WEIRDLAND: Kristen Stewart: Sundance Indie Queen

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Kristen Stewart: Sundance Indie Queen

"There are some very hot stars heading for the Sundance Film Festival, held in snowy Park City, Utah, which runs from Thursday, Jan. 21 through the end of the month."Gossip Girl" hunk Chace Crawford, Katie Holmes, Dakota Fanning, "Mad Men" star John Hamm, Kate Mara, Malin Akerman, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba and Julia Robert's niece, Emma Roberts will be making the trek up the slopes to support their indie films.

But "Twilight Saga" star Kristen Stewart has two films at the festival -- she plays 80's rocker Joan Jett in "The Runaways" and a troubled stripper in "Welcome to the Riley's" --
Past Indie Queens include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine Keener and Parker Posey, who became mainstream movie stars after doing critically hailed indies.
But in Kristen's case, she's doing it backwards. She's already a big box office star and a major international celebrity, thanks to her "Twilight" role.

Kristen Stewart as Jess in "The Messengers" (2007).

Not terribly surprising are the negative shudders from some snooty Sundance regulars to international celebrity Stewart's inclusion in the fest. Guess they didn't hear about her BAFTA Rising Star nomination.

But Sundance director John Cooper defends his choice to put two of her films in the festival. "She's putting her money where her mouth is ... I think it's great. These are tough parts." Source: www.hitfix.com
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2 comments :

  1. Anonymous1:47 AM

    Kristen, I love her.It take commertial movie to be noticed ,sad. She got a nod @ BAFTA this year, and here- stll Bella from Twilight. Not a attention grabber, just plainly great. Hope she'll never change

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  2. Weirdland1:56 AM

    Kristen has a rare quality in these days, charisma and self-confidence, although some opinions are about her range not branching out enough, I think she's going to prove it with "The Runaways".

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