On the Berlin Movie Pageant press convention for her new movie “Love Lies Bleeding,” Kristen Stewart stated she thinks the period of queer movies “being so pointedly solely that’s accomplished,” including that it’s time for movies to concentrate on “sidelined views” whereas “not making all of it concerning the causes that they’re sidelined.”

“Love Lies Bleeding” stars Stewart as reclusive health club supervisor Lou, who “falls laborious for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an formidable bodybuilder headed by way of city to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream,” the movie’s synopsis reads. “However their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the online of Lou’s legal household.”

When requested if filming the gory and twist-filled “Love Lies Bleeding” had modified her perspective on how queer tales are centered in cinema, Stewart sounded off on the subject.

“I believe we will’t preserve doing that factor the place we inform everybody how you can really feel and form of pat one another on the again and obtain brownie factors for offering area for marginalized voices, and solely within the capability that they’re allowed to discuss that alone,” Stewart stated. “We’ve all been there the entire time. I believe the period of queer movies being so pointedly solely that’s accomplished, it’s over. Perhaps they’ll preserve taking place, however I believe it’s form of inherent to how we’re all shifting ahead.”

In 2020, Stewart starred in “Happiest Season,” which was the primary lesbian Christmas rom-com produced by a significant Hollywood studio. Although Stewart stated she loved that have, now she’s searching for queer tales the place the narrative dives deeper than the character’s sexuality.

“I used to be completely happy to do ‘Happiest Season’ as a result of it was a homosexual outdated time, it was a Christmas film, it was a very business, easy, right-down-the-line, hide-the-vegetables sort of popcorn factor that we’re by no means actually allowed to have,” she stated. “And I did that when, and now I’m actually form of into the thought of unearthing sidelined views and never making all of it concerning the causes that they’re sidelined, however their precise expertise. What they love, what their needs are, the place they arrive from, the place they need to go. After which not feeling such as you all the time have to face on a fucking soapbox and be everybody’s spokesperson.”

Directed by Rose Glass, “Love Lies Bleeding” additionally stars Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov and Dave Franco. The movie could have its worldwide premiere in Berlin on Sunday evening as a part of its Particular Gala part, and is ready for theatrical launch through A24 on March 8.