Kristen Stewart: ‘Twilight’ is a gay movie

More than 15 years after Twilight premiered, Kristen Stewart has a new perspective on the film.
Kristen Stewart said about the movie: “I don’t think it necessarily started that way, but the fact that I had that thought, it’s very poignant.”

After becoming a household name as the main character Bella Swan in the vampire fantasy romance series based on the book of the same name by Stephenie Meyers, Kristen Stewart (33) is reflecting on what she feels. found to have “homosexual tendencies”.

“What a gay movie,” the actress told Variety in an interview published on January 11. “I mean, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and I are all men. That’s very discreet and not okay.”

Twilight follows teenage Bella Swan as she moves to live with her father in Forks, Washington (USA), where she has difficulty integrating and quickly becomes the object of Edward’s (Robert’s) pursuit. Pattinson), a vampire belonging to the Cullen family. The film also has characters: Esme (Elizabeth Reaser), Carlisle (Peter Facinelli), Rosalie (Nikki Reed), Jasper (Jackson Rathbone), Alice (Ashley Greene), Emmett (Kellan Lutz)…

When Bella gives her love to Edward, Jacob (a werewolf played by Taylor Lautner) also craves Bella’s affection. She finds herself becoming less and less human, first mentally, then physically, eventually becoming a vampire and starting her life anew with Edward and her daughter Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy). ).

As most of the romantic relationships in the franchise are heterosexual, Kristen Stewart told Variety about the potential queerness in Twilight: “I can see it. I don’t think it’s necessarily all about it.” must start that way”.

Back in 2019, Kristen Stewart opened up in an interview with the Associated Press about struggling to identify her gender as she became famous after Twilight. The Oscar-nominated actress added: “I get really nervous if I can’t say it one way or another, it feels like giving up on the side.”

Kristen Stewart previously dated her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, then got engaged to screenwriter/actor Dylan Meyer, who accepted her true gender.