Kristen Stewart talks playing Joan Jett

Kristen Stewart talks playing Joan Jett

Kristen Stewart says playing Joan Jett in upcoming movie The Runaways will be an "immense responsibility".

She says, "Right now I'm just listening to Joan's music all the time. I spent New Year's with her.

"She's so cool, one of the nicest, most soulful women I've ever met. And so many people love and admire her. It's an immense responsibility to play a real person, one of the most intimidating things that I've ever had to confront.

"Her story is an incredibly triumphant, feminist story. The main thing that Joan talked about was just how much she cared about the days when she was a teenager and started singing with The Runaways. She told me that the band was what started her entire life."

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