenplay and hire a really spectacular actor: I’m going to write the best fucking female role.
- 5/16/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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