Kristen Stewart Says ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Was ‘A Good Idea at the Time,’ but ‘I Hated Making That Movie’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Kristen Stewart is Variety’s Sundance cover star and said while recording a “Know Their Lines” video that she “hated” making “Charlie’s Angels,” the Elizabeth Banks-directed action-comedy that flopped at the box office in fall 2019.
Stewart was joined in the film by Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska. While reviews were mixed, Stewart’s performance as the rebellious Sabina earned widespread acclaim.
Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman’s praised her “flashing-eyed magnetism,” for instance. During “Know Their Lines,” Stewart got a prompt that included dialogue from the opening scene of her “Charlie’s Angels” reboot: “Did you know that it takes men an additional seven seconds to perceive a woman as a threat compared to a man?” “This was a mouthful at the time,” Stewart said. “I remember saying that.
That was from a little film called ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ We wanted a strong opener, you know? We wanted to really like broadcast what the movie was about.
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