Yeah Lizzy Caplan totally looks like Joan Jett! A pity she's too old to play a teenager

This will be a break out role for her. I know she's popular with Twilight but this will get critics noticing her.

This could be really cool. Hopefully since it's a biopic, it won't end up like the epic fail that was "Prey for Rock and Roll", the last chick rock and roll movie that I can think of.

Am I the only one who feels that there just doesn't need to be a Joan Jett biopic?

I like the Runaways just as much as anybody else, but... come on. If somebody's trying to make money off Bell's new stardom, at least do it in something interesting.

the only thing I can hope for in this film is that they show a more realistic Darby Crash than in the Shane West biopic. But this isn't much to look forward to.

Agreed. I cringed when I read this news. It's not that I dislike Kristen Stewart, but I think she has a lot of growing to do, such as stop the fidgeting! Nothing I've seen her in tells me she'll portray a strong enough presence to pull off rocker Joan Jett. Then again this is Jett as a teenager...

The only Runaways movie I care about involves a pet dinosaur.

Damn, Joan Jett is so so sexy...Kristen Stewart as Jett?...meh

Luckily for me I now have two Runaways movies to look forward to (hopefully)

Second That casting is decent for looks... but that may not be enough!!!

I dunno, man. I think she has decent acting chops. And could be great. I thought Twilight was pretty fucking terrible but I honestly thought her performance was pretty nice actually. It was subtle. And her character in Into the Wild was obviously good as well. However, I do think she has a lot of to learn. And I agree with the fidgeting. What's with that?

Fuck yes.

Bad casting...

Wanna see a great actor in a band film? Watch Gary Oldman in Sid and Nancy.

More like FUCK yes. Someone needs to get on that.

I'm pretty excited for this one as well, she holds a good resemblance to Joan Jett, I'm sure she'll be able to hold her own. Anyways, if she has to sing, she didn't have a bad voice in "Into the Wild"

Maybe it's just me, but I think Lizzy Caplan looks more like Joan Jett..

Heh.. Christina Aguilera's Fighter video was something if I remember.

In terms of LOOKING right for the part, this is pretty nice casting. As for performance, well, Floria might have some work to do... I'm just saying.

I liked the casting, but yeah I dunno if she has the acting chops. I'd have preferred Caplan too but whatever.

Just me,i think,anyone is can't, they should let's joan play herself.joan is great!

SO SICK OF HOLLYWOOD GOING WITH POPULAR AND NOT A NO NAME THAT LOOKS AND IS QUALIFIED. FACE IT, KRISTEN LOOKS NOTHING LIKE JOAN JETT!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Screw Hollywood. How dare they cast some teeny-bopper star to portray one of the most amazing women in rock and roll. This Kristen chick is no Joan Jett. And wow, they have her in an obvious poseur punk "Clash" shirt that you can get at any upscale boutique selling the rock and roll life style.

Also, on wikipedia she is quoted as saying that " U2, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Specials, Laura Marling, Green Day, Nirvana" are her favorite bands.

U2? Green Day?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Can we collect signatures so we can STOP this shit goin on????
This is an insult! they must put someone who can SING and PLAY A DAMN GUITAR!!!!!! I'm sure she can't even play a tambourine!!! I'm so sick of these bimbos trying to play "lets be rockstars"....
Ashley Tisdale covering Pat Benatar....that's another! the world is fuckin craze!

I dislike kristin so much! she is a horrible actress! she was so unemotional and lacked of acting skills in twilight! when she was supposed to be happy, it was total obvious that she was lacking acting chops! and to play joan jett?!? joan jett is one of the most awesome people in rock n roll and they pick kristin to play her?!? i hope the movie either doesnt get filmed or gets no attention cause i am a big twilight fan and she put shame to Bella Swan. the girl who played violet in a series of unfortunate events WAS picked by stephanie meyer! but that damn director didnt use her! she would have been the perfect Bella but she picks kristin who only tried out for the make-out scene (of course, the bimbo) and there are hardly and lines in that scene in twilight. i spat on her so-called acting chops!

Can anyone from 'the Donnas' act? Their guitar player would be a decent Lita Ford...and she can actually play the damn thing...

Wow some of you guys are completely misinformed. First of all Kristen can act Twilight was just a bad film. And she has been playing the guitar for a long time and can sing pretty well. Just watch Into the Wild. Most of her films have been real quality indies she is about the exact opposite of Hollywood bimbo that you claim she is. She has tons of bad attitude which has garnered her some bad press since she clearly doesn't care about being a celebrity. She is the real deal even though she is so young. She was pretty much a nobody prior to Twilight which she thought was an going to be an indie flick since the budget was small and the director was Catherine Hardwicke (thirteen, lords of dogtown).

I wouldn't use information from wikipedia since it's not always factual. She has stated in interviews that she likes classics and her favorite band is the Rolling Stones. If you actually saw her in an interview or whatever you could tell she is totally right for this role. Plus she spent some time with Joan Jett and obviously Jett thinks she is too. They stayed up talking all night! Don't judge her and this film before you know all the facts! Everything I just stated has come from Kristen's mouth via tv interviews or magazine articles.

I agree with lauren. I have been a huge fan of kristen and was actually disappointed she was cast in twilight, because I know she thought it would be a small independent movie, not this big upscale hollywood blockbuster. I have watched her since she was in panic room, and loved her in both in to the wild and in the land of women. She was like 12 and 15 in these movies and i'll be damned if most 15 yr olds could convey such emotion and intellect. She is smart, intelligent and I feel like she is wise beyond her years. I can't believe she is like 5 years younger than me considering how grown up she acts, and considering some of the books and artists she likes. I really admire her. Anyhow, just my opinion!! :)

She's not a teenybopper. She's a actually a very good actress. I really think kristen will do a good job at portraying Joan Jett.

just so you guys no i have n oidea who joan jett is but im12 sooooooo but she is definately nit a bimbo and she played twilight awsomely bella swan is not supposed t oshow lots of emotion so sje played it like she was supposed tooo soooooooo just back off of her shes only human just like the rest of us would you guys want someone commenting on your every move and everytiny YOU did i mean come on give her a break

i love Kristen Stewart, i think she is amazing and i think she will be great in this role but i almost cried when i saw the pictures of her hair, she cut it all off i mean really she could have gone with a wig but no she gets a horrible hair cut oh well i still love her.

oh WoW. can't wait to see it. Kristen is amazing. LOve her!