'It Was Hyperrealistic': Cailee Spaeny on Entering the Terrifying World of Alex Garland's 'Civil War'

Before put on A dark bouffant For Sofia by Coppola 2023 movie Priscilla, about THE controversial relationship between Elvis And Priscilla Presley, Cailee Spaeny adapted up For A different kind of battle on THE together of Alex Garland Civil War. Featured In THE movie opposite Kirsten Dunst, THE 25 years Missouri native spent month to dodge flash whites And learning tactical maneuvers Since Marine Seals has bring has life Garland vision of A America torn by violent internal conflict.

"I was THE boring young A on together WHO, each time they pass around earplugs, went, 'Yeah, Yeah, thank You,' And just blocked them In My poached," said Spaeny. “Kirsten [Dunst] guard while going, 'Cailee, put THE fucking earplugs In.' And I am as, 'No, I to want has feel he!' It is A classic young actor TO DO her thing—to act as she is obtained has feel each moment - but For Me, TO DO movies East just such A interesting experience," She adds. "I research has dive In he as a lot as I could be able. »

Inspired by Garland education as THE son of A policy designer, THE movie opens as A coalition of States known as THE Western Forces salary A multi-front campaign against THE WE. government And It is fascist tendency president (Pseudo Offerman). With Washington expected has autumn has THE Western Forces In A matter of days, three veteran war correspondents, Lee (Dunst), Joel (Wagner Moura), And Sammie (Etienne McKinley Henderson), TO DO A plan has to drive Since New York has D.C., Or journalists are be shot on view, In THE hope of hanging A final interview with THE president. HAS TO DO he there, THE group - who Soon understand Spaeny Jessie, A disjointed, amateur photojournalist Lee checked in Since A suicide bombardment - a has evade THE without faith or law, torn by conflict towns And sadistic paramilitary groups that to have mowed up Since THE country descended In civil war.

But It is not THE perfidious road journey, neither even THE (largely out of context) battle For control of THE WE., that seems has be Garland chief concern here. Instead, Civil War concentrates carefully on THE knotty dynamic (Sometimes family, Sometimes obviously rival) between Jessie And Lee—a ambitious, maybe opportunistic newcomer And THE haunted professional who is seen he everything - and THE role of journalists In A Company on THE edge of collapse. "THE admiration And love For these journalists East THE heart of THE history," Spaeny said. (THE model turned formidable war corresponding Lee Miller was THE namesake For Dunst character.) "THE journalists are THE hero, but they are incredibly complicated In THE questions they to have has ask themselves." She refers to has their "like a drug addict quality" as they throw themselves Deeper And Deeper In A active war area, registration mutilated body And sniper dead ends along their itinerary. Are they led by duty, Or simply A need has be Or THE action East? "THE who passed of THE stick between Lee And Jessie And that soul connection they to have, THE moral ambiguity [of their assignment], And THE horrors [Related] always having has work through—there is A plot of things has take apart," She observe.