In August, "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart will head to Montreal to shoot an adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel "On the Road," under the direction of Walter Salles. It's a challenging undertaking; the book, while an exceptional product of the Beat Generation, is a heavy read. Honoring it properly in film is going to be no easy task, but Stewart told MTV's Josh Horowitz during last weekend's "Eclipse" press junket that she is up for the challenge.

"I'm really nervous, like honestly and genuinely really nervous about it, but... not in a bad way," she explained. "People think nerves are a bad thing. I love them. They get you ready to do something big. I'm stoked."

It turns out that Stewart won't just be flying out to the set in August, burning joint in one hand, tattered copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" in the other. Some serious prep work is in store, not just for her but for her fellow stars as well.

"There's going to be a four week beatnik boot camp in Montreal that's gonna be amazing because I haven't read everything those guys read," she said. "There's a huge education process that's going to take place with the whole cast. And it's a small movie, so to have that much time is just awesome."

I really want to be hopeful about this movie. "Twilight" isn't the best example, but Stewart has proven on several occasions that she knows how to stretch herself. The cast also includes the solid trio of Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley. That, plus the direction of "The Motorcycle Diaries" helmer Salles, shows plenty of promise.

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