Kirsten Dunst has described her iconic kissing scene with Tobey Maguire ‘miserable’ as she reflected on filming Spiderman.
The actress, 41, who portrayed Mary Jane Watson in the 2002 sci-fi film, said that her co-star Tobey, 48, ‘couldn’t breath’ during the scene as he was hung upside down.
She admitted the famous kiss was more like she was ‘resuscitating’ Spiderman as they filmed it in the pouring rain.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, she said: ‘I remember Sam Raimi (director) giving me a book of famous kisses to be inspired but also he really wanted to make it special even though it was kind of miserable actually doing it.’
The America star jokingly added: ‘It was pouring with rain, freezing, Tobey couldn’t breathe so it was almost like I was resuscitating him.’
Kirsten Dunst has described her iconic kissing scene with Tobey Maguire ‘miserable’ as she reflected on filming Spiderman on Thursday
The actress, 41, who portrayed Mary Jane Watson in the 2002 sci-fi film, said that her co-star Tobey, 48, ‘couldn’t breath’ during the scene as he was hung upside down
The Bring It On star also went on to talk about her new film Civil War which was released in cinemas earlier this month.
Civil War is centred on a team of journalists who travel across America while documenting a conflict between a dystopian government and various militia forces.
She said: ‘You are really dropped in the centre of a civil war in America. It’s kind of a road trip through the backwoods of America from New York City to photograph and interview the president – he’s a fascist president, it’s his third term.’
The upcoming action film does not exceed three hours in runtime.
Several reports regarding the length of the feature’s length have been shared in the recent past, although A24 confirmed in December last year to Variety that the movie would last for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
The feature, which went into production in 2022, stars performers such as Wagner Moura and Jesse Plemons, who is Kirsten’s husband.
Speaking of starring alongside her husband, Kirsten continued: ‘Another actor was cast that couldn’t end up doing it because of scheduling.
‘Even in reading the script, that scene was chilling and the way he plays it…what happens in that scene really sets the film off to the trajectory and really ignites the film. He’s very casual about it which makes it even more chilling.’
She admitted the famous kiss was more like she was ‘resuscitating’ Spiderman as they filmed in the pouring rain
Speaking on the Jonathan Ross show, she said: ‘It was kind of miserable actually doing it. It was pouring with rain, freezing, Tobey couldn’t breathe so it was almost like I was resuscitating him’
Kirsten also went on to talk about her new film Civil War which was released in cinemas earlier this month
Kirsten stars alongside her Breaking Bad star husband Jesse Plemons in their new film Civil War (pictured 2022)
The couple tied the knot in 2022 in a lavish ceremony at the GoldenEye resort in Ocho Rios, in Jamaica after a six-year romance.
The pair went on to welcome two children sons, Ennis, five, and James, two.
Reflecting on meeting her husband, Kirsten added: ‘We did Fargo Season 2 together and then that’s when we became creative soulmates in a way and fell very much in love creatively and then we got together a year later.
‘I love working with him. He’s my favourite actor.’
The Jonathan Ross Show airs Saturday at 9:35pm on ITV1 and ITVX.