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

on June 27, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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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BrainDead Gallery Updates

BrainDead 1×02 screencaps

on June 21, 2016 by Paige Comments Off

150+ screencaps of Mary in the second episode of BrainDead have been added to the gallery:

BrainDead Gallery Updates

‘BrainDead’ Episode 2 Promo plus Episode 3 Stills

on June 15, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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?

BrainDead Gallery Updates

BrainDead 1×01 screencaps

on June 14, 2016 by Paige Comments Off

Screencaps of the explosive and highly entertaining first episode of BrainDead have been added to the gallery! We’re excited for what this season has in store and love having MEW on our tvs every week! Click the thumbnails below to check out the caps:

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

on June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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 Talks ‘BrainDead’ in New Interviews

on June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

Several new interviews with Mary have been released discussing her new show BrainDead, premiering tonight on CBS. As always, click on each of the provided links to read the full interviews. The first one is with Parade Magazine:

Looking at your recent projects, you have BrainDead, Cloverfield Lane and The Returned. There seems to be this horror theme. Is there an appeal to these projects for you, or is it that they’re just the best roles out there for women right now?

I think it’s a bit of both. I always tend to come back to them, partly, because as a viewer, I’m very drawn to those stories. I always have been since I was a kid. I’ve always been a fan of the darker side of things when it comes to movies and TV. So I just love that genre.

But I also think that in terms of female protagonists, there are a lot of great roles within that genre of women really saving the day, getting to be the strong ones, and getting to be the ones leading the charge. I really like that. I like playing these characters, who when things crumble around them, they’re still standing at the end.

The second one comes from Esquire:

ESQ: This is a departure from your other TV work. Why did you want to do it?

Mary Elizabeth Winstead: I think that’s the main reason. I’d come off of doing a couple shows where it was very dramatic and a lot of emotion and a lot of crying—just very serious stuff everyday. I was really ready to just have fun and to show that side of myself. I enjoy being silly and being more than just that emotional side. When the script came, it was hard to say no to because it checked off every box of what I was looking to do at that moment.

Laurel notices something’s up almost immediately. Do you think that’s because she’s an outsider?

I think so. I think she also has this innate sense about her wherein she wants to get to the truth. That’s why she went off and tried to be a documentary filmmaker. She wants to surround herself with what she believes to be truthful and authentic things in her life. And when she gets to DC, it’s clear something is off and the truth is being hidden in some way. She has this need to scratch at the surface in some way. She wants to be good at her job and she wants to learn why it’s impossible to get things done in Washington.

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BrainDead TV News

First BrainDead Clips

on June 11, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

CBS has released 5 very short clips ahead of the premiere of BrainDead, debuting this Monday at 10pm on CBS.

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Behind the Scenes of ‘BrainDead’

on June 9, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

A new behind the scenes video for BrainDead has been released, where the cast and creators discuss what the show is about and who the characters are. Watch it below!

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New BrainDead Interviews

on June 9, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

Several new interviews with Mary are out today ahead of the premiere of BrainDead, premiering this Monday, June 13 at 10pm on CBS. As always, below I will post highlights from each interview, but click on each individual link to read them in full. The first one comes from IGN where Mary talks about the show and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

IGN: What was your first reaction hearing the concept? I think what is really interesting is the Kings making it, because I don’t think anyone predicted this would be their next show after The Good Wife.

Winstead: Absolutely not. I think when it was first brought up to me, the concept wasn’t really brought up. What was said was “the Kings are doing this new show. You should read the script.” The producer who mentioned it to me does both BrainDead and Mercy Street. Eventually it came through as an offer from my agent and the same thing was kind of said. “Take a look at the script. It’s from the Kings. It’s their new show after The Good Wife.” I didn’t know what it was when I opened it. I was just blown away by the script and what a risky, fun, ballsy move it was on their part to do this as their first thing after the Good Wife. it’s such a 180 and a shift in tone and style and story and a real experiment because it’s just a mash up of so many genres. I just felt like it was done so well in the pilot that I read and they’re so talented. When really talented people are going on a limb and doing things no one else is doing, you want along for that ride. That was my thought process on it.

IGN: The night that trailer dropped, I was like “holy s**t, I talked to her about this movie a year ago but I didn’t know it was this movie.” Was it funny for you to have the whole discovery yourself of what it was actually going to be, after thinking, “Oh, I made this little movie with me and John Goodman.”

Winstead: It’s been one of the most pleasant surprises of my career because it’s not that the movie became something else. That’s the movie that we shot. But I didn’t expect anyone to know about it because in my mind, it was this little movie called Valencia with me and John Goodman. It wasn’t until the Cloverfield name got attached to it that people turned their heads and said, “Oh, this sounds interesting.” It is an interesting comment on current moviegoers and a title does need something now. That’s a whole other conversation, but in this case, I’m happy that it made people want to talk about it and curious about it and that it made people want to check it out, and that there’s such a great response.

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BrainDead Interviews

New BrainDead Video Interview

on June 7, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

Below is a new video interview Mary did on Monday during a press day for BrainDead. In it, she talks about the types of roles she looks for, her character’s relationship with Gareth (Aaron Tveit), how she chooses her roles today and the tone of the series.