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Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.: Yeah!! Oh Yeah!! Learn Who Plays Joan Jett In THE RUNAWAYS!!
Total Film News: Kristen Stewart playing Joan Jett
Cinema Blend News: Twilight's Kristen Stewart Is Joan Jett
Filmstalker: Stalked: Depp and Dante, McKidd as Thor, Alexander for Jonah Hex, Errol Flynn by Noyce, Joan Jett by Twilight star
Yeah!! Oh Yeah!! Learn Who Plays Joan Jett In THE RUNAWAYS!!
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... Kristen Stewart (“Twilight”) will play the nice lady who sang the theme song from “Freaks and Geeks.” "The Runaways," which tells the tale of Jett's first band, was written and directed by musicvideo maven Floria Sigismondi (Christina Aguilera's "Fighter"). Read all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here .
Kristen Stewart playing Joan Jett
Total Film News —
... would prove to be the perfect novelty act formed the group. But unlike more recent efforts such as Girls Aloud, the Runaways developed into serious musicians, lasting four years before splitting over money and management issues. Stewart s Jett will be one of the focuses of the flick, since she and Cheri Currie were two of the leading lights. Sigismondi apparently plans to work around Stewart s newly ongoing Twilight movie schedule she ll be busy with New Moon next year. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter ]
Twilight's Kristen Stewart Is Joan Jett
Cinema Blend News —
... Sweet Jesus do I wish I had been wrong. Im usually wrong. Why did I have to be right about this one? Look, its not that I hate Kristen Stewart. Obviously back in 2005 I rather liked her. I still like her. Shes pretty and to be honest she wasnt completely terrible in Twilight . Shes never going to be a Meryl Streep though and unfortunately, the massive, over the top, success of Twilight is causing Hollywood to treat her like shes already halfway to an Oscar. According to HR Kristen Stewart will play legendary fem-rocker Joan Jett in a rock n roll biopic called The ...
Stalked: Depp and Dante, McKidd as Thor, Alexander for Jonah Hex, Errol Flynn by Noyce, Joan Jett by Twilight star
Filmstalker —
... fame (yawn), has signed up to play Joan Jett in the biographical story of the rocker's life. Joan Jett is an executive producer on the film, so expect some realism! The film will follow her band The Runaways as they were the first hugely successful all girl rock group. They started in 1975 but fell apart some four years later due to management and money problems, however Joan Jett kept going and still is to this day. The story comes from The Hollywood Reporter .
Kristen Stewart is Joan Jett
/Film —
... The film is a biopic of the first successful all-girl hard rock band The Runaways (hence the title), which fell apart after four years due to management and money disputes. According to THR, the film “will revolve around Jett and [singer-keyboardist Cherie] Currie and follow them from the band’s meteoric rise as teenagers to their dissolution and disillusionment.” ...
Stalked: Kirsten Stewart, David Fincher, Veronica Mars
Filmstalker —
Kirsten Stewart will play Joan Jett. David Fincher's Eliot Ness is up in the air. And Veronica Mars is not rushing it's way to cinemas. Twilight star Kirsten Stewart is to star in a musical bio-pic of The Runways. Stewart will play Joan Jett from the all girl rock band. They were a bit before my time so I don't know just how good they were. Surely pretty good to warrant a film? The news is from The Hollywood Reporter . David Fincher's film about Eliot Ness, Al Capone's least favourite law enforcement officer, is running out of time. The film was set to star Matt Damon, Casey ...
Will Kristen Stewart Rock as Joan Jett?
We Are Movie Geeks —
... “I Love Rock N’ Roll” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” She continues to record and tour. — Variety
The film, which is tentatively looking to begin production in 2009, will focus on Jett and Currie and follow the band’s stellar rise and eventual breakup. The film’s production is apparently going to work around Stewart’s schedule for the next ‘Twilight’ installment.
