Joan Jett and her creative and business partner Kenny Laguna are expressing optimism for “The Runaways,” the film based on the maligned but influential all-female rock band that Jett co-founded and led from 1975-79.

The film, which is partly based on Runaways singer Cherie Currie’s 1989 memoir “Neon Angel,” features “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart as Jett, Dakota Fanning as Currie and Michael Shannon as original producer Kim Fowley. It was directed by Floria Sigismondi and is currently in post-production, with a release planned for 2010.

“It was very surreal and hard to put a word on,” Jett, who executive produced the film and was on hand for the filming, tells Billboard.com. “If anything it definitely made me smile. It reinforces my love for the band and the fact I think it was an extremely important band, regardless of our level of success in America. It just reinforces my love of the whole time and of the band and what we did and how it was implausible and improbable at the same time.” • Read full story…

I’ve uploaded high quality filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaways’ on July 30, 2009.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 30, 2009 [HQ]

I’ve uploaded new filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaways’ on July 30, 2009. Love the costume!

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 30, 2009

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 28, 2009 [HQ]

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 22, 2009 [HQ]

I’ve uploaded new high quality filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaways’ on July 22, 2009. More will be uploaded soon.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 22, 2009 [HQ]

I’ve uploaded new high quality filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaway’ on July 19, 2009. She is running with a guitar in a police chase scenes.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 19, 2009 [HQ]

I’ve uploaded new filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaway’ on July 19, 2009.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 19, 2009

I’ve uploaded new filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaway’ on July 16, 2009.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 16, 2009

I’ve added new high quality filming photos of Kristen onlocation of ‘The Runaway’ on July 9, 2009.

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- The Runaways: Filming – July 9, 2009 [HQ]