Tag: Kirsten Dunst
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Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 4’ Would Have Been Epic
Sam Raimi’s early 2000s Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as the titular hero and Kirsten Dunst as iconic love interest Mary Jane will be remembered as a heroic contribution to the burgeoning genre. Mark Edlitz’s newest book Movies Go Fourth reveals many tales and what-could-have-beens about fourth films in franchises. It’s a love-letter of sorts…
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Kirsten Dunst Helped Cast Cailee Spaeny in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’
Kirsten Dunst handpicked Cailee Spaeny to lead Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” as Coppola revealed in a new W magazine cover story.Dunst, who has collaborated with Coppola in “The Virgin Suicides,” Marie Antoinette,” and “The Beguiled,” worked with “Mare of Easttown” breakout actress Spaeny in upcoming Alex Garland film “Civil War.” Dunst recommended that Coppola meet with…
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‘Spider-Man 3’ Is an Anti-Superhero Film, Actually
At the onset of Sam Raimi’s final Spider-Man film, Spider-Man 3, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) has it all. Though he’s still able to walk through the streets of New York as an anonymous citizen, he’s also beloved as a savior to the city. The trials of his past — the deaths of his Uncle Ben…