Ever since Kristen Stewart gained a legion of fans thanks to her turn as Bella in the “Twilight” franchise, the actress has seemingly shunned the spotlight as much as possible, starring in low-budget indies and films that feel more at home at international film festivals than at the multiplex. But with the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels,” Stewart is jumping right back into the franchise game.
In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Stewart discussed her reasons for joining ‘Angels’ and why an outdated mentality had previously kept her from pursuing those big-budget films, such as the world-dominating Marvel Studios productions.
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Ultimately, it would appear that one of the reasons Stewart kept away from the big-budget blockbuster game, is an ingrained mentality that the major studios, such as Disney, wouldn’t be keen on a leading lady that isn’t easy to categorize.
“I was informed by an old school mentality, which is – ‘you want to preserve your career and your success and your productivity, and there are people in the world who don’t like you, and they don’t like that you date girls, and they don’t like that you don’t identify as a quote-unquote “lesbian”, but you also don’t identify as a quote-unquote “heterosexual”. And people like to know stuff, so what the fuck are you?’” she explained.
This sort of mentality led Stewart to be more open about her sexuality, her romances, and her life in general. However, it would appear that the actress was then told that giving away too much of her personal life, due to her fluid sexuality, would perhaps be a hindrance for her landing big-money roles, like in a Marvel Studios film.
“I have fully been told, ‘If you just like do yourself a favor, and don’t go out holding your girlfriend’s hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie,'” said Stewart.
She added, “I don’t want to work with people like that.”
Of course, with Marvel Studios recently opening up its casting net to include the most diverse films the studio has ever produced (a stark contrast from the white male-ness of the first 20-plus films), it seems as if Stewart has as much of a chance to land a superhero role if she so pleases.
And depending on how the world reacts to her role in the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels,” which arrives in November, maybe we could be looking at Stewart joining her “Twilight” co-star Robert Pattinson in that superhero life.
