Anna Kendrick In 'End Of Watch': Jake Gyllenhaal Love Interest In Negotiations

Sure, Kristen Stewart gets all the fan awards and awkward magazine profiles, not to mention attention on her personal life, but very quietly, it's looking like another actress is becoming the breakout star from "The Twilight Saga." And she's not even a vampire.

Anna Kendrick, who plays human high schooler Jessica Stanley in the teen fiction big screen bonanza, has already been nominated for every major acting award, including garnering Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nods, for her stellar supporting work in the George Clooney dramedy "Up In the Air." She then put in a strong performance in critical and cult favorite, "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," with Michael Cera, proving her range and burnishing her cool cred.

This fall, she'll star in a pivotal role in the cancer dramedy, "50/50," playing a young therapist -- and maybe more -- to a suffering Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film, given its release date, star power and subject matter, may be gunning for a dark horse Oscar campaign, and at the very least, pairs Kendrick with a veritable A-list leading man.

Now, Variety reports that Kendrick is closing in on co-starring with another A-list heartthrob, taking on the role of Jake Gyllenhaal's wife in the drama "End of Watch," slated to film this summer. The story of two best friend Los Angeles cops, the film will co-star Michael Pena as the other police officer and Natalie Martinez, a TV cop herself in "Detroit 1-8-7", as his love interest.

Given her stature, Kendrick can expect one of the top billings on the film, pretty big stature for both someone so young and someone so underplayed in "Twilight." How does it compare to Stewart's post-"Twilight" career plans?

Stewart has a whole host of strong projects herself -- she's already starred as punk rocker Joan Jett in "The Runaways," and will take center stage in the long-awaited big screen adaptation of the Kerouac novel, "On The Road." After that, she'll star in "Snow White and the Huntsman," opposite Charlize Theron, "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," actor Sam Claflin.

Hard to say who will come out as the bigger actress -- and really, it doesn't much matter -- but one thing is for sure: while only one Forks lady gets to become a vampire, it looks like two are becoming stars.

Comments

[GreenSpot]

09:50 AM on 07/03/2011

Lesbian Kristen Stewart has a hight profile fake boyfriend and tons of publicity - to bad she's a bad actress.

[strikerich]

10:29 PM on 06/16/2011

Of course they will both be successful. This whole competition thing is just silly. Plus how can you even compare them? They are at different stages of their lives and careers. Anna is 5 years older than Kristen. And lets not forget they are good friends so I doubt they would want their fans to be so ridiculous. I doubt they will ever go for the same role so this fake competition is completely irrelevant.

[Aitch5]

01:03 AM on 07/24/2011

Media always has to drum up a competition with only one winner.

[by-the-sea-]

09:59 PM on 06/16/2011

Anna is more appealing all around...Kristen always seems so awkward and uncomfortable in her skin, and her acting doesn't match up to Anna's.

[dvd1938]

07:48 PM on 06/16/2011

I wish them both long and successful careers! All this Anna's better than Kristen, No Kristen's better than Anna is ridiculous. They are both very good in very different ways. People around here should just grow up and let them get on with their careers without petty, insignificant arguments.

[Ides]

07:29 PM on 06/16/2011

Kendrick is a great actress who can play anything. Unfortunately, she's just a little too mature for the tween set to identify with.

[Gladdy]

05:41 PM on 06/16/2011

Kristen has directors lining up to work with her. They love her. Kristen will get any of the roles she wants.

[DawnK]

06:20 PM on 06/16/2011

As long as its about a confused teenager. She is a terrible acctress. Kendrick is a far superior talent.

[Gladdy]

06:38 PM on 06/16/2011

What are you talking about? So what if she is playing age appropriate roles. She might as well play them when she is young enough to play them. She has played characters with much more depth than simply being a confused teenager. Good Lord I wonder what you've been watching? Obviously not the same movies as me!

[TeeSC]

10:41 PM on 06/16/2011

Exactly.  The suggestion that Stewart can act is ludicrous.

[dmsdzinr]

01:56 PM on 06/16/2011

She definitely has a better bod.

[74twix]

10:42 AM on 06/16/2011

I like them both but if I had to chose who has the biggest potential from what I have seen, its Kristen. She just has something about her that draws everyone in.

[shineon23]

11:57 AM on 06/16/2011

Yeah it's called the role of "Bella".
No one cared about her before and when it's over, no one will again.

Anna on the other hand can truly act.

[74twix]

02:56 PM on 06/16/2011

No. I do not agree at all. People have been buzzing about Kristen for years and now that she is on their radar she is not going anywhere!

[tlhwraith]

03:46 PM on 06/16/2011

I agree. Anna has actual talent, Kristen has the advantage of being on scene earlier and getting the "plum" role of Bella. Nothing against Kristen, but I can see Anna working for a very long time and getting more (and better) parts than Kristen as time goes on.

[TigerLilyCo]

07:26 AM on 06/16/2011

Wow, they look almost identical!

[Hey Lady]

07:02 AM on 06/16/2011

A piece of wood is a better actress than Kristen Stewart........

[AllSheWantsIs]

08:06 AM on 06/16/2011

Exactly. Team Kendrick! She's done a great job in other films and, like the article, says, has a wide range.

[bud15]

10:37 AM on 06/16/2011

What range exactly? If you want to compare range, Kristen has absolutely displayed more range than Anna.

[ptrgamb]

06:17 AM on 06/16/2011

Kendrick was terrific in "Up in the Air"

[Oneandoneandone]

12:26 PM on 06/16/2011

She's terrific in everything. She has real talent, not just good looks.

[Highball]

05:46 AM on 06/16/2011

Hmm. "The Runaways" is available on Netflix streaming. Maybe I'll check it out tonight. Stewart did get generally good reviews for that role, and I just can't bring myself to watch any of the Twilight films.

[Oneandoneandone]

12:27 PM on 06/16/2011

Right there with you. I saw her Panic Room but she was a lot younger back then.

[Highball]

05:17 PM on 06/16/2011

Holy cow! I completely forgot that that was her. Heh.

Actually, as big a fan of Fincher as I am, I thought "Panic Room" was relatively forgettable, sadly.

[Warren Mart]

05:05 AM on 06/16/2011

if their not on Gilligan's Island I don't know who they are

[AllSheWantsIs]

08:06 AM on 06/16/2011

I miss that show!

[Lisa Bee]

05:54 AM on 06/17/2011

they're

[Ponderus]

01:15 AM on 06/16/2011

When did homely become the new pretty?

[stape45]

01:20 AM on 06/16/2011

(I think they're testing us.)

[Oneandoneandone]

12:30 PM on 06/16/2011

When did "pretty" become the most important quality for an actor and actress to have? There are a lot of pretty actors these days but there is so little talent. I'll take a homely believable actor over a pretty mannequin. This is not to say I don't support pretty and talented actors, there just aren't many of them out there right now.

[Calexica]

01:11 AM on 06/16/2011

Between the two, I always thought Anna was the better actress. I'm not sure why some people are bashing her for her role in Up in the Air, as I thought she was outstanding in it.