Kristen Stewart hadn’t become Bella in the “Twilight” series when she signed on to star in “The Runaways.” But between the time she agreed to play rocker Joan Jett in the bio-pic about the ’70s all-girl band and its box office debut, Stewart had become a movie star.

The film, released last spring, is available Tuesday on DVD.

Stewart’s sudden rise to fame had her thinking about the difference between what Jett, singer Cherie Currie and the other Runaways experienced in the ’70s and what she’s gone through in the past few years.

“I think they sought out their fame so aggressively that it was completely different thing,” she said in an interview when the film was released. “It’s not like it was thrust upon them at all. … Musicians really are themselves all the time, in a public way. We’re not. We’re actors. We choose movies for a million different reasons; some of them are because they ‘say’ things. But not the way music does, not so directly. I can say, ‘This is really cool, I’m really lucky.’ They’re like, ‘We own this.’”

Dakota Fanning, who has been famous since she broke into movies at age 7, said fame in the ’70s was far different from what she and Stewart experience today.

“Back then you had to do something really important to become famous. That’s what you really wanted,” Fanning said. “Now I feel like you can do anything and become famous.”

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Dakota talked to The Daily Telegraph about her grown-up role as Cherie Currie in The Runaways, how it really did fit her age. She also talked about how her career has developed from getting roles such as the one in Charlotte’s Web and now villain in The Twilight Saga and rock ‘n roll chick in The Runaways.

IN HER new film The Runaways, where she stars as Cherie Currie, singer of the 1970s all-girl teenage rock band who rises to fame quickly, before crashing just as rapidly, Dakota Fanning snorts cocaine, has sex with Kristen Stewart (who plays rocker Joan Jett), deals with an alcoholic father and an MIA mother, and suffers at the hands of an emotionally abusive manager.

Let’s just say it’s a long way from Charlottes Web.

“I really wanted to do it and I was pretty comfortable with it,” Fanning says of the film’s more adult content.

“I don’t think it’s so crazy, it’s someone’s life.”

As Currie, Fanning walks a tightrope between being completely luminous and utterly vulnerable. She manages to convey the drug addicted singer’s wounded soul with such an emotional depth, you forget that Fanning herself is only 16 years old.

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If you can’t wait an extra week to get a copy of “The Runaways”, it will be on iTunes tomorrow with exclusive special features:

Includes an exclusive featurette, “Breaking the Mold: Blackheart Records,” in which rock icon Joan Jett and longtime songwriter and producing partner Kenny Laguna provide insight into Jett’s career after the Runaways, from her first solo efforts to the successes of her indie label, Blackheart Records. Other featurettes include “Plugged In: Making the Film,” a look at how the Runaways’ story was brought to the screen, and “The Runaways,” featuring interviews with the cast and crew. Also included is an interactive discography. Enjoy them on your Mac, PC, or Apple TV.

You can order yours here. The hard copies will be available on July 20th on standard DVD and blu-ray!

Sorry for the absence when it comes to updating the site. I’ll be spending the rest of the day catching up with all the photos and news that we’ve missed. Until then, enjoy these new stills from The Runaways.

Gallery Link: The Runaways – Promotional Stills

Amazon has officially listed “The Runaways” DVD to be released on July 20th! No further details about possible special features have been announced yet but we’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available.