Gabrielle Union says her kids don’t care about her most famous film

Gabrielle Union is grateful for her role as Isis in the 2000s hit film “Bring It On,” but her children, Kaavia, Zaire, Zaya and Xavier, are completely unimpressed. In a new interview alongside her on-screen rival Kirsten Dunst, the acclaimed actress, also known for her roles in “Think Like A Man” and “Being Mary Jane,” opened up about filming the cheerleading film that has since become a cult classic. She also joked about why she thinks her kids might not care about the movie that made her a star.

Talk with PEOPLEUnion, 53, admitted she doesn’t think her kids have actually seen “Bring It On” in its entirety. “Our older kids, I don’t know if it’s just the kids and their parents. They don’t care,” she said. “I don’t think I can say it strongly enough – absolutely, absolutely, don’t worry about it.”

“Bring It On” premiered in the United States in August 2000, grow bigger $90.5 million against a budget of $11 million. In addition to Union and Dunst, the film starred Eliza Dushku and Jesse Bradford. The film follows cheerleader Torrance Shipman (Dunst), whose world is turned upside down when she learns that her team’s cheer routines have been stolen from their cross-town rivals, the East Compton Clovers.

While the film may not have won any Oscars, it attracted a massive audience, and its success and support spawned several sequels, including 2004’s “Bring It On Again” and 2006’s “Bring It On: All or Nothing.” The most recent film, “Bring It On: Cheer or Die,” was released in 2022.

Elsewhere during her interview, Union admitted that being part of the “Bring It On” community meant “everything” to her. “Being a part of something that people care about, especially something they feel positively about, is huge and it’s very humbling. And you feel incredibly grateful that different generations appreciate something that you’ve done,” she said. Union also noted how thrilled she was when she saw people of all ages embrace the magic of “Bring It On,” calling it “a pretty rewarding but humbling feeling.”

In the interview, Union and Dunst also reflected on what it was like to see their film reach heights they didn’t expect, with Union saying the film “quickly became its own thing.” She noted that she first noticed the film’s impact when she was in San Francisco a year after its release and saw a group of people dressed as the film’s characters at a parade.

Dunst, for his part, saw the film’s impact almost immediately. “I remember a small group of us went to CityWalk opening weekend and they let us sneak in to just watch the theaters,” she said. “And all the theaters were full! I didn’t know it would be such a success, but there has never been a cheerleading movie, and I think it was just ahead of its time.”

And while Dunst can appreciate the love fans still have for the film to this day, they probably won’t see the “Power of the Dog” actress in a revival of any kind. “No. I’m like, leave the good things where they are,” Dunst said. Weekly Entertainment in September 2025. “I don’t need to put on a cheerleading outfit. I don’t even know what I would do, coach or something? Let’s leave things as is.”

His new position differs greatly from his position in a Interview 2019 with Kelly Clarkson, during which she praised Union after learning they were starring in a Rodarte campaign together. “I had no idea Gabrielle was in it too and then it became this whole ‘Bring It On’ thing. I was like, look, if they wanted to make another movie, I’d make another movie. It would be so much fun!”