Kirsten Dunst is not shutting the door on the opportunity of returning to the cheerleading world of Carry It On.
The acclaimed actress walked the appropriately ominous black carpet at a particular screening of her horrifying new drama Civil Conflict in Los Angeles on Tuesday — however touched on the opportunity of starring or collaborating in some probably lighter fare some day sooner or later.
Dunst spoke with ET’s Kevin Frazier, and the Oscar-nominated star addressed whether or not or not she’d be excited by collaborating in a sequel or reboot of her beloved 2000 teen comedy Carry It On.
“I mean, it depends,” Dunst admitted. “Everyone’s bringing back their stuff, right?”
Saying she appreciates the curiosity followers have in “a little throwback” enjoyable, Dunst mentioned she would think about it, beneath one essential situation: “As long as it’s not embarrassing.”
Launched in 2000, Carry It On co-starred Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford and Clare Kramer, and was helmed by director Peyton Reed. The movie went on to change into a cult traditional, and truly spawned six direct-to-video sequels that did not embody any members of the unique primary solid.
Union has lengthy talked about desirous to develop a sequel movie, and Reed spoke with ET in February 2023, the place he mentioned, “It could happen.”
“We’d always been thinking about it,” the director shared, explaining that thought was, “What if there’s a legacy sequel that features the whole original cast? Obviously, 20 some years later, we would come at that movie from a totally different direction. And Gabrielle has not only ideas, but great ideas. So, that is something that I hope we can continue to discuss.”
In the meantime, on Tuesday, Dunst walked the purple carpet with husband Jesse Plemons — who additionally seems within the controversial new drama — and the actress famous that it was really his birthday, and he or she felt dangerous that he was “stuck at a premiere.”
Though the couple — who tied the knot in 2022 — deliberate to take advantage of the night time anyway.
“We’re just going to eat dinner while everyone else watches the movie,” Dunst mentioned. “And all of our friends are here, so we’re basically taking over the party.”
As for Dunst’s politically charged new thriller, Civil Conflict, the movie takes place within the close to future and is about amid the chaos and battle of a second American Civil Conflict, after California and Texas seceded to type the “Western Forces” in an try to overthrow the established U.S. authorities.
Dunst performs Lee, a photojournalist who’s traversing the embattled nation whereas documenting the horrors of battle as neighbors flip towards neighbors and the nation is torn asunder.
Civil Conflict hits theaters on April 12.
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