Who could have imagined, back in 2008, that the two lead actors from one of the biggest films on the planet, “Twilight,” would go on to shun the big-budget film life in favor of indies? But here we are, a decade later, and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are continuously making interesting career choices that show just how great they are as actors, while simultaneously avoiding the common pitfalls that come with starring in such a mega-franchise.
And for Kristen Stewart, in particular, she’s taking the next big leap in her career by stepping behind the camera, although she has directed music videos before. The actress, who is currently serving on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, was recently interviewed and asked when she would take a stab at directing. Stewart opened up and explained exactly what she has lined up for her feature film directorial debut.
“I’m adapting a memoir. It’s called ‘The Chronology of Water,” said Stewart. “Lidia Yuknavitch is from Portland. I love her novels but her memoires… it’s deeply personal to her. 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.”
“The Chronology of Water” is the story of a lifelong swimmer-turned-artist, and explores the issues of sexuality, grief, and addiction. If that doesn’t sound like a perfect fit for Kristen Stewart, then we don’t know what is.
“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. I’m going to write a role that I want so badly but that I’m not going to play,” continued Stewart.
But don’t expect Stewart to turn her love of filmmaking into a producing career, like so many other actors. “I’ll never produce a movie, I promise you. I will never set up a production company. I want to write and direct. And act for people who write and direct,” she explains.
You can tell, from the interview, that this new project is especially meaningful and exciting for Stewart. And if she brings half the talent to directing that she does to her various acting roles, then “The Chronology of Water” will definitely be a film to keep your eye on when it premieres.
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Stewart is awful. No formal acting training and a GED for an education explains all the “ums” she constantly says. She should’ve had the ears fixed when she had the nose job.
LMAO…awful, huh? Awful wins a Cesar and numorous criticawards? Ofcourse…very awful indeed..LOL
For her performance in “Clouds of Sils Maria”, Kristen received more prestigious critical acclaim from the most prestigious film critics groups in the world than any actress in 2015. For example, she won awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
She’s fantastic. I’m so glad to see her fulfilling her goals. It’s unfortunate that this article only mentions the music videos that she’s directed and not the short film, Come Swim, which debuted at Cannes. I wish her well.
That’s good for her. If I have to hear about her in one more damn Chanel ad, I am gonna puke! Chanel is just exploiting her. Chanel is only trying to cash in on her recent nude scandal. That’s why within not even a weekly after her photos were leaked, Chanel aired that tacky ass T.V. ad where she is half naked in some sheer gauze, that the most intimate areas of her body can still be seen.
All that commotion, just for her to be naked watching a sunrise over the ocean. And the perfume is crap too.
Sorry. But for Kristen Stewart being nude in a perfume ad- until there is a good director and fashion house that really knows what they’re doing- for the time being nothing could top what she did for Rosabotanica four years ago.Better product and Kristen’s reputation and *ahem* intimate modesty were still respected. But notice, it’s a new year and Chanel hasn’t announced anything of Kristen being in a new campaign or perfume ad. Hopefully, Kristen can get with starring in and directing her own movies(and being a film student myself and as fan of Kristen I have a few movie ideas I’d like her a role in them) sooner or later she shed off those clowns at Chanel.
Although I won’t agree with everything you stated wholeheartedly, you bring up some very good points and as a mutual fan of Kristen I appreciate your point of view. Being that I’m also an aspiring screenwriter, I should say that I’m one who would much prefer implying something, be it sex or violence, rather than graphically depict it just for shock value–as that would be exploitation rather than art. Had this Chanel commercial been aired 60 years ago it probably would have been banned. Or had she been underage or coerced to do it then that would have indeed been exploitative on Chanel’s part. Hypothetically speaking, if Kristen was my daughter and she was a minor, as a protective parent I would be totally against it. However, in this day and age, the depiction of sheer and simulated nudity by a consenting adult does not raise eyebrows like it did in the United States circa the 1960’s. Another thing to consider is I’m pretty sure you would agree that Kristen is without question a strong and independent woman, especially since coming out of the closet. In her films, she’s known primarily for acting in roles where she represents rebellion and refusal to conform. And this pretty much sums up how Chanel described Kristen in saying, “she’s a rebel at heart–she freed herself to become the woman she wanted to be.” So Kristen knew exactly what she was getting into as even in the interview for that particular commercial she mentioned how if it’s for the right reason she would strip naked or even jump off a bridge. My first impression of the video without knowing anything about its context or sampling that perfume, was that the Gabrielle character she is portraying is fighting against external forces which are seemingly more powerful than she is and yet in the end she is able to break free and overcome it. For myself, it was much more about female empowerment than about nudity–and skillful filmmakers do use the exposure of the female body as a statement of power rather than for exploitation. While from a purely surface perspective, she certainly has the appearance of being naked, at a deeper level she is really baring her soul for all to see just as she does so artistically in her films.