Welcome to the Rileys | A Never Ending Twilight

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We had the pleasure of interviewing one of our fave girls on the planet, Kristen Stewart, earlier today at the Sundance premiere of her film Welcome to the Rileys.

K.Stew looked Park City chic, bundled in a green jacket with her dark Joan Jett hair loosely pulled back, and was eager to talk about one of the roles she claimed to be most proud of. In WTTR, Kristen plays a “working girl,” as she prefers to say, making it clear to her fans out there she’s not just Bella Swan from Twilight.

Read on to hear Kristen talk about befriending strippers, what bores her, and how she freaked out before taking it all off onscreen…

Everyone is raving about your performance—how did you prepare for this particular, shall we say, slightly more risqué role?

“Umm, Jake [Scott, the director] had a lot to do with my preparation and understanding of the type of person I was playing, and his serious regard of sensitivity towards those people. I play a girl who has sort of been stripped of any choice and really stripped of any normal upbringing. Like she couldn’t establish who she was because of things that have happened to her and she became a ‘working girl,’ if you want to call it that.

“So in preparing for the role I talked to a lot of people, actually like three people in New Orleans, that were strippers that were working in this bar that we ended up using in the movie…I don’t really prepare for anything, it’s just about like, keeping it in your mind the whole time. If it affects you…it’s just about understanding it more, it’s not about having to like physically—oh, but I did have to do pole dancing lessons! But you don’t really see that in the movies.”

Oh, so you’ve got some sexy skills now!

“Yeah yeah.”

Do you get nervous when you have to shoot the more provocative scenes?

“I was freaking out! The thing is my character is so, like, she just doesn’t care. Basically nothing belongs to her. She’ll give it to you like it doesn’t bother [her]. So I had to drop that. She literally walks around with an open sore. Literally! She’s just constantly like, ‘Ugh, I’m fine, whatever.'”

Now that you’re getting back to work, please tell us you were able to enjoy your time off after all the New Moon press.

“Yeah, I’m actually bored for the first time in, like, ever. So, yeah, I really want to get back to work.”

We doubt Robert Pattinson is boring, but glad to hear our gal really is a working girl…well, you know what we mean.

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So we have already told you about some of the things that are going on for our dear Twilight cast in 2009. Here is an indepth countdown (Thanks to MTV News) on what everyone will be up to.

10. “My Bloody Valentine 3-D”
It’s based on an underground horror classic, features part-time vampire Edi Gathegi, and boasts the tagline: “Nothing says ‘date movie’ like a 3-D ride to hell!” Check out our bloody exclusive clip from the flick about a deranged coal miner hunting down teenage victims, and imagine that pickax coming at you in a darkened theater with those 3-D glasses on. This January 16 release feels like a good old-fashioned guilty pleasure, and that’s no miner feat.

9. “Shrink”
If there’s one thing Twilighters love (well, besides black T-shirts), it’s Miss Ashley Greene. Which is most likely the reason I began receiving e-mails within hours of her film “Shrink” being chosen for this year’s Sundance, asking what this under-the-radar flick is all about. Well, the film features Greene alongside Kevin Spacey, Keke Palmer, Robin Williams and “The Ruins” star Laura Ramsey, telling the story of a psychiatrist-to-the-stars (Spacey) who attempts to help a troubled teen girl. When the shrink discovers that she is entranced by the very same Hollywood figures whose flaws he knows so intimately, he sees the worlds of reality and fantasy colliding with him in the middle. Check out the MTV Movies Blog for Ashley’s thoughts on the movie, as well as her plans to attend Sundance — and stay tuned, as we’ll be sure to bring you full coverage of “Shrink” during the festival later this month.

8. “The Unborn”
Five words why Twilighters will see this ghost movie: Cam Gigandet in his undies. Four words on why their boyfriends will, too: Odette Yustman in hers. And the allure for everyone else? It’s a freaky flick boasting icky bugs, creepy kids and a horrific scene with the glory hole from hell. Those looking forward to Cam playing a kind, sympathetic boyfriend might not want to watch this clip, but we can all look forward to seeing him alongside Gary Oldman, Meagan Good and the rest of this impressive cast when “The Unborn” haunts theaters January 9.

