Yesterday at the many events going on at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Mary attended the Chairman’s Reception Honoring Richard Gere, Ann Roth & James Schamus event. I’ve added HQ pics of her to the gallery.
Also, below there are two new interviews of Mary talking about Smashed. One of them is a Q&A she did with James Ponsoldt. Enjoy!
Last night in New York, Mary attended the Hamptons International Film Festival with James Ponsoldt to premiere their film Smashed. Once again, Mary looked lovely in her latest look. Most of the pics I added are in HQ. Check out all the pics in the gallery!
Thanks to Mari, I’ve added photos of Mary at last night’s SMASHED after party in New York. You can view them all in the gallery.
Mary looks stunning at tonight’s New York premiere of Smashed! I’ve uploaded the first photos of Mary at the event in HQ into the gallery.
Edit– Close to 50 photos have now been added. 🙂
Mary is currently promoting Smashed in New York City and yesterday, Mary attended the Hudson Union Society event with the film’s director, James Ponsoldt. A ton of photos of Mary at the Q&A and what I’m assuming is an after-party, are posted here.
Additionally, it was a day of press for Mary today, and I’ve uploaded a pic of her into the gallery.
Also, tomorrow morning, Mary will be on the Wake up with Taylor Show on Sirius XM radio channel 109. The show airs from 7am-11am. Smashed will be premiering at the Hamptons International Film Festival tomorrow and having an encore presentation Saturday! If you want to attend and purchase tickets, click here. Expect new photos so be sure to check back soon!
Last night, Mary attended the Film Independent screening of SMASHED with director James Ponsoldt and her co-star Octavia Spencer. You can see photos from the event in the gallery. If I get any HQs, I’ll let you all know.
Also, Neon Tommy sat down with Mary to talk about Smashed and the type of research she did for the film:
Regarding the casting of Winstead, Ponsoldt reveals, “I’ve been a fan of Mary for a long time. She’s this very still, constant, strong presence. She has a very tough role [in Smashed] because she has to be cold, but she also has a sly sense of humor…we wanted someone to be a surrogate for the audience who could find strength and go through a lot.”
“It was scary for me to take it on because I’d never done anything like that before,” admitted Winstead of taking on her role as an alcoholic.
When asked how she prepared for her role with co-star Aaron Paul, who plays her husband in the film (also an alcoholic), Winstead dishes on how the two went out and got drunk together.
“I did it because I wanted to experience what our dynamic would be like [when we were drunk] since we had to be like that a lot in the film,” she laughs.
She continued by saying that she knew the role would be challenging, both mentally and emotionally:
“I spent a lot of time in AA meetings,” mentioned Winstead. I went to so many in L.A. and there were so many places to do it and see different people from different backgrounds. It was so relatable and that was my first step…and then I had to figure out the problems in my own life.”
When asked why she didn’t do something like this sooner, Winstead explains, “I don’t know if I would’ve been able to play a role like this five years ago…the years of working and growing as an actor just kind of came at the right moment for me and I was finally confident enough and ready to do it.”
Though Winstead’s past roles have been starkly different from her role in Smashed, it seems they’ve set her up over time.
“All I’ve ever really want to do is be a real human being on the screen,” reveals Winstead. “So finally having that opportunity was really exciting.”
Well, here it is. Episode 6 of The Beauty Inside. Loved the special guest star–won’t spoil who it is if you’ve yet to see it!–but I wish there was more! Haha. Overall, I totally loved this series! Fantastic job by Mary, Topher Grace, Matthew Gray Gubler, director Drake Doremus, and everyone who was involved with the film. (Yes, even the people who auditioned!) Check out the final ep. below.
Edit– Screen caps are now up in the gallery.
Melanie has capped three of Mary’s interviews from the Toronto International Film Festival and you can view them in the gallery. One is from the red carpet premiere of “Smashed”, the other is from her interview with Tribune magazine. If you missed the interviews, you can view them below:
Tribune Magazine caps
“Smashed” TIFF Premiere
