Kristen Stewart Says She Would Be Interested In Directing A ‘Twilight’ Remake: “Imagine If We Had a Huge Budget And A Bunch Of Love And Support”

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• Watch on Deadline Related Stories News Kristen Stewart Says Filmmaking Is In "Capitalist Hell": "It's Too Hard To Make Movies Right Now That Aren't Blockbuster-y, Proven Equations" Festivals Publisher Of 'The Chronology Of Water', Adapted By Kristen Stewart In Directing Debut, Is Acquired By Catapult Book Group “I love what all of the directors did with the movies,” the Oscar nominee said, “but they were so themselves and weird and kind of squirrelly and just so present in that time when they didn’t really know what they were yet, before they blew up.” She continued, ideating and later convinced: “I know; imagine if we had a huge budget and a bunch of love and support, I don’t know.
• I would love to readapt—yeah, sure, I’ll do the remake.
• I’m doing it, I’m committed.” Certainly, there would be an appetite for the redux: Fathom Entertainment’s re-release of Summit/Lionsgate‘s Twilight — a movie marathon reissue tied to the first book’s 20th anniversary — posted $1.55 million at the box office in its first day around Halloween.
• An established annual rewatch staple, YouTube also streamed the movies for free on its platform in the leadup to the theatrical re-release.
• Broadly speaking, the entirety of the big-screen franchise is among the most financially successful YA properties, grossing north of $3.3 billion at the global box office.