‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’ marks the actress' latest unorthodox role in her eclectic filmography.
Read on to see what Kirsten Dunst told EW about her crazy new series and her offbeat career.
Kirsten Dunstconnects while driving through the worst pocket of cell reception in California.
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She shares your prayer that we get through this.
We are, together, she coos reassuringly.
Minutes later, she cuts out.
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Behold the continued queen of the unexpected.
I feel like I do it for myself.
Its about a mother trying to make it work!
I get to put things that are ugly in front of myself into my roles.
I can express my rage through Krystal.
It ends up almost being therapeutic in a way.
I read other shows before that I couldve done, but this was just so different, she adds.
I dont have to be crying about some man or what the man did to me.
This is Krystals show and its not about that, which most female roles kind of still are….
This is the age range where its easier to find good material in television.
Thats where the best work is for me and what Im interested in doing.
Krystal marks the latest benchmark in Dunsts mission to resist the Hollywood-blonde stereotypes.
Like, she references, her string of studio rom-coms in the late aughts.
Post-Spider-Manit was like, I could definitely go down this romantic comedy route.
It wasnt for me.
I hated that kind of acting.
It was so hard for me to do.
Thank God Sofia Coppola would sweep me away to do aMarie-Antoinettein between.
So, whats next?
I never owned [the rights], so it went away for me.
It went to other hands.
That ship sunk, too, she confirms.
This is the first year Ive been a mom.
Maybe when Im older Ill want to again.
Right now, I have zero interest in committing myself to that.
(Cornerstone Films did not immediately respond to EWs request for clarification onThe Bell Jars status).
In other words, Dunsts plan isnt entirely clear and it never has been.
Whether weird or wonderful, all we know is were going to get through it together.
