Not only is Kristen Stewart beautiful, but her New Moon director is raving about her onscreen talent as well!

Chris Weitz says Kristen, 21, is not to be undervalued as an acting force, Venice reports.

“Kristen Stewart is an amazing actress,” he says. “Really, she’s an independent film actress of the highest caliber. So she will bring to what’s essentially a melodrama these very harsh emotions.”

And even though K-Stew is an intense actress, we couldn’t help but share this recently-discovered candid of her joking around with her Runaways costar Scout Taylor-Compton. We love seeing her relax on set!

What do you think, HollywoodLifers — is K-Stew one of the best actresses in movies today?

– William Earl

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Plus, vote: who do YOU think performs Joan Jett’s classic better — Miley or K-Stew?

Miley Cyrus must have taken Kristen Stewart‘s performance as Joan Jett in the The Runaways as a challenge, because she performed Joan’s hit “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” on Jan. 22 at the So Undercover wrap party to belt out Joan’s most famous song, “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Groovy 7 performed with Miley, and Jeremy Piven backed them on the drums!

Watch both Miley and Kristen‘s covers and vote: Who do you think rocks Joan’s hit better?

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Although she may have lost roles to Kristen in the past, Scout tells us that the situation is often reversed – and K-Stew lost the lead in Halloween to her!

Believe it or not, Kristen Stewart wasn’t always the hot commodity she is today. In fact, she’s lost out on many a role to BFF Scout Taylor-Compton!

Although Scout lost the lead in the 2007 horror flick The Messengers to K-Stew, the tables HAVE turned. “We go up against each other a lot,” the 21-year-old actress told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at K-Swiss’ Players Series dinner party in Venice, Calif. Sept. 20. “We’re very similar to each other. She went out for Halloween and I got that. It’s really great that we are really good friends, but we do take each other’s roles. It’s kind of like ‘Congratulations! We can separate being friends from business.’” She added sagely, “You can be friends or enemies. I choose to be friends – I don’t have enemies.”

If you think Scout sounds harsh, don’t believe it for a second — she’s just wise to the Hollywood game. In fact, she and Kristen, 20, have actually joined forces in the past to co-star in The Runaways; Scout played rocker Lita Ford to Kristen’s Joan Jett. So how, exactly, do the girls manage to maintain their close friendship? “We’re very similar,” Scout  said. “We’re very laid back. We’re not high-maintenance people. We’ve true to ourselves.”

This much is fact. Although she was deep in the throes of promoting the Twilight Saga: Eclipse back in June, Kristen still managed to find the time to represent her pal at the LA premiere of Scout’s indie flick, Love Ranch.

Another factor that helps their friendship is a mutual love of music. “I’m starting a band,” Scout revealed. “I play the drums. [For The Runaways] I had to learn guitar, so I also play guitar now.” Sadly, HollywoodLifers, life will not imitate art for Kristen and Scout. “We did a lot of [jamming] together in The Runaways; we had rehearsal all the time,” she said, adding, “I do know that Kris still plays, but no, we don’t jam together.”

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In a new interview, K-Stew says that she was targeted as an ice queen growing up and was bullied by other kids so much that she couldn’t wait to leave school!

Kristen Stewart is a perfect example of the expression, ‘you can’t always judge a book by its cover.’ Although the actress comes off as tough and aloof in interviews, she’s really just painfully shy – and she’s paid the price for that misunderstanding.

“I couldn’t relate to kids my own age [ in school],” the 20-year-old Twilight Saga starlet told the Daily Telegraph. “They are mean and don’t give you a chance. Once you have [finished] with school, you realize it’s just a smaller version of life, and really I have felt that I should have been an adult since I was aged about five.”

She added, “I didn’t walk around doing movies, but then someone saw an old movie I was in, The Safety of Objects, and realized that the little boy in it [she played a tomboy] had grown up into this girl — me. And then I got a lot of, ‘She’s such a bitch!’ And yet, most of these kids had never even spoken to me.”

In fact, Kristen was so oppressed by her classmates that she left school for good at the age of 13! “I was glad to leave school,” she admitted. Can’t say we blame her!

We genuinely feel bad for K-Stew – it sucks to be so misunderstood. At least now she has boyfriend Robert Pattinson to beat up any haters!

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And here’s an even better question: Is R-PATZ ready for this? You might never look at K-Stew the same way again after seeing her in On The Road!

If you thought Kristen Stewart, 20, went edgy in The Runaways by locking lips with Dakota Fanning, just WAIT until you see her in On The Road! According to Life & Style, K-Stew’s turn as 16-year-old Marylou will find her engaging in a threesome, asking to watch two people have sex and even bragging about how well she performs oral sex, herself! Talk about a total 180 from sweet, innocent Bella Swan.

Twi-Hards and K-Stew fans alike, what do you think of her racy new role? Are you ready to accept 20-year-old Kristen as a total sex fiend, or do you wish she could stay in Bella-mode until the Twilight saga is over?

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The young star was totally cool with her first on-screen kiss, even if it was with her close gal pal K-Stew!

