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Stewart, who is bisexual, says she's astounded
it's taken this long for a major studio to get behind such a
film.
"I would have loved to have grown up with a movie like this. But
the fact that I’m 30 years old and I’m in it - I feel really
lucky to be in the first film, but I’m also baffled that it is,”
Stewart said.
Stewart plays Abby, who's been in a relationship with Harper
(Mackenzie Davis) for more than a year when Harper invites her
to her family home for Christmas. On the way there, Harper
reveals that her parents don’t know she’s gay and Abby has to
pretend to be Harper’s straight roommate.
"Happiest Season" director and co-writer Clea Duvall said she
felt there were was gap in the market for LGBT films with a
light touch.
"I don't think it always has to be this big heavy story," she
said. "We deserve big, bright, bold romances ... where you can
have a real happy ending."
Daniel Levy, best known for his Emmy-winning role on comedy "Schitt's
Creek," plays Abby's gay best friend. He said more stories like
"Happiest Season" need to be told.
"The fact that its 2020, and I think that it’s the first movie
depicting two women falling in love over the holidays by a
studio, is kind of shocking,” he said.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Aurora Ellis)
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