7. “Dread”
Last night I was watching Comedy Central at midnight, and a God-awful movie called “Senior Skip Day” came on, starring a bunch of bad actors trying too hard to meld “Ferris Bueller” with “American Pie,” a bloated Tara Reid and Jackson Rathbone? Even as a half-baked stoner in that straight-to-video crapfest, the young star otherwise known as Jasper Hale was hard to look away from. There’s something very watchable about the charismatic Rathbone, which is why we’re eager to see “Dread,” a Clive Barker horror flick that marks his first leading-man role. It sounds like it’ll be a terrifying film to watch — and “Dread” doesn’t even need a Tara Reid cameo.

6. “Adventureland”
The sort of sweet-sounding movie that mainstream Hollywood rarely makes anymore, it’s the follow-up from the director of “Superbad” (Greg Mottola), and features an impressive cast. Backing up one Miss Kristin Stewart is “The Squid and the Whale” star Jesse Eisenberg, as well as Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds and other notables. Set in 1987, the flick tells the story of a college grad (Eisenberg) planning to travel around Europe, until his parents reveal that they can no longer fund his trip. Forced to instead spend the summer working at a low-rent amusement park, he’s living a miserable existence of cotton candy and crying kids — until he falls in love with an ’80s chick who looks a lot like Bella Swan. “Adventureland” was also recently picked for Sundance, so you can bet we’ll be all over it when we hit Utah later this month.

5. “Up in the Air”
Ever since we broke the news about this project back in the day, we’ve been eager to see what one of our favorite directors, Jason Reitman, has in store. Then came news that the too-sweet-for-words Anna Kendrick landed the much-contested lead role, starring opposite George Clooney. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name, “Up in the Air” tells the story of a business traveler on a quest to land a million frequent-flyer miles; advance buzz is already hyping up the film’s awards-season hopes, and we’re wondering if Kendrick could be in for an Ellen Page-in-“Juno”-like breakout. Thundercats are go!

4. “Pandorum”
Maybe it’s because the plot sounds a bit like “Sunshine.” Perhaps it’s because it co-stars faves like Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid and Norman Reedus. Or, most likely, it’s because it’ll feature Cam Gigandet in outer space! Regardless, the first couple photos from “Pandorum” got us even more excited about the flick, which the artist formerly known as James the killer vampire describes thusly: “It’s basically this group of people who are stuck on a spaceship that has left Earth and won’t be going back, and things go horribly wrong.” When the movie hits theaters September 9, we’ll be sure to save you a seat.

3. “Welcome to the Rileys”
If Bella Swan really became a stripper, she’d most likely fall off the stage and leave a trail of dollar bills fluttering through the air. But Kristen Stewart is one of the most beautiful young actresses in Hollywood, and her dancing skills have already been displayed in films like “The Yellow Handkerchief” and “What Just Happened?” Now, the daring 18-year-old star is putting the finishing touches on “Welcome to the Rileys” opposite James Gandolfini, playing a troubled exotic dancer who helps bring a couple back together after the death of their daughter. If any of the “Twilight” stars have an Oscar in their future, our money is on it being KStew.

2. “Little Ashes”
We know him as Spunk Ransom, we know him as RPattz, and in 2008 we came to know Robert Pattinson as a hair-raising, riot-causing international superstar. Now, the in-demand actor has several projects in the works, but none are more anticipated than “Little Ashes,” an indie flick about surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Thankfully, the movie looks much better than Rob’s mustache, and advance buzz is building. Soon enough, the world will know if RPattz is truly a wunderkind or a one-hit wonder.

1. “New Moon”
It’s got a new director, a super-fast turnaround time, and several key casting decisions yet to be made. But, to borrow a phrase from Eric Yorkie: Chillax! Stephenie Meyer has already given her thumbs-up to the sequel, scripted by returning screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, and everybody fromRob and Kristen to Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene and Peter Facinelli are in like Flynn. Not only is the November 20 release a no-brainer for the most anticipated “Twilight”-related movie of 2009, but tomillions of die-hard fans, it’s the single most anticipated flick of the year. Better keep those Tuesdays open, folks.