Just like the title says, a new still of Mary in John Krasinki’s latest film The Hollars has been added to the gallery. Click the thumbnail below to view it full-sized.
In case you missed the trailer, you can view it below…
The film will be out in select cities August 26.
The cast of BrainDead played a fun game where they had to figure out who said quotes: someone from the show or a politician. Watch below!
DirecTV has also published a new interview with Mary and Aaron Tveit. You can read some of it below but be sure to read the whole interview by clicking the link above:
Your role in BrainDead is really multifaceted—you can flex your horror film chops, but you can also play into more touching, dramatic story lines.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Yes, this show really brings it all to together! It’s like every genre in one, which for me is so much fun. I think as an actor, anytime you get to be funny and heartfelt and action oriented, it’s a win. There are so many different elements to the show, which is what I’m always looking for—you can take all your tools out of the toolbox—it makes it a lot more interesting.
You’ve also received a lot of attention for your role in 10 Cloverfield Lane. You seem to always be living in the land of conspiracy—is there something you think casting agents see in you, or do you think you’re just naturally drawn to these kinds of roles?
MEW: I think I tend to seek out roles where the character is just really active, and is constantly thinking and trying to accomplish something, do something, become something. I don’t like to be passive, playing characters who are sitting around or waiting for a phone call from their husband or whatever, which unfortunately is what is often offered to women—it’s a lot of sitting on the phone while the guy goes off and does the exciting stuff. So I’m really drawn to roles where the character is out there doing things and making something happen.
When you first got the script and you read about the bugs, what was your reaction?
MEW: I think I was just so blown away, because I didn’t expect this from the creators of The Good Wife! I think that’s what was so exciting to me. I thought to myself “This is so different for them, and so risky,” because it’s so strange and out there. It really made me excited to work for them, because they’re coming up with something so odd, unique, and unexpected. I was like, “Oh yeah these are the kind of people that I want to work for.”
The next new episode of BrainDead will air tomorrow, July 24 at 10pm on CBS!
As the title reads, BrainDead will no longer air Monday nights at 10pm on CBS. Instead, the network announced that the show will now air on Sundays at 10 p.m beginning July 24.
The network decided to move the Robert and Michelle King-created series from its Monday night spot in order to make room for coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
The long-awaited trailer for Mary’s new film The Hollars has finally been released and you can watch it below.
I have also added screencaps of Mary’s scenes into the gallery.
Co-starring Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Sharlto Copley, Anna Kendrick, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Groban and Randall Park, the story follows a New York City artist who returns home when his mother falls ill, and has to face the family he left behind. Here’s the official synopsis:
John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York.
“The Hollars” opens on August 26th.
Mary recently sat down with Wired Magazine to share her favorite spots to hang out in when she visits Vancouver. Click the link above to read the interview in full. Below are some of the highlights:
Favorite Bar
“Secret Location has a molecular-gastronomy-type tasting room, and the cocktails are super-inventive. You order a drink that claims to be the essence of some fruit—blueberries or peaches—and it tastes exactly like it. It’s that kind of Willy Wonka-esque experience.”
Shopping
“There’s a lot of high-end shopping downtown, but I love this place called Oak + Fort in Gastown. Everything is really minimal but really striking, different than what other people are wearing. When I first walked in, it looked like the kind of place where you know everything is going to be at least $500. But then I found an amazing sweater for 40 bucks, an amazing piece of jewelry for 20 bucks.”
Best Beach
“We take our dogs to Spanish Banks Beach, where the tide goes out so far that you can walk out for what feels like miles. Then we go to Forty Ninth Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts, which has the best latte and best doughnut—maple-honey-glazed—I’ve ever had. Ever.”
Stills of Mary in episodes 4 and 5 of BrainDead have been added to the gallery! You can view them by clicking on the thumbnails below:
1×04 stills:
1×05 Stills
I have added over 1100+ screen caps of Mary’s amazing performance in 10 Cloverfield Lane. Head to the gallery to check out all the photos and please do enjoy them! Also, they’re spoiler-y (obviously) so just be aware!
Last night on BrainDead, Mary and Aaron’s characters finally kissed and the show has uploaded a behind the scenes video of the two actors talking about how they loved the way it plays out for both characters:
In other news, Mary guest starred in the premiere episode of Adult Swim’s newest show Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio. You can watch her character sing around the 4:45 mark and play the ‘swamp hag’ a little after the 5 minute mark. Be sure to head to Vine to check out the full video:
Mary recently did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and discussed how in her career, from battling aliens in 10 Cloverfield Lane and death in Final Destination 3, has prepared her for the craziness in her latest role on BrainDead. Be sure to read the full interview to read on how she hopes to do plays and having more Gareth/Laurel scenes on the show:
“I’ve done so much of all of the show’s genres — sci-fi, comedy, drama, and particularly horror — now that I know what that needs to feel like for the audience. It needs to feel real. If you’re not committed to it, what’s the point? The story’s so absurd that as an actor, you have to really believe it in order for the audience to care. I’ve done enough of it to know to not be scared to really believe it, play it straight, and go for it in that way.”
Mary also revealed how working on Cloverfield Lane helped her react to strange things with CGI and how all her past roles have helped her in preparing for BrainDead:
“I feel especially lucky because I’ve been able to play a lot of complex central protagonists — whether that means they’re strong in the sense that they’re physically capable or they’re falling apart, but they pick themselves back up and they figure out how to kind of move on,” Winstead says. “Laurel encompasses all of those things: She’s very real, she’s not perfect, she’s got a lot of flaws, and she’s kind of goofy at times. I love the fact that there’s a comedic sensibility, but at the same time, there’s this real kind of strong, dramatic, and sometimes even action-oriented side to her as well. I really get to run the gamut of things that I can do, and I never know what to expect. I’m really happy that I’ve found a role like this that could take me to places that I can’t even imagine yet.”
Additionally, Mary revealed she’d also like to branch out and do plays:
Continue reading Mary Reveals How Past Roles Have Prepared her for ‘BrainDead’
Mary has wrapped filming on season 2 of PBS’ hit new show Mercy Street, premiering later this year. Below is a fun little video of her on the set before heading back to New York to finish her work on CBS’ BrainDead.