KRISTEN STEWART - STEWART RESEARCHES JETT FOR RUNAWAYS MOVIE

STEWART RESEARCHES JETT FOR RUNAWAYS MOVIE

KRISTEN STEWART is preparing to play rocker JOAN JETT in a new movie by listening to the icon's music and partying with the star.
Twilight actress Stewart has landed the role of Jett in a new biopic about her 1970s band The Runaways.
She is due to begin shooting the movie in late 2009/early 2010, in between filming the second and third installments of the vampire franchise.
But the 18-year-old insists she is taking the part seriously and has been immersing herself in Jett's life and music.
She tells Starpulse.com, "I'm just listening to her music all the time. I spent New Year's with her. I'm trying to just make myself aware of the time period and what she was going through."
Jett has given her blessing to the casting, saying, "Kristen should make a really good me... She has the passion for it."
But Stewart admits she's feeling the pressure that comes with playing a real person onscreen. She adds, "It's one of the most immense responsibilities to play a real person. Her story's important. It's an incredibly triumphant feminist story really.
"She's the first woman to ever start her own record label. She's just a good person. She's got ambition. She's got conviction. She's cool. So many people know her as just being like one of the coolest people to ever live. That in itself is one of the most intimidating things that I've ever had to confront but she's so cool too. She's one of the nicest, most soulful women I've ever met. It's an honour, but it really is."