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The Hollars Trailer Premiere and Screen Caps

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.

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Mary Shares Her Favorite Places in Vancouver

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.”

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Newest BrainDead Stills

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

 

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Behind the Scenes of BrainDead‘s Kiss; Mary in New Adult Swim Cartoon

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:

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Mary Reveals How Past Roles Have Prepared her for ‘BrainDead’

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:

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Mary Wraps Season 2 of Mercy Street

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.

 

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‘BrainDead’ Episode 2 Promo plus Episode 3 Stills

The promo for episode 2 of BrainDead has been released, which you can view below. The second ep will air June 20th at 10pm. If you missed the first one, you can watch it on the CBS site.

Additionally, stills for episode 3 entitled “Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps” have been released via Spoiler TV.

Below is the synopsis for ep 3:

When a bizarre and deadly incident takes place on live television, Agent Onofrio’s (Charlie Semine) investigation into it causes Laurel, Gustav and Rochelle to dig deeper into the bug mystery. Also, can Luke attempt to cover up his affair with his Chief of Staff, Scarlett (Paige Patterson), before his opponent for the minority whip position, Senator Ella Poundstone (Jan Maxwell), make it public?

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‘BrainDead’ Episode 2 Stills Plus New BTS Photos and Interview

SpoilerTV has released a few new stills from episode 2 of ‘BrainDead’ airing next Monday, June 20th on CBS and you can view them in the gallery.

After the first episode aired, THR caught up with the cast and Mary spoke about her character’s relationship with Tony Shalhoub’s Red Wheatus:

“There’s a very, very interesting dynamic with Wheatus and Laurel, because she thinks that something is up with Red and Red knows it,” Shalhoub says. “Red sees it and really wants to take her out of the game and make her leave, because he knows that she’s going to be a disrupter.”

“Laurel is challenged in just about every possible way throughout the season — politically, personally, and ways beyond her comprehension,” Winstead says. “It’s plotted out in a slow burn of trying to figure out what these bugs are, where they come from, and what they do to people. There’s a lot of different conspiracy theories abound before the truth comes out.”

Additionally, during the first episode, the cast did a live tweet throughout the hour and you can view some behind the scenes photos of that by clicking on the photos below.

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Mary Dazzles at the Tony Awards

Sunday night, Mary hit the Tony Awards BrainDead co-star Aaron Tveit. While on stage, she presented ‘Hamilton’ star Renee Elise Goldsberry with the award for ‘Featured Actress In A Musical. Check out the two vids below and be sure to head to the gallery to check out all the pics of Mary looking perfect on the red carpet in a ZUHAIR MURAD gown.

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