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    Kristen Stewart Gets 'Happiest Season' Role Thanks to 2017 'SNL' Monologue

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    Director Clea DuVall, who came up with the LGBTQ-plus holiday movie’s story line, admits that she knew the ‘Twilight’ actress was perfect to play Abby after seeing her being funny and silly.

    Nov 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kristen Stewart’s acclaimed “Saturday Night Live (SNL)” monologue helped the actress land her role in LGBTQ+ holiday movie “Happiest Season”.
    During her 2017 appearance on the U.S. TV sketch show, Kristen confirmed she is “like, so gay,” and Clea DuVall, who came up with the new film’s story line and directed it, knew the “Twilight” star was perfect for the part when she saw her “silly” side on the program.
    “She is known as an actor for doing more dramatic work, but seeing her on ‘SNL’, so funny and so silly, was thrilling,” Clea tells Britain’s Diva magazine. “That’s what made me feel like, OK, I think this is the perfect person to play Abby because she can have the humor and the warmth but then also be able to connect with the emotional journey of the character.”

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    The writer/director goes on to admit she’s thrilled with the partnership Kristen forged with her co-star and on-screen lover Mackenzie Davis, revealing they have “this depth and nuance to their performance where you really feel for them and you really feel connected to their experience.”
    “I knew that for these two characters, I really needed that. Particularly for Mackenzie’s character, whose journey is so complicated,” she muses. “To have an actor that was able to play all those layers and bring everything to it was really, really vital and Mackenzie knocked it out of the park.”
    “Happiest Season” follows Kristen’s character, Abby, who is planning to propose to her girlfriend over the festive season, only to find out her partner’s family don’t know about their relationship. The movie is available on Hulu and digital download services now.

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      Kristen Stewart: Growing Up Would Have Been Easier If There Were Gay Christmas Rom-Coms

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      The former ‘Twilight’s Saga’ actress wishes she had been able to watch a gay family holiday movie when she was a teenager so growing up would be much easier.

      Nov 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kristen Stewart wishes she’d been able to watch a gay Christmas rom-com like her new movie “Happiest Season” as a teenager.
      The 30-year-old actress stars alongside Mackenzie Davis in the new film, which follows a young woman who wants to propose to her girlfriend at a family holiday party – only to discover her partner hasn’t come out to her conservative mum and dad.
      Kristen, who has been in a string of same-sex relationships since splitting from her “Twilight” co-star Robert Pattinson in 2013, says that growing up would have been much easier if more big, family-friendly films addressed LGBTQ+ relationships.

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      “I didn’t grow up with a movie that had such expansive ambition, that had two female leads at the centre of a love story, and not in this format,” she tells British newspaper The Guardian. “Not to say there hasn’t been great queer content made over the years that has been really beautiful, and really important touchstones. But at the same time, it’s not something that I grew up with, and I would have loved to. So it feels good to be a part of it.”
      The movie is directed by actress and filmmaker Clea DuVall, who identifies as a lesbian, and Kristen sees “Happiest Season” as a real sign of progress for LGBTQ+ representation in Hollywood.
      “I think it’s just evidence of progress and desire,” she adds. “You know, it’s one foot in front of the other. It’s pretty obvious to anyone that’s ever engaged with this thought process that the answer would be: because we’re choking for it, obviously, and so there needs to be more.”
      “Happiest Season” is available to buy and rent from 26 November.

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      Kristen Stewart Is Mackenzie Davis' Secret Girlfriend in Trailer for Gay Rom-Com 'Happiest Season'

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      The ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star plays a young lesbian who travels to her girlfriend’s family home for Christmas only to have her sexuality be hidden from the conservative parents.

      Nov 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kristen Stewart is redefining holiday rom-com in Hulu’s upcoming movie “Happiest Season”. Ahead of the jolliest season of the year, the first trailer for the Christmas film has been released for viewing pleasure, centering on a young lesbian couple played by the “Twilight Saga” actress and Mackenzie Davis (“Blade Runner 2049”).
      For the Yuletide, Abby (Stewart) and Harper (Davis) are traveling to the latter’s family home. But Abby’s excitement is soon spoiled after Harper informs her that she is yet to come out as lesbian to her conservative family.
      Hilarity ensues as the pair try to hide their relationship as well as their sexuality from Harper’s family, while Abby’s flamboyant friend John (Dan Levy) comes to the “rescue” by joining the family’s Christmas celebration and introduces himself as Abby’s “ex-boyfriend.”
      Planning to propose to Harper at her family’s annual Christmas dinner, Abby begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. “This is why I avoid Christmas. It brings out the worst in everything,” Abby says in the video, though John later reassures her, “Everybody’s story is different. Just because Harper isn’t ready doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you.”

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      According to the film’s description, “Happiest Season” is billed as “a holiday romantic comedy that hilariously captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.”
      Clea DuVall, who directed and wrote the script, said earlier this year that she wrote the story from her “own place of truth” as a queer woman, which the cast felt added authenticity to the story.
      Stewart, who is openly bisexual, said of the LBGT romance, “I grew up watching and loving conventional movies like this. Seeing [marginalized] people loving each other in the middle of something that’s so standardized was really exhilarating and freeing.” She added, “There’s a lack of confusion and generalization Clea brings [as a queer woman]. I want people to see that two girls in love is just so fun.”
      Also starring Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Mary Holland among others, “Happiest Season” will be available on Hulu starting November 25.

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      Kristen Stewart's 'Happiest Season' Trades Theatrical Release for Hulu Debut

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      In the movie, the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star will be seen portraying a woman whose girlfriend kept their relationship a secret from her family when she meets them for the first time over Christmas.

      Oct 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Charlie’s Angels” star Kristen Stewart’s new movie has become the latest project to bypass cinemas and open on a streaming site.
      Christmas romantic comedy “Happiest Season” was supposed to hit theatres on November 25, but now it will debut on Hulu instead.
      Announcing the news on Tuesday, October 20, TriStar president Nicole Brown said: “This holiday season, more than any other, we could all use a little happiness.”
      “It was essential to Sony Pictures and to the filmmakers that Clea DuVall’s marvelous and fresh holiday-themed romantic comedy come out when the lights are on the trees. We are excited that Hulu is geared up to make this happen in the U.S. and grateful that they love the movie as much as we do.”

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      DuVall added in a statement, “I am beyond grateful to Hulu for providing an incredible home for Happiest Season, and I’ll forever cherish my journey with Sony Pictures who felt just as strongly as I did about the value of bringing the first major LGBTQ+ holiday rom-com to audiences. I’m hopeful that this universal story, told through a unique lens, will join the long list of holiday classics that continue to bring all of us so much joy and happiness.”

      In the film, Stewart’s Abby realises her girlfriend, Harper, played by Mackenzie Davis, has kept the pair’s relationship a secret from her family when she meets them for the first time over Christmas.
      The movie also stars Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, and Dan Levy.

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