Twilight Cast Members’ Films at Sundance
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Amanda31 in News
The Sundance Film Festival announced their line up for films in competition and films in premieres, and Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene and Dakota Fanning all have films that will be showing at the festival.
Kristen’s film Welcome to the Rileys and Ashley’s film Skateland are among the 16 films selected to compete in the US Dramatic Competition category:
Welcome to the Rileys (Director: Jake Scott; Screenwriter: Ken Hixon)—On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman. Cast: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo. World Premiere
Skateland (Director: Anthony Burns; Screenwriters: Anthony Burns, Brandon Freeman, Heath Freeman)—In the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way. Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, A.J. Buckley, Ashley Greene, Brett Cullen, Ellen Hollman, Heath Freeman. World Premiere
Also, Sundance will be premiering The Runaways, starring Kristen and Dakota, in the out-of-competition section:
The Runaways / USA (Director and screenwriter: Floria Sigismondi)–In 1970s LA, a tough teenager named Joan Jett connects with an eccentric producer to form an all-girl band that would launch her career and make rock history. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O’Neal. World Premiere
