Warning: This article contains spoilers forCivil War.
Dream, baby, dream.Civil Warends with a march on Washington, but this is no peaceful protest.
The ending sequence was really fun because I composed the shots.
Cailee Spaeny in ‘Civil War’.Murray Close/A24
I chose what shots I wanted to take, Spaeny tellsEntertainment Weekly.
So I then got to do a really fun round with our amazing camera operator, Dave.
We went around and grabbed those actual shots that I had chosen.
Kirsten Dunst in ‘Civil War’.Courtesy of A24
Spaeny prepared similarly for her role, and got to deploy that experience for the films finale.
But at the same time, that’s all she wants to do.
Without speaking a word, Jessie gets the photo of her friend and mentor dying.
Cailee Spaeny and Kirsten Dunst in ‘Civil War’.Courtesy of A24
We choreographed how it would go down, but I like that it wasn’t dramatic.
It was literally just what you do, Dunst says.
Lee saved Jessie’s life.
It was her maternal instinct.
This girl had gotten to her heart, and she did what she had to do in that moment.
Youre watching a transition right before your eyes.
I think that is the moment that Lee is passing that torch on.
Jessie’s now crossed over into the same zone as her hero.
For better or for worse, this is her life now."
We didn’t know what it was going to be until it happened.
Civil Waris in theaters now.
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