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Kirsten Dunst on Why She Dispels Hollywood Beauty Standards: 'I'd Rather Get Old and Do Good Roles'

In a new interview with British GQ, Kirsten Dunst opens about aging, her experience with Hollywood's beauty standards and how Sofia Coppola empowered her confidence on the set of 'The Virgin Suicides'

She also shattered any expectations placed on her image when she attended the Spider-Man London premiere dressed in a “goth” black Rodarte gown and dark lip, which apparently wasn’t favorable in the eyes of Sony, the behemoth studio that financed the film. "Probably because they wanted me to look like a sexy young woman who would appeal to a broader range of whoever gets seats in the theater," guessed Dunst, who added that she was “never that girl." In the two years that followed her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in 2021's The Power of the Dog, Dunst recalled only being offered roles for “the sad mom” — until Civil War came along.

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