Lewis was the third winner of The X Factor - the Cowell-driven replacement to Pop Idol in Britain, a replacement that came to be because he wanted to own a significant piece of the show - and one of the key differences between Factor and Idol is that the judges can mentor the contestants and therefore have a stake in the outcome of the show, more than they do on Idol, where the judges merely comment. cousin, The X Factor, would have another success in its fifth season - it was whether he could turn Leona Lewis into the international superstar he so clearly believed she is. Very soon, the actress will be getting her photos snapped as she glides down the famous Croisette when her next film, David Croenenberg’s sci-fi comeback Crimes of the Future, premieres at Cannes.Īnd hey - maybe she’ll be there again next year, promoting something quite different.The truest test of Simon Cowell's power within the music industry circa 2008 was not whether American Idol could produce a star in its seventh season or if its U.K. As the actress has transitioned from a billion-dollar franchise star in the Twilight films to an indie darling known more for her daring work with auteurs like Olivier Assayas and Kelly Reichardt, she has also shown a dedication to telling stories about queer women.īefore receiving an Oscar nomination for her transcendent work in Pablo Larraín’s warped Princess Diana biopic-cum-horror-fable Spencer, Stewart last appeared in Happiest Season, a queer holiday rom-com she had been fighting to get made for a while. Though few additional details are available about Love Lies Bleeding, the film does feel oddly fitting for Stewart. The actress won’t be playing the bodybuilder, but has rather been cast as the film’s co-lead, a female bodybuilder’s protective lover. Directed by Rose Glass, who’s currently riding high on the buzz of her two-time BAFTA-nominated debut feature Saint Maud, the upcoming film is “centered on the extreme qualities it takes to succeed in the competitive world of bodybuilding.” According to early reports, the film, which was written by Glass alongside Weronika Tofilska, is being described as “a romance fueled by ego, desire, and the American dream.”ĭespite the film’s central premise, don’t expect Kristen Stewart to undergo some dramatic physical transformation between now and the start of filming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Stewart has signed her name on the dotted line to appear in A24’s Love Lies Bleeding.

What does a former Twilight actress do after receiving her first Oscar nomination? Well, according to the trajectory of Spencer star Kristen Stewart, the only logical next step is to join the cast of a romantic thriller that’s set in the world of… competitive bodybuilding?

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