Kirsten Dunst talks about being criticized by an actress for starring in ‘Bring It On’

“I remember another actress who said something like, 'Well, I'm not like a dumb cheerleader movie [star]' or something. And her saying that made me feel so terrible about myself.” – Kirsten Dunst to @THR's Awards Chatter

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— Kirsten Dunst Updates (@DunstUpdates) February 9, 2022

• In a new interview (recorded before Oscar nominations were announced) Dunst reflects on her 30+ year career in show business which spans from her childhood modeling days to her current awards run for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog.

• The conversation turned to the first film Dunst led, 2000s Bring It On. Dunst says that she was excited during a trip to the theater at Universal City Walk when she realized people were buying tickets, but that her brother was the one who predicted the film would be a huge hit.

• Dunst remembers a run-in with an unnamed actress around the time the movie premiered who told her, “Well, I’m not in a dumb cheerleader movie.” She says that it made her feel terrible, and for a time was embarrassed when people referenced the film.

• Dunst defends her choice of teen films by saying that she chose to audition for roles in movies she wanted to see on the big screen.

• Bring It On was released in the summer of 2000 and made $17.3 million opening weekend. By the end of its run the film would gross $60 million at the domestic box office and $90 million worldwide. Though it received middling reviews at the time it’s become a key entry in the Teen Movie Canon and launched a series of (mostly bad) sequels and even a Broadway musical that featured music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (yes, seriously).

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