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TV HITS MAGAZINE July 2002 Issue #167

TV HITS EXCLUSIVE Dynamic Duo Part 3

Last month in TV HITS you read the first part of our exclusive interview with Spider-Man's dynamic duo - Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Now, the wait is finally over! Read on to find out what else Tobey and Kirsten had to say...

Do you relate to your Spider-Man characters - Peter and Mary Jane?
Tobey: Certainly, I do. I relate to the every-man struggles of dealing with financial difficulties and not knowing how to social. I don't necessarily have those same problems now, but when I was his age I definitely did. As well as his struggle to find his way and what made him make his choices, whether they are his selfish choices or his doing it for the greater good.
Kirsten [Laughs] OK, did I relate to Mary Jane? Not really, because she has the difficult and abusive family life. Her parents are always fighting. The only way I relate to Mary Jane is that she's an aspiring actress.
Tobey: I actually relate to Mary Jane and her value system. She seems to be the kind of person who has a good centre, she just gets a little caught up with the popular kids, the cool guys and fancy cars and...
Kirsten: I think Tobey should answer that question from now on!
Tobey: And her journey to discovers what's important in life. So, it's that stuff I relate to.
Kirsten: That sounded very eloquent Tobias. I just into [interview] OK? I'm still in my zone from lunch!

Were there any funny embarrassing moments on the set?
Kirsten: There was a scene that was really funny to film. It was when we had to do this kissing scene upside own and Tobey couldn't really breathe. Tobey was upside down, he had water going up his nose and we had to be making out! It was supposed to be sexy but really he was like [Kirsten clutches her throat and makes gasping noises] just trying to breathe!
Tobey: I was upside down, it was five o'clock in the morning and the rain was pouring down on me. It was freezing cold and my mask was pushed up against my nose so I couldn't breathe. Kirsten would lift the mask up so I could breathe but then we'd kiss, so I'd have to pull away from her and be like [gasps for air] and try to hold my breath. It was really funny!

What other scenes were tricky to film?
Tobey: Kirsten went through more discomfort then I did!
Kirsten: I was always in peril. He got to save me, but I was always hanging there. I'd be like, OK, send Kirsten across, and I'd be sent swinging and screaming. And, when they drop you from a really high point and you're falling it gives you a rush and it's not hard to let out a scream!

Are you excited about the Spider-Man sequel?
Tobey: I'm definitely excited. As long as we have a good script, I'm ready to go.

What has the reaction from your Aussie fans been like?
Tobey: Actually when people come up to me here, they've been friendly and it hasn't really ticked me off too much. It's good.
Kirsten: Everybody has been really cool. There was even a little girl who walked my friend and I around Bondi markets. She found us and was like, 'What are you girls looking for? My dad's stand is over there." She was walking us around, she was really cute.

Would you like to come back to Australia?
Tobey: Absolutely.
Kirsten: I'd love to make a movie here!