Emma Stone: 'Bridesmaids has opened doors'

Emma Stone has claimed that Bridesmaids "opened doors" for comedic actresses.

The Easy A star praised the Kristen Wiig picture for broadening the horizons of studio chiefs while being a "great movie" in its own right.

"I just think it's probably any woman that's been a part of comedies, in terms of writing or producing or acting in them, would say that it's so nice when that happens, just because for a little while I think everyone at studios, their minds always expand a little bit," she told Collider.

"They are saying, 'Look what happened with Bridesmaids'. So there's that instant, like, doors are opened. But also what's so great about it is that is a great movie. It's a great movie. It's not just like, 'Oh, it did really well. It was a female-led movie but it did really well. That's cool'. It's like, that is a great movie!"

Earlier this month, Stone made her debut as Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield)'s love interest Gwen Stacey in the trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man.

Expressing satisfaction with the forthcoming reboot's realism, she said: "I don't think I'd be able to function in a world I didn't understand. And this was just Andrew and I doing a scene. It was just like making any other movie where you're just two human beings connecting. It was like that.

"It just happened to be set in a New York City where a guy runs around in a spandex suit and he just saves lives!"

Stone was recently described as a kissing "pro" by her Crazy, Stupid, Love co-star Josh Groban.

Bridesmaids was this month named as the highest-grossing R-rated female comedy ever. It has so far taken over $235m (£143m) at the worldwide box office.

Watch the trailer for Bridesmaids below: