Kristen Stewart says she ‘hated’ filming the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot, even though it was ‘a good idea at the time’

Kristen Stewart starred as Sabina Wilson in “Charlie’s Angels.”Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Kristen Stewart wasn’t afraid to get real while recording an episode for Variety’s “Know Their Lines” video series.

Confronted with a line of dialogue from “Charlie’s Angels,” Stewart shared, “I hated making that movie, I don’t know what else to say to you.”

Stewart costarred with Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott in the 2019 remake, which underperformed at the box office. The trio played a new generation of female spies, picking up the torch from Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu.

Diaz, Barrymore, and Liu helmed the first big-screen installment of the “Charlie’s Angels” franchise in 2000. They reprised their roles for “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” in 2003.

“It was a good idea at the time,” Stewart said of the updated version. “Honestly, the three — you can’t touch Cameron, Lucy, and Drew. I love that movie. I love that movie, if that says anything.”

Ella Balinska, Kristen Stewart, and Naomi Scott in “Charlie’s Angels” (2019). Nadja Klier/Sony

Although Stewart didn’t elaborate, she did praise the movie’s female perspective in a 2019 interview with Variety.

“It’s really nice to see how unintentional the motives are,” Stewart said. “It’s not like, ‘We need to empower women!’ No, it’s actually a story told by an empowered woman, so it’s just sort of imbued with that feeling.”

For her part, director Elizabeth Banks has said the movie was marketed as “just for girls,” which she believes contributed to its disappointing performance.