Kristen Stewart is an actress who has kept herself plenty busy these days from one role to the next, and she's certainly figured out her niche when it comes to genres. Per a report from Screen Daily, her newest project will be yet another biopic, this time with her stepping into the shoes of feminist author Susan Sontag. The title of the film will appropriately be Sontag, and it is set to begin filming this month during the Berlin International Film Festival, where Stewart is also serving as this year's President of the International Jury. At the panel, a special presentation of footage with Stewart discussing the role will be shown, followed by a chronicled timeline of Susan Sontag's life.
Kirsten Johnson (Dick Johnson is Dead), known for her acclaimed documentary work, is slated to direct Sontag. Gabrielle Tana (Thirteen Lives) is tacked on as producer and had this to say about what to expect with Johnson's directing.
"It will be a drama, but with a documentary aspect to it. Kirsten has a wonderful approach to storytelling, and this is reflective of that, so she will use documentary in it."
Feminist author Susan Sontag was an avid novelist, essayist, and vocal cultural critic on issues like the Vietnam War. She also composed an essay called "Notes on Camp," which became one of her most memorable and broke barriers regarding the concepts of "high" and "low" culture. In addition, she came out as bisexual at a time when such personal disclosures weren't common, much less endeared, and emphatically criticized U.S. government policies, including their inaction during the AIDS epidemic. Her voice reached far and wide and has since been archived as one of the most important discourses in socio-political culture.
Kristen Stewart Continues to Break Her Own Barriers
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Kristen Stewart has gradually and successfully been making a name for herself in the biggest leagues of the film industry. Coming so far from her adolescent years in films like Panic Room (2002) and even beyond the mega-blockbuster-dom of the Twilight series (2008), Stewart has been building a solid and well-respected fortitude of acting craft over the past few years.
Starring in other acclaimed biopics about prominent women, such as Joan Seberg in Seberg (2019) and Princess Diana in Spencer (2021), Stewart has kept her plate full these days with prestigious projects. Last year she starred in David Cronenberg's sci-fi drama Crimes of the Future (2022) and was set to appear in A24's newest project, Love Lies Bleeding (2023). Another project called The Chronology of Water will be her official directorial debut, and on top of it all, Stewart is heading the International Jury at this year's Berlinale festival.