Kristen Stewart isn’t any stranger to biopics, with “Seberg” in 2019 and “Spencer” in 2021. Now she has one other so as to add to her upcoming initiatives, however this one has a meta twist. Variety studies (through Screen Daily) that Stewart will star as the author and mental Susan Sontag in Kirsten Johnson‘s next film, the director’s follow-up to 2016’s “Cameraperson‘ and 2020’s “Dick Johnson Is Dead.”
Johnson will base “Sontag” off Ben Moser‘s 2019 biography “Sontag: Her Life,” with Johnson co-writing a script with Lisa Kron. One of the most influential public intellectuals of the late-20th century, Sontag was well-known for writing on topics as diverse as photography, human rights, and the AIDS crisis. Her most famous works include 1966’s “Against Interpretation,” 1977’s “On Photography,” and 1999’s “In America.” She died in New York City in 2004.
Stewart and Johnson kick off filming “Sontag” on the Berlinale this month, the place Stewart serves as jury president for the pageant. “We’re using Berlin as a moment to kick off the project and do documentary footage of Kristen as the head of the jury and talking to her about how she’s going to become Sontag,” stated Gabrielle Tana, who co-founded Brouhaha Entertainment, the UK-Australia producer behind the challenge. “It will be a drama, but with a documentary aspect to it. Kirsten has a wonderful approach to storytelling, and this is reflective of that, so she will use documentary in it.”
“Sontag” continues Stewart’s foray into more and more various roles of late. Other latest work for the actress past “Seberg” and “Spencer” embrace David Cronenberg‘s “Crimes Of The Future,” the 2020 deep-ocean creature feture “Underwater,” and the queer rom-com “Happiest Season.” Also upcoming for Stewart: “Love Me” with Steven Yeun, Rose Glass‘ “Love Lies Bleeding” with Dave Franco and Jena Malone, and a yet-to-be-titled movie from Ben Foster. On high of that, Stewart additionally shoots her function directorial debut quickly: a swimming memoir known as “The Chronology Of Water” with Imogen Poots.
As for Johnson, “Dick Johnson Is Dead” gained the Special Jury Award on the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. That comes after “Cameraperson,” Johnson’s 2016 debut, additionally premiered at Sundance to important acclaim. So, protected to say that on announcement alone “Sontag” turns into a most-anticipated doc.
And if “Dick Johnson Is Dead” is any indication, anticipate “Sontag” to be something however a standard documentary. More information on this one quickly.