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

on June 28, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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’

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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Schon Magazine March 2016 scans

on June 24, 2016 by Paige Comments Off

Back in March, Mary was interviewed for Schon Magazine and scans of the photo and interview have been added to the site.

Winstead clearly isn’t shy about taking on projects of a stranger nature. “I think I tend to follow experience rather than results,” she explains. “A lot of times the smaller films are the most interesting to me, and seem like they would be the most fun experience that will help me grow as a person and an actor.”

Her choice of protagonist seems to emanate from her own internal view of self-worth: “I feel really lucky that there was something instilled in me from a young age by my parents that made me feel like I didn’t need to conform to whatever beauty standards were out there. What’s beautiful to me is that I don’t look like everyone else. That was something that took a little while for me to learn in terms of where I stand in the industry.”

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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:

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Mary Wraps Season 2 of Mercy Street

on June 20, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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.

It's a wrap! @mewins is closing the door on #season2. #ItsNotGoodbyeItsSeeYouLater #MercyStreetPBS #MaryPhinney #MaryElizabethWinstead

A video posted by Mercy Street (@mercystreetpbs) on Jun 20, 2016 at 12:56pm PDT

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‘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?

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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 Dazzles at the Tony Awards

on June 13, 2016 by Jessica Comments Off

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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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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