Kristen Stewart says she wants to return to the Twilight universe as a director, floating the idea of remaking the 2008 film if a studio ever greenlights a new take. Speaking on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Creative Impact Awards, Stewart framed the pitch as a “readaptation” that would need real money and real backing to work.
In comments to Entertainment Tonight, Stewart praised the filmmakers who steered the five-film saga and argued that their personalities still show through the franchise machinery. “Imagine if we had like, a huge budget and a bunch of love and support,” she said, before adding, “Yeah, sure, I’ll do the remake. I’m doing it! I’m committed!”
Her interest lands alongside a more pointed observation she’s made about how hard it can be to keep authorship inside a high-pressure tentpole. In a recent interview, Stewart said the first film belonged to its director: “That [first] Twilight movie is hers and reflects her,” she said of Catherine Hardwicke, while expressing sympathy for the directors who followed amid what she described as a stifling process.
Stewart’s comments also track with her current career pivot. After years as a marquee actor, she has pushed into filmmaking behind the camera; her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, premiered at Cannes in 2025, where she spoke about adapting Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir and the emotional weight that drew her to the material.
For Lionsgate, the renewed chatter underscores the franchise’s durability even without a formally announced feature remake. The company has already been developing an animated series based on Midnight Sun—a retelling of Twilight from Edward Cullen’s perspective—for Netflix, with Stephenie Meyer involved. Meanwhile, Hardwicke has spoken publicly about the uneven rewards that followed the first film’s success, a reminder that any new chapter will revive debates about authorship, stewardship, and what a reboot owes the original moment.
