Kirsten Dunst Shares Her Thoughts On The Rebooting Of The Spider-Man Franchise!

Kirsten Dunst Shares Her Thoughts On The Rebooting Of The Spider-Man Franchise!

The actress talks more about not returning for a fourth Spider-Man movie and says that the new cast have "a lot to live up to" if they're going to once again tell the story from the beginning...

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By JoshWilding - Dec 01, 2010 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
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On How Work Was Progressing On Sam Raimi's Fourth Installment:

"I mean, everyone was coming back, and they were casting a villain. I knew it wasn’t ready to go, but I knew they were working on it. And they decided not to."


On How She Felt About Not Getting One More Chance To Play Mary Jane:

"It was only sad because we didn’t know the last one was going to be our last. So we didn’t have that extra little ‘This is the last time, guys.’ We didn’t get to have that grieving. It was a little like, ‘Oh, we’re not doing it, bummer.’"


On The Responsibilities Of The New Cast Members:

"They have a lot to live up to. I do really like Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield. I know that Emma’s playing Gwen Stacy, but I wonder what story they’re gonna tell, because it wasn’t that long ago — we’re not, like, old people. That’s why I’d be nervous."


On How She Thinks The Direction Of The Reboot Will Now Go:

"They’re gonna tell the story, I guess, from the beginning again — but in a different way. But it wasn’t that long ago that we told that story. So the pressure’s on again a little bit in that way. Yeah, they’re in a funny position. But, hey, I’m sure they’re gonna work it out."




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tripttwe
tripttwe - 12/1/2010, 4:22 PM
First. Oh well, here goes- the same thing. Let's get Kraven in this time...
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 4:39 PM
That's one of the probs I hav with this REBOOT. It wasn't that long ago his origin story was told, now they're gonna do it again. Kinda like been there-done that.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/1/2010, 4:45 PM
she was shit as mary jane,i thought mary jane was a beautiful model/actress in the comics.

i think they f*cked up there.

the origin should be told in the opening credits,everyone in the whole world knows the origin of spider-man does it really need to be told again.

i hope this film is as good as spider-man 2.
Superman8
Superman8 - 12/1/2010, 4:45 PM
someone sounds bitter. someone also sounds like she doesnt think this is going to work. someone also doesnt know much about spidey comics, because she obviously doesnt know how important gwen is.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/1/2010, 4:46 PM
Dunst talks a lot LOL!

They should have done SPIDER-MAN 4 but without her screaming a$$! : P
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 4:54 PM
@LEEE---I agree 100%. we really didn't need that damsel in distress a 3rd time. That was just ridiculous. Also, I don't see why they couldn't have tweaked the storyline & follow up with a sequel. I agree Raimi's story was SHITE (Vulture/ Vulturess), but just go with another storyline. I don't even mind the change is cast & crew
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 4:57 PM
Another thing that bothers me is that I've got friends who aren't really comic books fans but still watch CBM. & they are like well if it's a reboot & an origin story being told again, they have no need to see it so they'll just wait until it comes out on dvd or whatever. So I hope Sony has a gr8 marketing strategy to pump the hype for this reboot. Cause where i'm from, nobody seems to be interested other than comic book fans like myself
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/1/2010, 6:09 PM
megabatfan @ I wouldn't believe the Vulturess bit, I reckon Black Cat was up in 4... I'm near positive we would have had a hint of LIZARD...

SPIDEY 4 should have been LIZARD & KRAVEN, oh well lol, and EXACTLY...

A movie franchise like this is to young for a reboot, general public is gonna be bored of sh1t like this (reboots) pretty fast. : (
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 6:09 PM
Amen @ Geeeez-Us
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 6:14 PM
I'm getting so freakin tired of this new reboot trend. Batman was necessary, so was Hulk to establish the character in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe. Superman & probably Fantastic Four as well.
I really don't see the need to reboot every damn thing. People are gonna get tired quickly & it's gonna destroy our beloved CBM soon enough
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 12/1/2010, 6:18 PM
While she definitely didnt look the part, Dunst was alright in the first two movies. It's just a pity they made her such a whining bitch/damsel in distress. Hopefully, we wont have the same problem with Gwen in the reboot. :P

NinjaCarm: You want to go find all that stuff then? I hate to break it to you, but not every day has big casting news or trailers! And with Christmas coming up, news is only going to get slower...
Jeri
Jeri - 12/1/2010, 6:32 PM
Does anyone actually care what Dunst thinks?



