Let's be honest... many people had their queer awakenings thanks to Kristen Stewart.
The iconic actress raised a whole generation after starring in the popular Twilight films. After coming out as queer during her hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live in 2017, many LGBTQ+ fans started crushing on her for her effortless, cool, and confident persona.
Now, Stewart is teaming up with fellow queer actress Alia Shawkat in their new film The Wrong Girls. Based on themes of chosen families, the duo plays a pair of broke besties who accidentally score a top-secret briefcase containing an experimental neon-pink hallucinogen. After taking it, they gain telepathic powers and go on a wild Los Angeles run to sell the remaining drugs.
"These 2 girls have such a deep and committed romance that should be absolutely revered. They're life partners, but it's just not romantic. They're 100 percent and completely in love," Stewart tells Out.
While Stewart may star in the film, her wife Dylan Meyer makes her directorial debut on the project. Meyer created to address the lack of women in traditional buddy-stoner movies. And who better to cast in the leading role than her superstar wife?
"We don't have to emulate these shapes of families and intimate relationships. You don't have to find your consistent partner and become less close with your best girlfriend. It's really nice to see 2 people figure out how to hang every day until we die! We're not codependent. We're healthy, in love, and not actually gay," Stewart says.
"I wanted to make a really romantic movie about friendship and aren't traditionally feminized. I really felt like we acknowledged how important those relationships are. I wanted to see girts be really dumb for once. Kristen really believed in me as a director. She was an essential igniting ingredient in this happening at all. I would like queer people to make whatever the fuck they want," Meyer adds.
Shawkat also echoes the importance of chosen family being depicted on the big and small screens. For any queer fans who get to The Wrong Girls, she hopes they can relate to the crucial themes of community and friendship.
"It's very important. This movie totally gives chosen family. It's about people who want you to be your best self and not trying to be anything else. That's what these girls represent the most. I can be in any shape or form and I know she has my back. That's an amazing, healing feeling. When you're in scary moments, you just imagine the people who love you," Shawkat says.
And finally... what does Stewart have to say about being a gay icon?
"It feels great! Can you see my aura? It's like a rainbow. No joke, that shit is tight," Stewart says.
The Wrong Girls is playing now in theaters. To see the full interview with Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat, check out the video at the top of the page.
