In Hollywood, it's good to focus. Jamie Lee Curtis is a scream queen; Robert De Niro's made a career out of playing mobsters. Newcomer Julia Stiles (The '60s) has already established an intriguing specialty: Bard-for-teens films. Over the next year she'll star in three Shakespeare-in-high school adaptations, beginning with this month's Taming of the Shrew-inspired 10 Things I Hate About You. ''I didn't set out to be in three Shakespeare movies,'' says Stiles, 18, who'll also appear in the upcoming O (an update of Othello) and Hamlet (opposite Ethan Hawke). ''But just because I had done [10 Things], I wasn't going to turn down the acting experiences of my life.'' Besides, the scripts are better than the slasher-crazed roles offered most teen stars. ''There's nothing wrong with a lot of them,'' she notes, ''they just seem redundant.'' With her growing resume, Stiles shouldn't have to resort to Scream rip-offs. ''She brings depth and understanding to a part,'' says 10 Things director Gil Junger. ''She'll have her pick of roles pretty soon.''
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