Nov 23 2008
A Look At - Kristen Stewart
At the age of eighteen, this young actress has been shot to superstardom with her role in Twilight as Bella Swan. That movie was just released this weekend, and the buzz around it has been building for weeks. Possibily even months.Kristen Stewart isn’t a new face though. She has been around the block a time or two since her appearance in 2002s Panic Room with Jodie Foster. This was her second film. Since then she has appeared in over 17 others including In The Land Of Women, Zathura and Into The Wild.
Kristen is only the age of 18. She turned that age in April, so she has a lot of years left ahead of her. One Twilight sequel has already been set in stone, and there is no telling if the other two books from the series will also hit the big screen. Later on today, we will know just how well Twilight did in its opening weekend. Big numbers have been expected, and if that holds true we should see James Bond dethrowned from the top spot.
Some of the early reviews have said Stewart’s performance as Bella was lacking. Whether it is or isn’t, that movie made $35.7 million at the box office on Friday. You can find out the final numbers for the weekend here on Friday. What do you think those of you have seen Twilight? Did they pick the right actress for the job? What do you think of her work as a whole? She has a long career ahead of her. That is for sure. Check out some recent shots of her from a Twilight press conference in Beverly Hills earlier this month.
I hadn’t known anything about Stewart before hearing that she’d be playing Bella, but they definitely got the perfect actress for the role. She had just the right amount of angst and breathlessness and stubbornness that the character required. I was pleased with the performance.