The first batch of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival have hit, and I’ve uploaded them into the gallery. Mary hit up the Celebrate The Filmmakers Sponsored By Youtube event. You can see all the HQ pics by clicking on the thumbs below. We’ll be updating the site with tons more pics from Sundance and the premiere of Smashed throughout the weekend so keep checking back!
This is super exciting! Smashed is only a few days from premiering at Sundance 2012 and Mary has been getting a bunch of early online buzz for her performance as well as one of the films to check out if you’re attending Sundance. Huge congrats Mary! This is only the beginning of one heck of an amazing career! We’ll keep you posted on all Sundance updates and photos of Mary!
THR for one, named Mary as one of the six faces to watch out for:
Although the 27-year-old actress has done her share of studio work (The Thing, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Final Destination 3), her raw performance in the competition film Smashed as a woman struggling to shed her marriage’s dependence on alcohol showcases stripped-down dramatic chops that could open doors.
NextMovie also praises Mary’s acting, saying it’ll show audiences her acting chops. Something we’ve all known she’s always had. 😉
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“The Thing”) has long been one of our favorite young actresses, but up until now she’s never really been given the chance to show what we knew she had all along — real acting chops. That all looks to change with her reportedly harrowing turn in “Smashed,” an intense drama in which she stars as Kate, a hard partying elementary schoolteacher forced to get her life on track. Winstead is the reason we’re psyched to see this, but the film also boasts a solid supporting cast that includes Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”), Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) and “Will and Grace” funny-lady Megan Mullaly.
FilmSchoolRejects also echoes the same feelings…
While many films look at addiction and the downward spiral it can send users into, Smashed looks to focus on the point between rock bottom and recovery as Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) sobers up and realizes that her marriage to Charlie (Aaron Paul) may have been rooted in booze rather than love. Paul has been getting critical acclaim for his work on AMC’s Breaking Bad and it should be interesting to see him playing against Windstead (whose performance was one of the highlights in last year’s The Thing) with TV royalty Nick Offerman and wife Megan Mullally rounding out the cast.
I have added some new candids to the site’s gallery.
The first come from Mary shopping at The Grove in L.A. this past December. You can see a video of that here.
Additionally, you can see a new candid pic of Mary and Riley leaving W Magazine’s 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Celebration here. Special thanks to Cindy for the Grove pics!! 🙂
As you call can see, we have a new layout up! I really hope you like it as much as I and Jessica do – the picture is from Mary’s photo shoot with Flaunt magazine last year (you can check out more of the set here in our gallery). Unfortunately, this is going to be my last update until the end of February since I have exams coming up – but when I am back I promise to finally work a little more to bring back the site’s content. Until then I am sure Jessica will continue to do a fabulous job and keep you all updated with what’s going on with Mary and her career! 🙂
Mary is looking really stunning on the red carpet lately! Last night, Mary attended the” W Magazine, With Dom Perignon, Celebrates Its Best Performances Issue And The Golden Globes” pre-party event looking amazing once again!
Check out the pics in the gallery, and if anything, I will add more later today. ENJOY!
Another short film Mary has a small role in as ‘the computer voice’ for director BenDavid Grabinski’s “Cost of Living”, will be premiering online this Valentine’s Day.
Grabinski took to his Tumblr and posted some behind the scenes footage, which was done by Mary’s husband Riley. Cost of Living reunites Mary with her Scott Pilgrim vs the World star Brandon Routh.
We’ll be sure to post the video in full once online, but for now, enjoy the teaser footage.
Cost Of Living – Behind the Scenes Teaser from BenDavid Grabinski on Vimeo.
Woah. Mary looked absolutely STUNNING in her dress while attending last night’s Forevermark And InStyle Golden Globes Event – “A Promise Of Beauty And Brilliance” event in L.A.
Check out all the HQ pics in the gallery. Also, enjoy the video I’ve posted below:
Well, congrats to them! The team for The Thing has been nominated for a visual effects award for ‘Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture’.
The 10th Annual VES Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will air exclusively on ReelzChannel.
Here’s the films they’re up against:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Ukranian Ironbelly
Yasunobu Arahori
Tom Bracht
Gavin Harrison
Chris LentzPaul – Paul
Anders Beer
Julian Foddy
Jody Johnson
David LowryRise of the Planet of the Apes – Caesar
Daniel Barrett
Florian Fernandez
Matthew Muntean
Eric ReynoldsThe Thing – Edvard/Adam
Lyndon Barrois
Fred Chapman
Greg Massie
Marco Menco
Best of luck and we’ll keep you updated on this once the awards happen!
It’s been a while since we heard anything on the Magnificat front, but today, Riley took to his Twitter to reveal the poster for his short film, Magnificat starring Mary.
Hopefully we’ll get some news as to the film premiering at some festival really soon. Fingers crossed!
In the meantime, head over to the gallery to see the photo full-sized. It looks so great!
Back in October, we told you to vote for Mary in Portrait Magazine’s “Top 30 Under 30”.
Top 30 is about the young celebs who you loved in 2011. Who do you think was the most talented, charismatic, generous and all around awesome?
Well, the results were published today, and Mary came in at #13! Here’s what they wrote:
In 2011, Mary Elizabeth proved that she’s still got what it takes to take the scream queen crown home when she starred in The Thing. With plenty more films up her sleeve– which may or not included a horror flick, we’re looking forward to seeing more of her on screen. Not bad for a former soapie star right?
What’s Next: Upcoming projects for Mary Elizabeth include Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, A Gilmpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and Smashed.
Way to go, Mary!! And thanks to everyone who voted! 🙂