[source: HollywoodReporter.com]
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'Twilight' Star Kristen Stewart To Play Rocker Joan Jett In 'Runaways' Biopic
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Going from the object of vampiric lust (with no consummation of course) in "Twilight" Kristen Stewart no has her eyes set on rock n' roll adoration. Remember former music video director Floria Sigusmondi's long-planned, all-girl '70s rock group, "Runaways" biopic? (we reported that back in early 2007) Well, looks like Stewart has been cast as Joan Jett according to the Hollywood Reporter. Last we heard (in the summer), the film was to begin shooting this fall, ...
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The Screengrab —
... Twilight star Kristen Stewart is set to play Joan Jett in the biopic The Runaways. For those of you who missed the ‘70s, The Hollywood Reporter helpfully notes, “The Runaways were hugely influential as the first successful all-girl hard rock band; its members included guitarists Jett and Lita Ford, drummer Sandy West, singer-keyboardist Cherie Currie and bassist Jackie Fox. The band was brought together in late 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley, who thought a novelty act of teenaged girls performing in leather and lace would be an easy sell, ...
Kristen Stewart To Rock Out as Joan Jett
Cinematical —
... fans out there. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart has signed to play rocker Joan Jett in a new flick called The Runaways. The film will follow Jett and bandmate Cherie Currie from their "meteoric rise as teenagers to their dissolution and disillusionment." The Runaways, of course, was the name of the very successful and influential all-girl band from the '70s, which included Jett, Currie, Lita Ford, Sandy West and Jackie Fox. They lasted about four years together before Jett went off and continued to rock out with the Blackhearts in the '80s (I ...
Kristen Stewart to rock in 'Runaways'
The Screening Log —
"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is all set to rock 'n' roll as Joan Jett in "The Runaways," a big-screen biopic of the popular girl rock band.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Floria Sigismondi wrote the screenplay and will direct the feature, which is scheduled to head into production sometime next year.
The plot will focus on the formation of The Runaways all the way to the end of their career as a group. The all-girl band came together in 1975, producing famous songs such as "Cherry Bomb" and "Queens of Noise." ...
Kristen Stewart to Rock Out as Joan Jett
Film School Rejects —
... In an attempt to avoid Daniel Radcliffe syndrome — whereas a young star gets stuck in the tween franchise that propelled them to stardom — Twilight star Kristen Stewart is reaching out and grabbing another potentially high profile role by signing on to play Joan Jett in The Runaways. As THR reports, Stewart will take the lead in the rock ‘n roll biopic of the 1970s all-girl band which was written and will be directed by Floria Sigismondi. ...
The Runaways: Kristen Stewart to play Joan Jett
Movies - Spoilers —
... work around Stewart's commitments to the two "Twilight" sequels. The first one, "New Moon," is expected to shoot sometime in first-quarter 2009, with Stewart reprising her role as Bella, the human who falls for a vampire. "Twilight" has made more than $120 million since opening Nov. 21. "Runaways" reunites the Gersh-repped Stewart with Art Linson and Pohlad, with whom she worked on "Into the Wild." She also appeared in the Linson-produced "What Just Happened." Source: The Hollywood Reporter ...
Kristen Stewart Loves Rock N' Roll
Get The Big Picture —
She's the belle of the ball right now, so it's not
surprising that
Kristen Stewart is getting lots of job offers.
Even before
Twilight, the 18-year-old was plucking great
roles in films like Into the Wild, and in the past week or so, word
spread that she would be in the $10 - $12 million ballpark for the Twilight
sequel, New
Moon.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Stewart has
also just signed on to play a young
Joan ...
Cherry Bombshell: Kristen Stewart Cast as Joan Jett
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... The Hollywood Reporter says that Kristen Stewart has joined the cast of Runaways, a biopic of the famed late ’70s band of the same name. Stewart will be playing Joan Jett. Floria Sigismondi wrote the screenplay and is directing. ...
