Kristen Stewart is potentially interested in reviving the Twilight franchise, but not as its star. The actress, who recently directed her first film, The Chronology of Water, admitted that she would be willing to get behind the camera to remake the popular teen film series.
Entertainment Tonight asked Stewart if she might want to revisit one of her past projects as director, including 2008’s Twilight, which was helmed by Catherine Hardwicke.
“I love what all of the directors did with the movies,” Stewart replied. “But they were so themselves and weird and kind of like squirrelly and just so present in that time when they didn’t really know what they were yet, before they blew up.”
She agreed she would be interested in taking the series on. “Imagine if we had a huge budget and a bunch of love and support,” she said. “I would love to readapt—yeah, sure, I’ll do the remake. I’m doing it. I’m committed.”
Stewart starred as Bella Swan in the franchise, based on Stephenie Meyer’s book series. A total of five films were released, with the fourth split into two parts. Hardwicke departed after the first movie and the subsequent editions were directed by Chris Weitz, David Slade, and Bill Condon. They co-starred Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen and Taylor Lautner as werewolf Jacob Black.
In the interview, Stewart admitted that she still reflects on the films and their popularity. “I was just talking to one of my friends about that movie because it’s on TV a lot over the holidays,” she told ET. “I was like, ‘How is that aging?’ Because they watch it every year on Christmas with their fam.”
The Chronology of Water was released in limited theaters on Dec. 25 and will open wide in the U.S. on Jan. 9. The film stars Imogen Poots as writer Lidia Yuknavitch. In a review, Rolling Stone described the film as a “free-form biopic” that feels “radical, bruising, aggressive in its honesty.” The review added, “It’s obvious that Stewart aims to push envelopes, get in your face, make everything feel extra unvarnished in the name of being real.”
