"Happiest Season" director Clea DuVall has revealed she was convinced that Kristen Stewart is "perfect" to star in the upcoming festival rom-com after she saw the actor's famous "Saturday Night Live" monologue. Stewart confirmed she is "like, so gay" when she hosted the sketch show in 2017 and DuVall said the manner in which the "Twilight" star showed off her "silly" side on the programme made her ideal for the role of Abby in the movie.

"She is known as an actor for doing more dramatic work, but seeing her on 'SNL', so funny and so silly, was thrilling. "That's what made me feel like, ok, I think this is the perfect person to play Abby because she can have the humour and the warmth but then also be able to connect with the emotional journey of the character," the director told Diva magazine.