After a very busy 2016, you can probably bet that Kristen Stewart will be using the upcoming holiday break to get some much needed rest. After appearing in five films — Woody Allen‘s “Café Society,” Olivier Assayas‘ “Personal Shopper,” Kelly Reichardt‘s “Certain Women,” Drake Doremus‘ “Equals” and Ang Lee‘s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” — shooting a music video, and making her directorial debut, Stewart is capping off the year today with the final day of principal photography on “Lizzie.”
Co-starring Chloe Sevigny, with Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O’Hare, Kim Dickens and Jeff Perry in the supporting cast, Craig William Macneill‘s (“The Boy“) film is a gothic psychological thriller that explores the events that led up to the notorious murders of the Borden family — and reveals the many layers of the strange, fragile woman who stood accused of their brutal murder. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the Borden family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic and kindred spirit, and what begins as innocent companionship eventually escalates into attraction, love and bloody vengeance.
With Stewart and Sevigny leading the film, this has the potential to be something very cool. No release date yet, but I’d wager on a fall festival bow.
Good to see this movie coming together.
Very busy indeed – yet to what end? Equals and BL were epic flops – and Cafe Society didn;t even break even, making 10m less worldwide than the mediocre Magic in the Moonlight. Quantity isn;t the end goal.
lol robtards never give up. What was the last time he even made a movie that made 10m? Twilight? Ok
Ignoring the inherent ignorance of anyone who used the suffix “tard” as an insult, let’s just focus on your ill informed assumption that anyone who isn’t praising Kristen Stewart’s movies is motivated to do because he or she is Robert Pattinson fan. So I guess the 48 critics who panned Equals and the 57 who slammed Billy Lynn can also be dismissed as biased “tards” as well? Ah, that explains it.
If you keep this shit going you might run out of toilet paper. Just saying
Box office is NOT the most important gauge of a movie’s success, otherwise all those blockbuster garbage would be getting all the film awards. It is not always about money. Just go through all the movies and films that have gotten all the critical acclaim and given a lot more artistic fulfillment to the actors. So, your comment does not count. If you do not like her work or do not appreciate her films, just walk away. It is as easy as that. Chances are though you’re bashing her because you’re envious of her accomplishments at her young age of 26, and you know that you will not even be 1/100000 of what she will accomplish before she even turns 30.
Oh I’m sorry – I forgot that non syncophantic opinions are not tolerated. However you may want to sharpen your rhetoric if you are taking on the roll of comment Nazi – the corrollary of your impassioned screed against measuirng success by box office alone is that critical acclaim is the true measure of merit. In which case you may want to check your ranting since Equals and BL were both box office AND critical bombs. On another note -the jealous argument reveals more about your obsession than my alleged bias.
At least Kristen is not repeating herself in the comment section of Playlist_ and for what end. You want to make her look bad. How horrible! Kristen Stewart had a small role on a film directed by 2 time Oscar winner, Ang Lee. It was an experiment in new technology that might be ahead of its time. What about Certain Women? Kristen appeared in Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women which is rated at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and is appearing on many best lists for 2016. She appeared in Cafe Society which is rated at 70% on Rotten Tomatoes and is an enjoyable film. Not bad IMO.
I find it ironic and slightly suspect that “just saying’ historically only posts derogatory comments on articles about Kristen Stewart, yet is constantly defending Robert Pattinson whenever possible. But you know, just saying…
What a very sad person you must be.
Your perspective reveals a very limited understanding of the dynamics at play in the film industry and completely misses the most important point.
If you look at that list of projects, you will see that all of them are directed either by a notable director or an up and coming director who has demonstrated promise. There is not a cash grab or an easy payday in the bunch. That is because when Kristen Stewart signed on, even to a small role, that altered the budgeting dynamics for those small, ambitious projects and increased the resources available to the directors to fulfill his or her vision.
It’s a win/win. Stewart gets to work with and develop relationships with ambitious, visionary directors and those directors get more money and time to realize those projects on a more realistic budget and schedule. Not every film will pan out. These were all difficult projects facing daunting obstacles in an industry ruled by Marvel-scale visuals, brand familiarity, and a general distaste for any project not shooting for a billion dollar gross worldwide. But the benefits of these projects to Stewart were never strictly limited to the box office gross. She has racked up some fantastic notices, built relationships with some great directors, and taken the time to show the creatives in the industry that she is game to work on challenging projects that lack a big payday. And this means even more interesting opportunities will continue to flow her way.
In short, she’s using her blockbuster credentials to build a prestige brand.