I sure don't.
Ryden
Ryden - 12/1/2010, 6:34 PM
Although I wasn't a massive fan of Dunst's MJ, (especially in 3) I think it's hilarious how tonnes of people on here go "Yeah she's an ugly bitch" etc etc yet she's clearly a good looking girl. She's hardly ugly.
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 12/1/2010, 7:21 PM
wouldve loved to see vulture
patriautism
patriautism - 12/1/2010, 7:48 PM
"You can't ask me to make dinner, Lois. That's like asking me to choose between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kirsten Dunst in a "hot body, weird face" contest, it can't be done."
megabatfan
megabatfan - 12/1/2010, 7:50 PM
No way is Kirsten ugly IMO. Heck, I'd do her...I just don't think she's MJ quality. Never really had a problem with her in the role though...
InFamouslyCool
InFamouslyCool - 12/1/2010, 8:11 PM
LOL ...who?!
Niem8211
Niem8211 - 12/1/2010, 8:27 PM
And why do we care what she thinks? She must have forgotten to mention how TERRIBLE Spiderman 3 was and that is the reason they are rebooting the series... Um I think that didn’t cross her mind??
preacher
preacher - 12/1/2010, 10:33 PM
I for one think she has a SMOKIN HOT body! Especially during the raining scene in the first one. But...I'll go with the majority on this one...she wasn't really right for the part of MJ.
SKGannbit
SKGannbit - 12/1/2010, 11:12 PM
preacher@ she was smoking in that scene! i thought she looked pretty good in the first spiderman as a young mary jane but as the story and movies progressed she just kept getting a little more "meaty".
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 12/2/2010, 1:41 AM
IF THEY MESS UP THE SUIT IM GOING TO THROW A FIT
Elle1980s
Elle1980s - 12/2/2010, 5:20 AM
eeek @ Grif (your avatar picture)

The Gmork from Never Ending Story?!
that use to give me nightmares when i was little! thanks.


I never really liked Mary-Jane, she kinda annoyed me. But then again, I wasnt overly keen on Tobey Maguire either :-P. LoL

I still enjoyed the films up till '3', the whole film was just "silly" .

I'm looking forward to the new one :-) , but its still a shame that it's still under Sony and not under complete creative control of Marvel.
whiteboyfresh
whiteboyfresh - 12/2/2010, 6:22 AM
We need at least a decade between reboots. It'll probably be crap.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/2/2010, 7:49 AM
Elle1980s- LOL ME TOO!!! LMAO Man that wolf gave me the creeps LOL Especially the part where he calmly talks to Atreyu before lunging at him LOL ;)

Oh, and i also agree with your whole comment!
Elle1980s
Elle1980s - 12/2/2010, 8:08 AM
Shaman - Thank you :-)

Tell me about it! Never liked the part where it panned from the picture/painting of him . Use to hide behind the sofa when i was little.LoL

Sorry, it HAD to be on youtube didnt it! . still makes me shudder but cant help but watch..





Shaman
Shaman - 12/2/2010, 8:40 AM
Elle1980s- Oh YEAH! I had forgotten about that damn creepy painting that led to the actual Gmork LOL It really raised my hair on ends!!! And now that i'm alot older, i just HAD to buy the bluray of it to relive that experience the best way i could. Sadly, i felt that other than the Gmork and the huge turtle, the film didn't hold up that well. And not even my favorite scene of the arches were that good either this time around. Hell, i was even dissapointed in the resolution of the film, it felt like watching a movie on tv. Hey, did you notice that the midget in the top hat that rides the huge snail was the same dude that played every Oompa Loompa in Tim Burton's Chocolate Facotry? I totally laughed my ass off at that! I was expecting him to break out in a song and dance at any minute LMAO!!!
niknik
niknik - 12/2/2010, 9:07 AM
Like she said repeatedly: "it wasn't that long ago".

Still boggles my mind that they are being so stupid as to reboot a franchise that still has legs. FAIL!

Well maybe on the bright side, when this one hits the Turkey list and loses cash hand over fist they will consider either giving the franchise back to Marvel or actually going back to Raimi and cast and doing Spider-Man IV. All they really need is use Kraven and the Lizard as villains with a decent script.
PeterParker90
PeterParker90 - 12/2/2010, 11:53 AM
yeah the movies wont be the same without Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell and the rest of the cast. The Ultimate series is not that bad but I would rather have the original because it seemed that every character had their own sense of humor.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/2/2010, 12:18 PM
The one good thing about a reboot is... no Ted Raimi.
Elle1980s
Elle1980s - 12/2/2010, 4:39 PM
Shaman - really? no I didint know that :-) COOL!

I'll be honest, id completely forgotten about the movie "and that scenne,,," till i saw grif's avatar and thought "I've seen those teeth somewhere.." .:-D.

After going all nostalgic from watching that clip, I was gona buy the dvd.
But if your saying it hasnt aged well; I might think it over - HOW MANY THINGS do you remember being 'Awesome' when you were little, an then get dissapointed watching it as a grown up?!?!?.LOL.

@ magic8
Comic book films HAVE had their teething problems, an the few you quoted definitely felt more dumbed down an kinda #made to make money#.
:-) But if anything, at least now they seem to be taken a little more seriously and the ratio of GOOD films is starting to overtake the ratio of BAD.

I just never liked the fact that Tobey Maguire was a door mat when he wasnt Spiderman, and they seemed to carry that aspect on almost to and until Spiderman 3. . Until he started all that silly dancing and stuff'. :-P
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