Kristen Stewart Threatens To Stop Acting Until She Gets Funding For Her Directorial Debut

‘The Chronology Of Water’: Kristen Stewart Threatens To Stop Acting Until She Gets Funding For Her Directorial Debut

Kristen Stewart has a busy 2024 ahead of her with two films ready to premiere at Sundance, the lesbian crime thriller “Love Lies Bleeding” and the sci-fi romance “Love Me.” And she also has “Sacramento,” a road trip comedy on the way later this year, too. But Stewart may put off doing any other acting gigs until she gets the funding to make her directorial debut, “The Chronology Of Water.” In fact, that’s what she’s threatened to do in a new cover story for Variety. If Stewart can’t make the film, which she first announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, she’ll quit acting altogether.

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“I’m going to make this movie before I ever work for someone else,” she told Variety, laughing nervously. “Yeah, I will quit the f*cking business. I won’t make a-f*cking-nother movie until I make this movie. I will tell you that, for sure. I think that will get things going.” Despite five years of development, Imogeen Poots attached to star, and Ridley Scott producing through his Scott Free banner, Stewart still hasn’t gotten the backing she needs to film “The Chronology Of Water.” It’s a strange case considering Stewart’s global appeal and success in indie cinema over the past decade-plus. Acquiring backing for the film has proved “near impossible,” stated the actress. “The current climate is a real, capital N ‘No’ for anything that has not been proven already.”

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