In 2009, Kristen Stewart will shift between playing teen vampire lover Bella in the Twilight sequels and portraying influential rocker Joan Jett in The Runaways. Stewart has been cast as Jett for the rock 'n' roll biopic all about the all-girl band from the '70s. The Hollywood Reporter has more details:
The Runaways were hugely influential as the first successful all-girl hard rock band; its members included guitarists Jett and Lita Ford, drummer Sandy West, singer-keyboardist Cherie Currie and bassist Jackie Fox. The band was brought together in late 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley, who thought a novelty act of teenaged girls performing in leather and lace would be an easy sell, but the girls ended up proving to be serious and influential musicians with songs like "Cherry Bomb." The band lasted about four years together, falling apart over management and money issues.
Jett continued her rock career into the '80s, forming the Blackhearts and scoring with such hits as "I Love Rock N' Roll" and "I Hate Myself for Loving You." She continues to record and tour.
The film will revolve around Jett and Currie and follow them from the band's meteoric rise as teenagers to their dissolution and disillusionment.
The real Joan Jett will act as executive producer on the film. Can you see Kristen Stewart rocking out as Joan Jett? Is there anyone else who could have been given this role?
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I think she's perfect for the role! The only thing she's going to have to do is dye her hair black. I'm definitely going to watch this movie, since I'm a big fan of The Runaways.
1this is a good fit
2Why is this stoner girl everywhere now? Urgh.
3She would be better cast as Cherie Currie.
4LOVE the Runaways, LOVE Cherie Currie, kaliki..agreed, dye her hair blonde!!!
5I really would have prefered Zooey Deschanel(The Happening, Almost Famous) or Lizzy Caplan (True Blood, Cloverfield) to play this role!
6I don't think she has the spunk to play this role
7Agreed, musicjunkieha. She's too much of that somber, mellow, stoned, spaced out chick to play someone like Joan Jett.
8well we all knew that she and rob would go to their trailers and play their guitars together during the down time on the set of Twilight - so this does seem like it's appropriate for her. i hope that it's a good role for her, but i still have her in my mind as the girl from twilight or even from 'the land of women'
9I think Kristen is fab, so I really hope she does well in this role. I'll definitely go see it.
10I heard from another gossip site that Lohan wanted this role!
11oh HELL no.
12if her singing from "into the wild" is anything to go on, she should be great for this role...
13I'm with pumachik. Worst casting ever. Joan Jett really approves?
14that wasn't her singing in into the wild
15* was sorry
16I think Kristen Stewart has a lot of potential to do different roles, and I think she could pull off being rock star like Joan Jett.
17I've seen Kristen Stewart in other things (she was awesome in "Speak") and I think she's a pretty good actress with lots of potential. So this would be interesting to see.
18I'm liking this choice and I'm really glad that she is getting more roles. I really like her
19She annoys me, but she might be good in this role.
"well we all knew that she and rob would go to their trailers and play their guitars together during the down time on the set of Twilight
We all knew that?
20I think that the fact that Joan Jett is the executive producer and gives this an all clear means that its a great choice. I mean, you'd have to be pretty critical about someone who played you.
21what in the world? wow! the runaways rule!
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