READ MORE: \u2018The Chronology Of Water\u2019: Kristen Stewart\u2019s Feature Directorial Debut Is A Swimming Memoir With Imogen Poots Set To Star<\/a><\/p>\nJohnson will base \u201cSontag<\/strong>\u201d off\u00a0Ben Moser<\/strong>\u2018s 2019 biography \u201cSontag: Her Life<\/strong>,\u201d with Johnson co-writing a script with\u00a0Lisa Kron<\/strong>. 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\u2019s \u201cAgainst Interpretation<\/strong>,\u201d 1977\u2019s \u201cOn Photography<\/strong>,\u201d and 1999\u2019s \u201cIn America<\/strong>.\u201d She died in New York City in 2004.<\/p>\nStewart and Johnson kick off filming \u201cSontag\u201d on the\u00a0Berlinale<\/strong>\u00a0this month, the place Stewart serves as jury president for the pageant. \u201cWe\u2019re 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\u2019s going to become Sontag,\u201d stated\u00a0Gabrielle Tana<\/strong>, who co-founded\u00a0Brouhaha Entertainment<\/strong>, the UK-Australia producer behind the challenge. \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cSontag\u201d continues Stewart\u2019s foray into more and more various roles of late. Other latest work for the actress past \u201cSeberg\u201d and \u201cSpencer\u201d embrace\u00a0David Cronenberg<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cCrimes Of The Future<\/strong>,\u201d the 2020 deep-ocean creature feture \u201cUnderwater<\/strong>,\u201d and the queer rom-com \u201cHappiest Season<\/strong>.\u201d Also upcoming for Stewart: \u201cLove Me\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Steven Yeun<\/strong>,\u00a0Rose Glass<\/strong>\u2018 \u201cLove Lies Bleeding<\/strong>\u201d with\u00a0Dave Franco<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jena Malone<\/strong>, and a yet-to-be-titled movie from\u00a0Ben Foster<\/strong>. On high of that, Stewart additionally shoots her function directorial debut quickly: a swimming memoir known as \u201cThe Chronology Of Water<\/strong>\u201d with Imogen Poots<\/strong>.<\/p>\nAs for Johnson, \u201cDick Johnson Is Dead\u201d gained the Special Jury Award on the\u00a0Sundance Film Festival\u00a0<\/strong>in 2020. That comes after \u201cCameraperson,\u201d Johnson\u2019s 2016 debut, additionally premiered at Sundance to important acclaim. So, protected to say that on announcement alone \u201cSontag\u201d turns into a most-anticipated doc.<\/p>\nAnd if \u201cDick Johnson Is Dead\u201d is any indication, anticipate \u201cSontag\u201d to be something however a standard documentary. More information on this one quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n