Mary was featured in this week’s issue of Us Weekly in the ‘fashion police’ section where they talked about her dress at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event. I’ve gone ahead and scanned the pic, so be sure to check it out in the gallery.
On Wednesday night during the Smashed Q&A at the Cinémas Palme D’Or event, Mary and Aaron were asked questions about their roles in the film and how they felt upon reading the script. Below is some of the questions. If you want to see some of the videos from the event, click here:
TDS: When you first read this script, what did you think? Did you know this was something you wanted to do?
PAUL: To be honest when it was sent to me I was very hesitant to even approach something that dealt with another substance abuse. But I started reading it and it was such an honest story of just a young couple dealing with their own struggles. It’s just raw and honest and then I heard (Winstead) was attached and I was just so excited about seeing her take on this role because I knew she was going to kill it.
WINSTEAD: I’ve had never ever had that opportunity before to play a character so complex and layered and real and flawed and all those things. It was extremely exciting but extremely scary. Once I actually got the part I was like, “Oh no… I have to actually do this and go for it.”
Mary, Did you go to AA meetings to prepare for the role?
WINSTEAD: I went to many, many AA meeting. It was great. Los Angeles is a great place to do it because it’s such a varied city. Every different type of person can have this issue. I grew to relate a lot to their struggles.
What was it like working with the director James Ponsoldt?
WINSTEAD: He’s just so amazing that any film he does I will take any part. He’s really good with actors. He knows the right thing to say. I feel very spoiled. I just wish I could work with him on everything.
I’ve posted a new photo and videos of Mary and Aaron Paul attending last night’s Smashed Q&A post-screening at the Cinémas Palme D’Or in Los Angeles. In the video, Mary talks about what she thinks her big break was. Check out the pic in the gallery.
This Wednesday on November 14, Mary and Aaron will be doing a post-Smashed Q&A session in California. Below are the details via Examiner:
Cinémas Palme D’Or in Palm Desert presents a sneak screening of the film “Smashed,” with a live Q&A Session with the film’s actors Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead this Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Cinémas Palm D’Or host and co-owner Steve Mason.
This screening is for patrons 21 years of age and older and Cinémas Palme D’Or will be serving wine and beer for this screening.
Cinemas Palme D’or is located at the Westfield Shopping Plaza at 72840 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA
Earlier tonight in Los Angeles, Mary attended Deadline Hollywood’s The Contenders event with her co-star Aaron Paul and Smashed director James Ponsoldt where they talked about the film. Be sure to check out all the pics in the gallery.
Sony Classics and Lionsgate / Summit have opened up their For Your Consideration doors and added four new screenplays to the growing list of Oscar screenplays for you to download including Stephen Chbosky’s excellent screenplay for The Perks of Being a Wallflower and James Ponsoldt and Susan Burke’s screenplay for Smashed, which includes a fantastic speech at the end of the film from Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s character, Kate.
These four scripts are added to the list of six previous scripts from Focus and Universal bringing the current total to ten, but more will certainly be on the way soon enough.
Because of that, you can now read the SMASHED script by clicking on the link here.
To read the scripts for the other screenplays currently on the list, click here.
Back near the end of September, Mary did a post Smashed Q&A at Los Angeles’ SAG Foundation and this upcoming Thursday November 8, Mary will be returning to do another Q&A. According to the official site:
Screening followed by a Q&A with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and other cast members
Thursday November 08, 2012
7:30pm
Los Angeles
Mary has announced on her Twitter page that she’s joined Tumblr. You can follow her at http://maryelwin.tumblr.com/
At tonight’s AFI Festival, Mary attended the Life of Pi film premiere and she looked absolutely beautiful. Be sure to check out all the pics in the gallery. Also during the festival, Mary participated in the Los Angeles Times’ Young Hollywood roundtable with her Scott Pilgrim co-star Aubrey Plaza, which I’ve also added, bringing the total to over 50 photos. Enjoy!
Life of Pi premiere–
L.A. Times “Young Hollywood” roundtable at the AFI Festival
Mary appears in a new PSA along with a couple other celebrities asking people to vote yes on prop 37. Check out the video below:
Proposition 37 is a ballot measure that requires simple, clear labels letting consumers know if foods are genetically engineered. It was written with broad input from food groups, industry, science, legal and health experts and qualified for the November ballot with more than 1 million signatures from California citizens.
To learn more about Prop 37 and Food & Water Watch’s campaign to make GE Labeling the Law, and to help raise money to broadcast this public service announcement and others like it far and wide, visit www.voteyes37.org.
I’ve also added a few caps which you can see in the gallery.
