Sigourney Weaver had a 'cute' crush on costar Mads Mikkelsen, “Dust Bunny” director Bryan Fuller says
Sigourney Weaver had a 'cute' crush on costar Mads Mikkelsen, “Dust Bunny” director Bryan Fuller says
Raechal ShewfeltWed, January 28, 2026 at 6:44 AM UTC
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Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver star in 'Dust Bunny'
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Sigourney Weaver and Mads Mikkelsen, her leading man in horror movie Dust Bunny, were mutual fans of each another.
"Sigourney was very starstruck with Mads," director Bryan Fuller said Tuesday on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast. "She was so enamored with Mads, and every time we would do a rehearsal, when Mads got up to go to wardrobe, she would fan herself very ladylike and say, 'I am very enamored with our leading man.' It was so cute."
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He then clarified that Weaver didn't say that in front of the actor.
"Mads would leave," Fuller explained. "And then she would say, 'I am very enamored with our leading man,' and fan herself. And then, if she left, Mads would express similar enthusiasm and appreciation of Sigourney, but less ladylike."
'Dust Bunny' stars Mads Mikkelsen
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Fuller said he hadn't told the Danish star what Weaver said until after they had finished the movie, which premiered in December.
Mikkelsen, who appeared on the podcast via video call, then joked that the director had "wanted her for himself."
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Weaver is Hollywood royalty, of course, having starred in blockbuster movies such as Ghostbusters, Alien, and Avatar over her 50-year career. She's been nominated for acting Oscars three times, for Aliens, Working Girl, and Gorillas in the Mist.
Mikkelsen's professional acting credits date back to the '90s. The actor starred in Fuller-created TV series Hannibal, based on author Thomas Harris' infamous cannibal, as well as movies such as Doctor Strange, Casino Royale, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Another Round, for which he was nominated for a 2021 BAFTA, the British equivalent of an Academy Award.
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed. The movie costars Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim, and David Dastmalchian.
The film was inspired by movies Fuller watched growing up, such as Poltergeist, The Goonies, and Gremlins, the director told UPI earlier this month.
"Those movies always had such a fun alchemy of tones. Fantasy was always part of the recipe," he said. "This movie has deep ties to E.T. and what specific friendships are like, and it has deep ties to movies like Labyrinth that have fantastical monsters and, once again, young people who are at the center of the story trying to find their own paths, declaring their heroism."
Dust Bunny is now available for rent and purchase on streaming platforms.
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