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Kirsten
Dunst talks about ''Spider-Man'' -- The teen star explains
superheroes and the downside of blind dates
by Tricia Johnson
Part babe,
part girl next door, 18 year old Kirsten Dunst has blossomed
from child actress (''Interview With a Vampire'') to bona
fide leading lass (''Bring It On,'' ''Virgin Suicides'').
This weekend she pops up as a love interest in the dating
comedy ''Get Over It,'' with Colin Hanks and Sisqó. EW.com
spoke with Dunst from the set of her next big thing, ''Spider-Man,''
about superheroes, singing in the shower, and the dangers
of dating.
Do you
have friends who are like, 'Oh my God, you're working
with Tobey Maguire [who plays Spider Man] -- he's so
cute!'
No, my friends don't care, ever. They care about people I don't
care about. See, my friends are weird. My one friend's in love
with Jack Nicholson. My other friend, if I was working with Taye
Diggs, she would die. Or Mekhi Phifer, she would die. So I have
friends who have different tastes. I think Tobey's a little too
safe for them.
What's
happening on the ''Spider-Man'' set?
I'm a stuntwoman now. I'm hanging off a balcony in Times Square,
supposedly waiting for Spider-Man to rescue me -- screaming in
my little dress.
You've
got red hair because you play Mary Jane, Spider-Man's
love interest.
The front of my hair is dyed, and then the rest of it's a wig.
I look like I have these big chunk red streaks in front. I like
it; it's kind of punk.
In ''Get
Over It,'' you sing. Wasn't that weird for you since
Sisqó and Vitamin C also sing?
No, not at all, because mine's in a completely different context
than theirs. Mine's coming out of the character, and theirs is
more like, 'They're great singers so let's have them sing something
at the end of the movie.'
Are
you comfortable singing in general?
No, not in front of people, and it's something that I'd like
to get over. But luckily I got to prerecord it, so I could lip
synch to it.
Do you
croon in the shower?
No, I'm not a shower singer, but I'm definitely a singer with
myself -- in cars, trailers, I'll sing. But not in front of people.
I listen to music all the time. It's the score to my life.
What
are you listening to now?
In my CD player right this second is Sade. I've also been listening
a lot to Coldplay, which I absolutely love. And I like David
Gray's new CD a lot, too.
So how's
your role similar or different from how you find dating
in real life?
Well, the thing in ''Get Over It'' is she's pining over this
guy who isn't giving her the time of day. There are sparks and
chemistry, but he's so concentrated on getting this girl back
who doesn't even give him the time of day. I can totally relate
to Kelly's situation -- you know, you like the guy and you're
not sure where you stand with him and every little thing he says
you overanalyze because you like him so much. 'Oh, he didn't
say hi to me,' you know what I mean? 'He didn't call me,' and
blah blah blah.
Are
you into dating?
Oh my God, I hate it so much. I never go on dates with people.
I have to be friends or know them a little bit before. If a guy
I didn't know asked me out, I'd be like, ''I have a boyfriend.''
I'm not good at that surface blah blah conversation, so I have
to be friends first or know a little bit about them or something
more has to flourish before I'm asked out on a date.
So,
no blind dates?
No. It either clicks right away with me or it doesn't. So if
it didn't, I would feel bad because I'd feel like, Oh God, I
hope I'm not stringing him along in this date. Or I'd feel weird
if it doesn't click and you don't have that eye connection to
begin with.... Dates, I hate the word date. I like hanging out,
going out.
Will
''Get Over It'' be the last of the high school movies
for you?
I think so, definitely, probably, yeah. I'm not saying I won't
play a teenager, but it'll probably be my last kind of teen oriented
movie.
Do you
know what you're doing after ''Spider-Man''?
No, I have no idea. I can't even think right now. This absorbs
me so much. The last thing you want to do on the weekend is read
a script.
I read
that you love to clean. What's up with that?
When I'm really, really tired or just stressed and thinking about
something, yeah, I'll just clean my room or something. But that
was more when I was younger. I've gotten smarter. Now I just
go to bed or take a bath.
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