From Left: Cailee Spaeny and Kirsten Dunst on April 2, 2024.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Getty (2)
Eric Charbonneau/Getty (2)
Cailee Spaenyis sharing the impactKirsten Dunsthas had on her life.
“It’s such a weird thing to wrap my head around, you know? I grew up in Missouri. I obviously loved film. I never imagined the day that I’d be working in film,” Spaeny says, recalling that her first memory of going to the theaters was to see one of Dunst’sSpider-Manmovies in the 2000s.
“And then I found her work with [Sofia Coppola], and that was really the key that unlocked me realizing I wanted to be an actress, it was Kirsten’s work with Sofia,” she continues. “So the fact that I ended up, after all these years, starring in a movie with her, and then she was the person that recommended me and got me the role that changed my life with my all-time favorite director, it’s just hard to put into words.”
“It’s just really serendipitous,” Spaeny adds. “It’s sort of spooky.”
From Left: Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Civil War’.Murray Close
Murray Close
InCivil War,Dunst and Spaeny play photojournalists capturing the final days of a modern civil war within the United States. The pair filmed the dystopian action movie while Spaeny auditioned forPriscilla— and Coppola, 52, toldWmagazinein September that Dunst, a friend and frequent collaborator, initially brought Spaeny to her attention for the titular part.
Spaeny recalled to PEOPLE that she confirmed she would star inPriscillaon the final day of filming forCivil War, saying, “I jumped out of the car and I said, ‘Kirsten, wait. I got to tell you something. I booked the role.’ Andshe just burst into tears.”
“She’s like, ‘You’re going to have the best time, you’re going to look gorgeous, and you’re going to be sad in the bathtub,’ and all those things happened,” she adds. “It was like the best thing to do right afterCivil War.”
From Left: Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny on March 14, 2024.Rick Kern/WireImage
Rick Kern/WireImage
Dunst, meanwhile, previously recounted the story of Spaeny’sPriscillacasting atSXSWon March 14.
“I cried because I was also encouraging Sofia, because I was working with Cailee and I said, ‘I loved working with her,’ and I knew they would work well together,” Dunst told PEOPLE at the time. “So I was a supportive friend.”
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Civil Wardebuts in theaters on April 12.
source: people.com
