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Kirsten Dunst rose to worldwide recognition when she starred as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy from 2002 to 2007. She appeared alongside Tobey Maguire, who portrayed the character of Peter Parker, a.k.a., Spider-Man, in the movie. She later went on to appear in 2004’sEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindin a supporting role, followed by leading roles in movies like 2005’sElizabethtownandMarie Antoinettein 2006.
The actress is regarded as one of the most talented in the entertainment industry. Her performances over the years have managed to impress critics as well as the audience, and she is now known for being one of the most admired performers.Ahead of the release of her latest movie,Civil War, Kirsten Dunst revealed something that surprised Marvel fans.
Kirsten Dunst reveals the reason she said yes to Sam Raimi’sSpider-ManTrilogy
In her recent cover story interview withVariety, actressKirsten Dunst, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming dystopian action movieCivil War, shared the reason why she said yes to starring as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man Trilogy.She said,
“It was so innocent—the reasons I wanted to be in that film. The story lived within Sam in such a deep way that I needed to be a part of that feeling, I guess.”
Not only did the audience and critics loveTobey Maguireand Dunst’s impressive chemistry, but the actress also noted that the two of them had an instant connection, which helped during the filming of the movie.Kirsten Dunst, who is regarded as one of the most favorite adaptations of Mary Jane Watson forSpider-Manmovies, shared that she has never bothered to watch any of the Marvel movies. She said,
“It’s just not my thing. But I did see Paw Patrol.”
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…Why would she mention that? What’s the correlation?
— COMICLIFF (@BVLikesLinguica)July 31, 2025
Ardent Marvel movie fans took to their social media to react to the actress comparing the Marvel movie toPaw Patrol, starring Kim Kardashian, McKenna Grace, and more.A fan wrote,‘Did she…just compare the MCU movies to Paw Patrol?’ While another user noted,‘Why would she mention that? What’s the correlation?’
She just singlehandedly cooked marvel for grouping it with a children’s movie
— RSF (@GO0O0OO)August 18, 2025
did she… just compare the mcu movies to paw patrol?
— Not Your Husband (@AukaatMeinRaho)July 09, 2025
this may be the greatest press tour in the history of cinema
— a 𖦹 ☼ (@grandescorsese)June 23, 2025
A fan mentioned that this statement from the actress may be the greatest press tour in the history of cinema.
Kirsten Dunst on never challenging being paid less than her male co-stars
During her interview withVariety, when asked about the success that came along with the movie’s release, the actress revealed that it could have been more than $17 million that the actor demanded from the studios to reprise his character.
Whereas compared to Maguire, Dunst said she was in herBring It Onphase and had a track record of starring in movies just for the sake of the character and the money that came along. The actress did not understand at the time the difference between her pay and her male co-star’s pay.Variety pointed out that this was a classic case showcasing that young women did not receive pay parity.
Dunst explained that when she was relatively new in the industry, and did not have the best guidance and noted that she did a couple of duds for money reasons.The actress mentioned that once shestarted to develop her taste for picking up roles she wanted to do, everything shifted. She mentioned,
“I get offered the most money on things I don’t want to do.”
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However, the actress had admitted earlier in her interview withGQthat she would have happily returned to theSpider-Manuniverse if someone asked her.Tobey Maguire reprised his version of Spider-Man in Tom Holland’sSpider-Man: No Way Homedue to the movie’s multiverse storyline. Kirsten Dunst also added that actors should own up to the fact that getting good pay is often one of the motivating factors for taking up the superhero role.
Civil Waris scheduled for release on August 03, 2025.
Avneet Ahluwalia
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Avneet is a Creative Writer at Fandom Wire with six years of professional expertise as a writer with artistic flair. Avneet combines her years of experience, love of the entertainment industry, and understanding of the expressive capabilities of words into her work.In addition to her love of Pop Culture including celebrities, TV series, K-dramas, and K-pop, Avneet also prefers to read novels (hard copies), engage in discussions on anything at all, and take in what she sees and hears of those around her.Avneet’s writing style evolved over the years, from writing for beauty pageants to drafting true stories to writing stories about celebrities, television series, and movies. Despite this, she remains committed to discovering something new every day. Avneet believes that her writing will influence the readers since she strives to learn and grow with every piece of writing.PS: She will never give up on persuading people to read “Normal People” by Sally Rooney.
