Kristen Stewart To Play Joan Jett
When first we made the casting call for The Runaways biopic, your suggestions were all great: Kristen Bell, Kirsten Dunst, Don Cheadle, etc. Nobody realized our commenters are all casting directors. But that was a year and a half ago, before teen vampire flick Twilight raked in $120MM and made Kristen Stewart the sulking star that she is today. The resemblance is remarkable, right down to the way they clutch their hips in contempt of your adoration:
Uncanny. This is the first big casting announce, which means we're waiting on a Lita, a Cherie, a Sandy, and a Jackie. Joan approves, probably, since she's on board as executive producer. (She looks this these days.) Hollywood Reporter says "The movie is eyeing a 2009 start and will work around Stewart's commitments to the two Twilight sequels." So, that's happening.
[Kristen pic via Getty, Jett shot via revengeofthe80sradio]
Posted at 11:24 AM by amrit in Casting Couch
Tags: Joan Jett | Kristen Stewart | The Runaways
this should be interesting considering the fact that they were marketed as pure jailbait. hope its not as shitty as the germs movie...
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to pull this role off, she'll have to reach deep inside and actually act, instead of just pout.
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"So, that's happening."
Perfectly embodies the level of enthusiasm one should (not) upon learning that piece of ....news.
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omg , isn't there 3 more sequels?
it's like, a quadrilogy!
seriously tho, i actually read and quite liked the books,
but this Kristen twat is a boring, insecure actress.
i could only imagine how *yawn* excited she is.
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UGH.
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that is a pretty uncanny resemblance though. Good find.
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i can't wait to see Kristen Stewart play as the legendary Joan Jett, it must be great!!!!!!!!
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i dont think she resembles joan nor embodies her punk essence at all, i agree with mattP, she is a boring insecure actress.
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