Kristen will be featured on Variety's Directors on Directors series with Jesse Eisenberg - 6 January 2026

 

Variety’s Directors on Directors, presented by Klimon, returns on Jan. 5 with the visionaries behind some of this year’s biggest awards contenders.

Featured in this year’s Directors on Directors lineup are:  

• Guillermo del Toro (“Frankenstein”) & Bradley Cooper (“Is This Thing On?”)  
• Kristen Stewart (“The Chronology of Water”) & Jesse Eisenberg (“A Real Pain”)  
• Ryan Coogler (“Sinners”) & Spike Lee (“Highest 2 Lowest”)  
• Chloé Zhao (“Hamnet”) & Josh Safdie (“Marty Supreme”)   

“Coming off our biggest Actors on Actors ever, these Directors on Directors conversations will continue to surprise and engage film fans around the world,” said Variety’s co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh. “The best way to kick off awards season in 2026 is through our latest video series.” 

The conversations will be released from Jan. 5-8 across Variety.com and its social media channels. The Directors on Directors print issue comes out on Dec. 31.   

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