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Kirsten Dunst gave up acting for over two years after 2021's Power of the Dog because all she was offered was 'sad mom roles'


Kirsten Dunst is returning to the big screen for the first time in nearly three years with A24's Civil War, revealing there was a reason behind it.

The 41-year-old hasn't acted since 2021's Best Picture nominee The Power of the Dog, revealing in a Marie Claire interview it was because she was only offered 'sad mom roles' after that film. The 41-year-old hasn't acted since 2021's Best Picture nominee The Power of the Dog , revealing in a Marie Claire interview it was because she was only offered 'sad mom roles' after that film 'I remember coming home and eating lunch and I felt really empty,' with Garland adding Dunst, 'let herself live inside the film, and feel the reality of the moments.'

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