Dakota Fanning shows off an edgy, more grown up side in the August issue of Marie Claire, where the star spills on her image and growing up. The teen admits she definitely isn’t a kid anymore, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have some growing up to do!

“When you start out young, people get really attached to who you are at 6 years old,” Fanning says. ” I hope that The Runaways was kind of a moment to be like, ‘You know, I’m not that young little girl anymore, but I’m still not all grown up, either.”

Not only did Dakota take on a very adult role in The Runaways, but she also experienced her first ever on-screen kiss — and it was with her co-star and pal Kristen Stewart! “It’s out of the way, and it was with my friend and a girl – no pressure,” Fanning says. “It was not something Cherie [Currie] and Joan [Jett] ever really spoke about, and that’s how it was filmed – as not that big of a deal.”

I don’t know about you, but Dakota’s ability to be professional and her attitude towards her work is super impressive — and she looks amazing in her latest shoot!

-Katrina Mitzeliotis

Find out what these super talented designers had to say about their new line — and how they can’t get enough of Kristen Stewart’s style!

Treesje designers Sheila Nazarian and Laura Darrah seem to know exactly what A-listers like Nina Dobrev, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Szohr , and AnnaLynne McCord can’t get enough of — so it’s no surprise that their latest collection was inspired by one of the most iconic female rockstars, Joan Jett!

So, what is it about the rock legend that led them to create a line around her? “Her rebelliousness… and utter fearlessness to take on rock n roll during an era ruled by men. She truly pioneered female rock and owned it,” they said. Both gals said they loved the flick the Runaways– especially because of the style! “What isn’t there to love about 70′s fashion? The boy shirts, the feathered hair, the carefree tomboy fashion… they all looked amazing!”

Although the designers said they began working on the Jett Collection, which features multi-toned leather and studded bracelets, wallets and belts ranging from $48-$178, over six months before the movie premiered, it definitely provided some added inspiration! “As LA Designers, we love the laid back yet edgy style of a simple tank and a studded bag. We feel it [The Joan Jett Collection] represents the simple yet edgy style of 70′s rock ‘n roll fashion. The movie definitely inspired us to keep the edgy inspiration throughout our future collections as well!”

So, was the savvy design duo pleased with the way Kristen Stewart portrayed Joan Jett? Not only did they think she did an amazing job, but they’re obsessed with her style — both on the red carpet and during the day! “Kristen has great versatile style… She has such a casual and edgy street style, yet she transitions so glamorously to the red carpet.”

With the success of the Runaways, it seems like the perfect time to launch such an edgy/chic collection — and according to the super talented designers we can expect to see a lot of rock influence come fall! “The rock ‘n roll theme plays a huge roll in our entire fall collection. We used a lot of raw leathers, large zipper teeth, deep jewel tones, and of course a variety of studs.” Considering how wearable the latest collection is, I can’t wait to see what they have in store!

-Katrina Mitzeliotis

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Don’t shoot the messenger! I think Kristen Stewart deserves to win just as much as you do — but Sandra Bullock is totally taking home the sympathy vote!

Sorry, Kristen Stewart. You totally rocked in the Twilight Saga: New Moon, but I don’t think you have a chance of beating Sandra Bullock for Best Female Performance June 6 at the MTV Movie Awards!

For starters, Sandra, 45, totally has America’s support after divorcing her cheating husband, Jesse James, and swapping her big man for a little one — adopted son Louis Bardo Bullock. Secondly, let’s not forget that Sandy actually won an OSCAR for said role in The Blind Side. Lastly…do you actually think Sandra would walk the red carpet if she wasn’t absolutely guaranteed to make her big comeback to society with more than one (she’s accepting the MTV Generation award) major win? Right.

So, we’ve established that SB is going to be the comeback queen, but who else will take home the coveted moon man trophies?

In the Best Kiss categories, K-Stew, 20, is clearly going to be a winner (she’s nominated twice, after all). However, her make-out session with real-life BF Rob Pattinson was MUCH hotter than the lip-lock she laid down on BFF Dakota Fanning in The Runaways — so R-Patz & K-Stew, you totally have my vote for sexiest onscreen smooch!

As for Biggest Badass Star, dudes like Channing Tatum, Chris Pine, Rain and Sam Worthington are SOL — there is NO ONE, and I repeat, NO ONE more badass than Angelina Jolie! I mean, who else could shimmy into a latex Tomb Raider costume like Angie, 34? Exactly. None of these guys!

In the Global Superstar category, well, Twilight will win once again — I suspect R-Patz is slightly more popular than his co-star Taylor Lautner — but in my heart of hearts I’m rooting for Johnny Depp. He’s my icon, but then again, I’m also older than sixteen.

Best Movie? Need we even ask this question? Although I personally loved Alice in Wonderland, and would be overwhelmed with sweat if Tim Burton’s epic film won, there’s no contest. Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Hangover and totally losing to New Moon. You Twi-hards (and there’s a LOT of you) wouldn’t have it any other way!

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