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Kristen Stewart calls out Hollywood for only promoting the ‘chosen four’ female filmmakers

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Published 19:59 7 May 2024 GMT+1

Kristen Stewart calls out Hollywood for only promoting the ‘chosen four’ female filmmakers

The Twilight star hit out at Hollywood for only having a 'chosen four' female filmmakers that they make movies with

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

Kristen Stewart has hit out at Hollywood over its representation of female filmmakers.

The Twilight star is currently working on her directorial debut for a feature film, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir The Chronology of Water, and hit out over how Hollywood represents female filmmakers.

Stewart made the decision to move away from Hollywood to make the film, explaining that she wanted more creative freedom on the movie.

Instead, production on the movie will be taking place in Latvia, and stars Imogen Poots from 28 Weeks Later.

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Explaining her decision to move production for the film outside of Hollywood, Stewart hit out at how Hollywood has 'chosen four' women.

The actor and director accused Hollywood of using this as a way to appear to be representing women without actually putting the work in to affect meaningful change.

She added that Hollywood has still not 'done enough' to 'broaden perspective'.

Kristen Stewart has hit out at Hollywood. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Kristen Stewart has hit out at Hollywood. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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Speaking to Hollywood Report, Stewart said: “[There’s a] thinking that we can check these little boxes, and then do away with the patriarchy, and how we’re all made of it.

“It’s easy for them to be like, ‘Look what we’re doing. We’re making Maggie Gyllenhaal’s movie! We’re making Margot Robbie’s movie!’ And you’re like, OK, cool. You’ve chosen four.”

The star explained that she is not criticising those women themselves, but the system.

She continued: “I’m in awe of those women, I love those women [but] it feels phony.

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"If we’re congratulating each other for broadening perspective, when we haven’t really done enough, then we stop broadening.”

Stewart's criticism didn't stop at that either, as she also explained that she had wanted greater creative freedom.

Stewart's movie will be filmed in Latvia, with production due to start soon. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)
Stewart's movie will be filmed in Latvia, with production due to start soon. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)

She hit out at Hollywood over 'regurgitating' the same kinds of movies which it knows will do well financially while not exploring more outlandish or unusual themes.

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“You know, [a film] that’s not regurgitating something that’s pretty standardized," she explained.

"My movie is about incest and periods and a woman violently repossessing her voice and body, and it is, at times, hard to watch…but it’s gonna be a f*cking thrill ride.”

The movie will be filmed in Latvia, with sets transformed into US cities, including New York and San Diego.

It will be Stewart's directorial debut in a feature film, with her previous work including projects for musicians such as Boygenius.

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Stewart revealed that she is in 'soft prep' for the movie, with the production process due to start in around two weeks.

Featured Image Credit: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images

Topics: News, US News, Celebrity, Film and TV, Hollywood

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined UNILAD in 2023 as a community journalist. They have previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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