Kristen Stewart Eyes a Twilight Return — But Not as Bella
Kristen Stewart is open to returning to the Twilight saga—just not as Bella. The actress and director says she envisions coming back in a very different role from the one that made her a star.
Kristen Stewart is open to revisiting Twilight, but not in the way you might be picturing. No sparkly vampire romance redux for her - she wants a do-over from behind the camera.
What she actually said
At Variety's 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards, Entertainment Tonight asked Stewart if she would come back to the franchise as a director. Her answer was very Kristen: half-jokey, half-dead serious.
'Yeah, sure, I'll do the remake. I'm doing it! I'm committed!'
She made it clear she has a lot of affection for the original films and the people who made them, calling out how distinct each director's approach was and how the series had this scrappy, pre-megahit energy in the early days. Then she floated the idea she clearly finds interesting now that she is directing herself: a fresh adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's books, with real resources behind it.
'Imagine if we had a huge budget and a bunch of love and support. I don't know - I would love to readapt.'
To be super clear: she was answering a red-carpet question, not announcing a new project. But if Twilight ever gets another pass, she'd rather be in the director's chair than playing Bella again.
Quick refresher on who did what the first time
- Twilight (2008) - directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- New Moon (2009) - directed by Chris Weitz
- Eclipse (2010) - directed by David Slade
- Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012) - directed by Bill Condon
Stewart starred as Bella Swan across all five films from 2008 to 2012, the adaptations that turned her, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner into global names.
Why Stewart is thinking like a director now
In 2025, Stewart directed The Chronology of Water, which landed her on Variety's 10 Directors to Watch. At the event where she made the Twilight comments, she talked about how she has been working on other people's films since she was 9 and that directing is what she has wanted all along. She has also praised Catherine Hardwicke in the past for steering a massive cultural phenomenon while keeping her own voice intact - not an easy balancing act when a million opinions are flying at you.
So, file this under: if Twilight gets reimagined, Stewart's down - but her idea of a comeback is calling the shots, not returning to Forks as Bella.