{"id":2061534,"date":"2025-10-01T07:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2061534"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:37:17","slug":"kirsten-dunst-reveals-which-of-husband-jesse-plemons-movies-their-kids-wont-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kirsten-dunst-reveals-which-of-husband-jesse-plemons-movies-their-kids-wont-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsten Dunst Reveals Which of Husband Jesse Plemons\u2019 Movies Their Kids Won\u2019t Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kirsten-dunst\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kirsten Dunst;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Kirsten Dunst<\/strong><\/a> and husband <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jesse-plemons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jesse Plemons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jesse Plemons<\/a><\/strong> may be household names courtesy of their extensive Hollywood careers, but that doesn\u2019t mean their own children are huge fans of their varied movie roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI mean, they\u2019ve seen Jumanji and Spider-Man,\u201d Dunst, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the Roofman premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, September 29. \u201cEvery time I\u2019m like, \u2018Do you want to watch Like Mike?\u2019 they\u2019re like, \u2018No.\u2019 So\u2026 Small Soldiers, my kids like, too.\u201d (Plemons starred in 2002\u2019s Like Mike, a kids comedy about a boy who dreams of becoming a famous basketball player.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She then clarified, \u201cOne of my kids likes [it].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Civil War star shares Ennis Howard, born in May 2018, and James Robert, born in May 2021, with fellow actor Plemons. The pair got engaged in 2017 and expanded their family before eventually tying the knot in Jamaica in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/kirsten-dunst-kids-aren-t-174739534.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kirsten Dunst\u2019s Kids Aren\u2019t Allowed Electronics: \u2018Not Raising a Kid That Can\u2019t Have Conversations\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Kirsten Dunst\u2019s Kids Aren\u2019t Allowed Electronics: \u2018Not Raising a Kid That Can\u2019t Have Conversations\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dunst and Plemons recently starred alongside one another in the hit film Civil War \u2014 a last-minute cameo on behalf of her husband that had the pair working opposite each other in what can be described as an intense exchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt happened during rehearsal that the actor dropped out, and Jesse was there [in Atlanta, where the movie was filmed] with the kids,\u201d the actress told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seth Meyers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Seth Meyers<\/strong><\/a> during an April 10 appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. \u201cAnd I suggested him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added at the time of her husband\u2019s unruly character, \u201cNobody wants to play this role. It\u2019s very intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"GettyImages-2074191325 kirsten dunst on husband movie her kids dont watch\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QXZHf9OcNqKFb72ZBSgW1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0Njc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us_magazine_896\/0eab89bc1c8f7b32effb256aa6e53835\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">John Shearer\/WireImage<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI will say, it helps that I feel like we\u2019ve seen Jesse over the years, both play good guys and bad guys, and we know him to be a good guy,\u201d Meyers responded at the time. \u201cYou\u2019re right, if it was some actor I\u2019d never seen before, I would be, like, repulsed every time I saw him ever since. So I feel like Jesse took one for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe really did,\u201d Dunst agreed. \u201cHe\u2019s a brilliant actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dunst\u2019s kids are likely to be unfamiliar with her latest film, Roofman, as well. Starring <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/channing-tatum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Channing Tatum;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Channing Tatum<\/a><\/strong> as escaped convict and professional thief <strong>Jeffrey Manchester<\/strong>, the film follows Tatum\u2019s character after he finds solace inside a Toys \u201cR\u201d Us, managing to evade arthritis for months before he falls in love with Dunst\u2019s character, <strong>Leigh Wainscott<\/strong>, a divorced mom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked what drew her to the role, Dunst made it clear that it had less to do with the story itself and more to do with who was involved in telling it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo be honest, working with <strong>Derek Cainfrance<\/strong>,\u201d Dunst told Us of the chance to create alongside the film\u2019s director. \u201cI love his movies, and I love acting in his films and I wanted to be a part of that process. So he could have asked me to do anything, and I would have worked with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/kirsten-dunst-very-tense-emotional-155807252.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kirsten Dunst Has a \u2018Very Tense and Emotional\u2019 Scene in \u2018Civil War\u2019 With Husband Jesse Plemons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Kirsten Dunst Has a \u2018Very Tense and Emotional\u2019 Scene in \u2018Civil War\u2019 With Husband Jesse Plemons<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Based on a true story, Dunst also had a chance to meet the real-life Leigh Wainscott in preparation for the role \u2014 an experience she said helped her better portray her in the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe has a lot of grace,\u201d Dunst said. \u201cAnd she\u2019s so, you know, forgiving of what happened and still talks to Jeff. And she was just very giving of her presence\u00a0\u2014 her natural presence. So that\u2019s something that I could take with me in portraying Leigh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dust also dished on what it was like to work alongside Channing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe\u2019s lovely,\u201d she gushed of her costar. \u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful guy, and also just a very present actor and really kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Roofman hits theaters nationwide on October 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirsten Dunst and husband Jesse Plemons may be household names courtesy of their extensive Hollywood careers, but that doesn\u2019t mean their own children are huge fans of their varied movie roles. \u201cI mean, they\u2019ve seen Jumanji and Spider-Man,\u201d Dunst, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the Roofman premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, September [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2061535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[350537,350306,22499],"class_list":["post-2061534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-jesse-plemons","tag-kirsten-dunst","tag-seth-meyers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kirsten-Dunst-Reveals-Which-of-Husband-Jesse-Plemons-Movies-Their.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061536,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061534\/revisions\/2061536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}