Kirsten Dunst Says Filming Iconic Spider-Man Kiss Was “Miserable”
Actress Kirsten Dunst has commented on the iconic kiss that she and Tobey Maguire shared for 2002’s Spider-Man, saying filming it was “kind of miserable.”
Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show (via Variety), Dunst said the conditions were far from ideal when the kiss was filmed. “It was pouring with rain, freezing, Tobey couldn’t breathe so it was almost like I was resuscitating him,” she said.
In the scene, Maguire is suspended upside-down as Spider-Man, with Dunst’s Mary Jane pulling his mask down to kiss him on the lips. It’s an emotional, memorable scene, but clearly it wasn’t very fun to film for Dunst.