If there is one thing that films would ride on, it would be the popularity of their cast. And in the case of Adventureland, having one of the popular actresses on board promises to be a big boost as far as the box office and viewers are concerned. In short, Adventureland is expected to make great strides due to the sudden popularity of Kirsten Stewart.

When Kristen Stewart was making Adventureland, she was just another young actress whom most people had never heard of. Then Twilight came out and changed all of that.

In that creepy romantic tale, based on a popular teen novel, she plays a high school student who falls truly, madly, deeply in love with a vampire. The movie grossed more than $370 million worldwide and propelled her to stardom. Stewart now finds herself on the cover of teen magazines answering questions about whether she’s romantically involved with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson (they’re just friends, she insists; her actual beau is actor Michael Angarano) and her style of dressing (“I’ve always had an aversion to looking sexy — it’s gross, you know,” she tells Nylon).

Stewart, who turns 19 on Thursday, showed up at the Sundance Film Festival swathed in layers to protect her from the chill and possibly from fans who would have a hard time recognizing her. She’s learning to deal with becoming suddenly famous, continuing to live with her family to keep things as normal as possible.

An advantage of fame is to be able to call attention to Adventureland, an independent film that screened at Sundance. It opened in theaters Friday.

(Source) Chron