Spider-Man 3

Kid Reporter talks to stars on the "black" carpet

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Kid Reporter Samantha Group interviews Kirsten Dunst, who plays Mary Jane in Spider-Man 3. (Photo: Jen Boggs)

May 4, 2007

This was not your usual movie premiere. The stars of the hit movie Spider-Man 3 walked the black carpet in Queens, the hometown of Peter Parker. Since the premiere was in Queens, I had to take the subway from Manhattan to get to the theater. The trip wasn’t long, but my excitement was building.

It was the first time a Hollywood movie premiered in the borough, and the neighborhood gave the cast a warm welcome. The crowd was huge and full of excitement. There were two groups of people, the fans (the largest group) that turned up to watch, and the press reporting from the red carpet.

I squeezed my way to my spot with the rest of the press. Everyone was pushing each other for a little bit of space. All the reporters were trying to get as close as they could to the red carpet, which was actually black, as it was part of the theme of the new movie.

Being a kid, I was shorter than the rest of the group. But I stood on my toes because I wanted to talk to as many celebrities as possible. I quickly learned that the way that is done is to hoot and holler their names until they look at you and they realize, “Hey! This is a kid! I’m going to give her my time.”

Tobey Maguire arrives at the premiere of Spiderman 3 in Queens, Peter Parker's hometown. (Photo: Jen Boggs)

I was actually surprised that I got almost all the major stars at the black carpet. The people I got to talk to included Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church, Topher Grace, and Rosemary Harris.

I made sure to do my research beforehand, so I felt confident when it was time to talk to everyone. I asked Kirsten Dunst, who plays Mary Jane, what it's like to play Peter Parker's girlfriend.

"Well, it's fun for me," she said, "because I got to do three movies with the same people, so it's like working with your friends.

I knew that Kirsten had to scream a lot in the first two films, so I asked how much screaming she had to do this time around.

"You know what?" she said. "They used some of my old screams for the new movie, so I didn't have to scream so much!"

I also got to talk with the film's director, Sam Raimi. He talked a bit about what it was like to work on such a big project.

"The workload is tremendous, but on these pictures, the Spider-Man films, I'm able to surround myself with the best professionals in the business," Raimi said. "That's really who makes these films. It's a whole team."

The most exciting moment of the night was when I was able to interview Tobey Maguire. I wanted to know what Tobey would like to happen in Spider-Man 4 (if they make another movie).

"I'm not sure," he said. "I'm just excited for this movie, to get it out there and for people to see it.

Samantha Group is a member of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps.

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