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Kirsten Dunst Confronts ‘Civil War’ Hysteria, Hollywood Pay Gaps and the Media Dividing America: ‘Everything Is Broken’

In "Civil War," Kirsten Dunst plays a photojournalist muscling her way through a smoldering Washington D.C.

We’re having lunch in Toluca Lake, where Dunst is sipping a bottle of apple juice she’s been carrying in her purse (“Moms always need to keep it on hand,” she whispers conspiratorially) and gearing up for what may be her most controversial movie since, at 11, she upstaged Tom Cruise and kissed Brad Pitt in “Interview With the Vampire.” “Civil War” is going to be debated, all right — on cable news, in op-eds and across social media. That close call reminds Dunst of the thin line separating her from the child stars depicted in the recent Max docuseries “Quiet on Set,” which examines the abuse suffered by young Nickelodeon actors in the ’90s and early aughts. “Civil War” was shot in Atlanta, with the final act unfolding in and around the replica White House at Tyler Perry’s studio — the same place Madea once held a satirical press conference to announce she was Trump’s new communications director.

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