Months after her stint at Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah, Kirsten Dunst is speaking to the public about why she checked in to the facility — and it wasn't for drug or alcohol addiction, she says. Instead, Dunst tells E!, she was suffering from depression and sought out help at the Lodge."I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself," she said. She added, "I was fortunate to have the resources to do it."In February, Dunst checked in to the center, not long after Lindsay Lohan and Eva Mendes had stints there. Her decision to open up now about the reason behind her treatment, she says, stems from her hope to quell rumors and highlight the serious nature of depression. "Depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about," she said.Dunst's post-facto frankness is one way to approach the rumor mill, but how should celebs handle it, especially when they're facing serious personal problems? — Anna DimondUse our Online Video ...
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Kirsten Dunst has checked into rehab, a source tells People. Dunst has sought out the high-end Cirque Lodge in Utah, the same place where Lindsay Lohan received treatment, and where Eva Mendes is also currently being treated. The Spider-Man star has lately been spotted frequently on the party scene. After one of her recent nights out, however, she missed her own Glamour party, saying that she "wasn't feeling well." While some accounts describe the actress as a "carefree party girl," clearly she made a decision she felt was necessary.What's your take? Why are so many young stars so vulnerable to these issues? Do Hollywood pressures play a role? — Anna DimondRelated:• Mendes' Rep Responds to Rehab Talk
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Per Variety, Marvel has set a June 27, 2008, release date for its new Hulk, which is not being fancied as a sequel to Ang Lee's tepidly received feature. Among summer '08's other biggies: Marvel's own Iron Man (May 2); the Batman Begins follow-up, The Dark Knight; the new Narnia film; and possibly Hellboy 2 and Indiana Jones 4.... DreamWorks is putting a new polish on the script for Dinner with Shmucks, a French remake to star the now Borat-hot Sacha Baron Cohen.... Per the Reporter, Morgan Freeman is in final talks to star opposite James McAvoy in the sci-fi actioner Wanted.... Kirsten Dunst will star in and produce A Jealous Ghost, a supernatural thriller inspired by the A.N. Wilson novel.
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Just how dark and tangled a web will MJ's superhero beau weave in Spider-Man 3, due out in May 2007? "You can see on the poster that it's literally black!" Kirsten Dunst told TVGuide.com at a press gathering for Marie Antoinette (in theaters Friday). Not only does the franchise's third entry — which features the introduction of Venom, Spidey's black-goo-based polar opposite — promise to be the grittiest, it might even bring Peter Parker's blockbuster big-screen adventure to a close. "We're not sure [if this is the final entry]," Dunst said. "Might be, might not be. But it's always been something I can [do] when it's coming up, so it's weird that it maybe won't be part of my life anymore."
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The lines were longer than ever at this year's Comic-Con International, the annual celebration of all things geeky. Just ask the thousands of Battlestar Galactica fans who waited en masse outside of Ballroom 20 to see their favorite Cylons and colonials in the flesh. Meanwhile, the queue for New Line's special Snakes on a Plane presentation snaked (ha ha ha) out the door and down the side of the massive convention center. There are only two possible explanations for the sheer number of people who invaded San Diego for that weekend: 1) Nerds have learned how to clone themselves or 2) Geek culture is now mainstream culture. Either way, Comic-Con '06 was one for the ages. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the four-day extravaganza.
Best Teaser Trailer (Mo
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