It’s notable, in the wake of these comments, that Kirsten Dunst strayed away from superhero flicks and started working with acclaimed independent directors after her work in the original “Spider-Man” movies. Why? It just felt right to her as an artist at the time. “That’s great for some people,” Dunst said in regards to actors latching on to blockbuster franchises. “It’s not the artist that I want to be.”

Dunst started making bold moves while Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy was nearing the finish line, signing on to films like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and leading Sofia Coppola’s daring 2005 biopic “Marie Antoinette” before the third “Spider-Man” film released in 2007. A few years after finishing up her run as Mary Jane Watson, she took a huge artistic risk and teamed up with the divisive director Las von Trier, leading his film “Melancholia.”

“I didn’t go do a bunch of romantic comedies,” Dunst explained. “It was just growing up, and migrating to things that spoke to me.” Pressed again by Michelle Ruiz, Dunst clarified, “I always just navigated with my heart.”

These days, it seems as if Dunst is a bit more pragmatic regarding her roles. Certainly, she’s still “navigating with her heart.” Still, when asked if she would return to the superhero genre, the Oscar nominee was unequivocal: “Yes, because you get paid a lot of money, and I have two children, and I support my mother.”