Inside the most unnerving scene in 'Civil War': 'It was a stunning bit of good luck'

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Inside the most unnerving scene in 'Civil War': 'It was a stunning bit of good luck'
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With a deeply disturbing turn by Jesse Plemons, one scene in 'Civil War' encapsulates the film's combustible political balancing act. It almost didn't happen.

Warning: The following contains spoilers for 'Civil War.' America has been shattered in “Civil War.” An armed alliance between Texas and California known as the Western Forces is on the verge of recapturing a besieged capital. A team of journalists heads from New York City to Washington, D.C., in hopes of landing one last interview with the president, an illegal third-termer gone rogue.

“Once we got to that scene, it was very scary for me,” says Spaeny, explaining that the first part of the scene focused on Dunst, Moura and Henderson planning a rescue from afar while she and Plemons were away from everyone else. ”So I was down there with Jesse for about a half a day with him, completely in character, drilling me, improvising that whole scene. “And so by the time we got to the end of that scene, I think we were all really out of it.

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