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Mary Attends Winter TCA Panel; New ‘Fargo’ Details Revealed

 

The Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Panel is in full swing and FX had several panels going on today, including one for the third season of Fargo. Below are several highlights of what we’ve learned so far about the upcoming season and be sure to head to the gallery to see the photos:

  • The new 10-episode season jumps ahead to the technology-friendly 2010 (four years after season 1), and presents the latest Midwestern “true crime” story, whose details are yet unclear. Filming began Friday in Calgary, where temperatures hovered in the negative double digits last week.
  • Mary will play Nikki Swango, a parolee who’s “smart and street savvy, with the capacity for conniving” and a dark side,” she says. “But she has a heart.” Her character is also dating Ray Stussy (a dual role by Ewan McGregor where he plays twins).
  • Exec producer Warren Littlefield says this season is keeping it to about 11 main and recurring characters. “The important thing about Year Three is intimacy,” Littlefield said. “It’s a smaller cast. Year Two was a large war, so in Year Three we live within these characters.”
  • Other tidbits (via various twitter users during today’s panel):

    Mary Elizabeth Winstead says the cast is told to play their characters as if they could become the hero or villain at any moment. She also said that she’s drawn to things that are “funny, sad, and scary.”

    Winstead also said the movie “Fargo” is one of her favorite films. When she got the call, she immediately said yes even though at first, she was initially nervous when she heard they were making a series about it.

    Her character’s intelligence and cunning are what make her the “cat” and/or “clarinet” of “Fargo”.

    Lastly, the show will premiere some time in April, but no date has been set as of yet.

     

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    Sky High Soundtrack to be Released

    Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the original score for Walt Disney Pictures’ film Sky High, released back in 2005. The film starred Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Steven Strait and Lynda Carter about a superhero high school. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Lost). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples. Sky High is now available on VODDVD and Blu-ray.

    The tracklisting is as follows:

    01. Sky High Opening (4:48)
    02. Trouble Downtown (0:46)
    03. Next Stop… Sky High (1:35)
    04. Round-Up (0:36)
    05. Welcome To Sky High (1:11)
    06. Power Placement (Brandon Christy/Michael Giacchino) (2:31)
    07. Still Looking/Stare Down (0:28)
    08. Lollipopless/The Secret Sanctum (3:55)
    09. Medulla All Blown-Uppa/I’m A Sidekick (1:41)
    10. Vat’s An Idea!/Respect The Hat (1:14)
    11. Cafeteria Brawl/Proud Papa (3:34)
    12. Movin’ On Up (0:34)
    13. A Friendly Wave (0:33)
    14. Sidekicked Out (0:52)
    15. Save The Citizen (Michael Giacchino/Kevin Riepl/Chris Tilton)
    And Private Tutor (4:04)
    16. Kiss Of Death (0:56)
    17. Homecoming News/Makeout Sanctum (1:28)
    18. Keeping Promises (0:42)

    19. She’s Totally Into You (0:37)
    20. Gotta Get To Sky High (1:23)
    21. Pacified (3:41)
    22. Fighting Back (1:24)
    23. Royal Pain Is Monologuing (4:38)
    24. That Could’ve Been Messy (3:03)
    25. You Saved Sky High (1:14)
    26. Sky High End Credits (2:02)
    Total Time: 49:50

    The Extras (Additional Cues)
    27. Bus Away (0:10)
    28. Power Placement – Coda (Brandon Christy/Michael Giacchino)* (0:08)
    29. Starting With You (0:10)
    30. A Friendly Wave (Alternate Take)* (0:32)
    Extras Time: 1:04

    *Not Featured in Film

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    Fargo Season 3 Cast to Attend TCA Event

    The winter edition of the Television Critics Association press tour kicks off next week, an event where networks bring in stars to promote their latest television projects and among those, FX is scheduled to bring in Noah Hawley and cast (including Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and David Thewlis) for Season 3 of “Fargo,” expected to air this spring.

    The “Fargo” panel is scheduled for Thursday, January 12 so expect to see several photos of Mary as well as some new info on the show!

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    New Cast Members Added to Fargo’s Third Season

    With season 3 of FX’s Fargo raring to begin production next month in Calgary, some new cast members have been added to the show. David Thewlis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jim Gaffigan, Scoot McNairy, Karan Soni, Fred Melamed, and Thomas Mann all join Mary, Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon.

    According to Variety, McGregor will play brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy. Emmit, described as the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, sees himself as an American success story, whereas Ray is more of a cautionary tale. Their sibling rivalry leads to a twisted path that begins with petty theft, but soon leads to murder, mobsters, and cut-throat competitive bridge. Coon will portray Gloria Burgle, the steady chief of the local police department. A newly divorced mother, Gloria is trying to understand the new world around her. Winstead will play Ray’s girlfriend, Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge.

    A premiere date hasn’t been set, but the show will air some time next year and is rumored to tie into the events after season 1.

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    10 Cloverfield Lane Nominated for a Critics’ Choice

    With awards season just around the corner, the nominations for the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards and while neither Mary or her co-stars John Goodman or John Gallagher Jr. were nominated, 10 Cloverfield Lane did receive a nominee in the best sci-fi/horror category:

    BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
    10 Cloverfield Lane
    Arrival
    Doctor Strange
    Don’t Breathe
    Star Trek Beyond
    The Witch

    The show will air Sunday (December 11) at 8 p.m. ET on A&E.

     

    Update: The film lost to ‘Arrival‘.

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    Mary Attends Zuhair Murad Cocktail Party

    Last night in Los Angeles, Mary attended a cocktail party held by designer Zuhair Murad. At the event, Mary posed with the designer as well as her stylists Charla Pauley Maxwell and Penny Lovell. Head to the gallery to check out all the HQs.

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    Mary Attends the Napa Valley Film Festival

    Mary had a busy day yesterday in Napa, California as she was there at the film festival to promote her short film “So It Goes” (previously titled ‘Studio Apartment’).  Later that night, she continued to support the film at a screening/Q&A.

    Head to the gallery to check out the pics.

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    Honus Honus Releases New Single Featuring Mary

    Singer Honus Honus, from the rock band Man Man, has released two new songs and one of them features Mary. The song is titled “Santa Monica”.  You can listen to it below or by heading over to Soundcloud.

    In related news, the two of them made a short film earlier this year called “So It Goes”, which will have its world premiere at the Seattle Shorts Film Festival. The festival runs next weekend from Nov. 11-13. You can purchase tickets on their website by clicking here. Tickets are just $12 and So It Goes will debut November 13 at 10am.

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    Mercy Street Season 2 Poster!

    The poster for season 2 of PBS’ drama Mercy Street has premiered and you can head to the gallery to view it in full. Season 2 begins Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 8/7c. If you missed the teaser trailer, you can watch it below:

     

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