Filming some of the big action sequences “shook me to my core,” the star says.

“I remember hearing them practice an explosion.

She recalled, “I remember coming home and eating lunch and I felt really empty.”

Kirsten Dunst in Civil War

Kirsten Dunst.A24

“There’s definitely less good roles for women my age,” she said.

Dunst also stars oppositeCailee Spaeny,Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and husbandJesse Plemonsin the film.

“I love working with him,” Dunst said.

“What’s nice is that we trust each other so much.

“Plemons also previously told EWthat he and Dunst “lean on each other for most decisions.”

“I respect her opinion so much.

I’m always curious to know what she thinks.”

Civil Waris in theaters April 12.

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