Christmas romances may be all the rage this year, but Netflix and Lifetime can take a backseat, because this is now officially the only holiday rom-com I care about. Variety reports thatKristen Stewartis in talks to star in TriStar PicturesHappiestSeason, a new holiday film fromClea DuVall.
DuVall is set to direct the film from a script she co-wrote withMary Holland. The film follows a young woman who plans to propose to her girlfriend at her family’s annual holiday party, but runs into trouble when she discovers that her partner hasn’t come out to her conservative parents.Marty BowenandIsaac Klausnerwill produce withJaclyn Huntlingoverseeing for Temple Hill.Hannah MinghellaandShary Shiraziwill oversee the project for TriStar Pictures.
DuVall previously directed the indie comedyThe Intervention, which followed a tight-knit group of four couples who head off to a weekend getaway that promptly falls apart when one of the couples realizes the whole event was staged as an intervention on their marriage. It was a smart, warm relationship comedy that was sadly by-and-large brushed under the rug, and I can’t wait to see what she does with her next film. TriStar picked up the worldwide rights toHappiest Season, which will mark her first directorial effort at the studio level.
Stewart’s next big studio project,Charlie’s Angels, is at TriStar’s parent studio, Sony. Directed byElizabeth Banks, the franchise reboot also starsNaomi ScottandElla Balinska. Stewart’s lineup next year also includesWilliam Eubank’sUnderwaterwithVincent CassellandJessica Henwick, andBenedict Andrews’Against All Enemies, in which she’ll star as actressJean Seberg.
In addition to being one hell of a force of representation for queer women, on and off screen, Stewart has been on a roll with her projects in recent years, including two knockout collaborations withOlivier AssayasinPersonal ShopperandThe Clouds of Sils Maria,and I’m excited to see pretty much anything she has on deck in the coming years. She’s one of the actresses you can always count on to do something exciting and interesting, even when the end result isn’t a home run (see:Lizzie).
