Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper recently spoke out in defense of his decision to include two of Kristen Stewart's film on this year's festival schedule.
Those films, of course, are Welcome To The Rileys and The Runaways.
In Rileys, Stewart portrays a young woman (who happens to be a stripper), and she is joined on the cast by The Sopranos alum James Gandolfini and her former The Cake Eaters co-star Melissa Leo.
In The Runaways, you already know, Stewart portrays the one and only Joan Jett, and she is joined on the cast by her New Moon and Eclipse co-star Dakota Fanning.
Clearly, both roles are of night and day difference (almost literally) from Stewart's work in Twilight, but according to the Toronto Sun, "Stewart’s inclusion has raised some hackles among cinephiles."
Cooper, however, isn't budging. Said he, "She’s putting her money where her mouth is . . . I think it’s great. These are tough parts." Keepin' it classy, Mr. Cooper. Nicely done.
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