There’s a new video out of Mary at the Independent Spirit Awards where she was asked about the power of independent films. Skip to the 1:18 mark to see Mary’s response:
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The Spectacular Now to be Released August 2, 2013
It’s been announced that James Ponsoldt’s The Spectacular Now will be released on August 2, 2013:
Upstart distributor A24 has set an August 2 limited release for the James Ponsoldt-directed The Spectacular Now. The Spectacular Now was scripted by (500) Days of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber and stars Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Elizabeth Winstead in a drama about a mismatched young high school students. It was bought at Sundance in January.
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Mary Elizabeth Says She’d Love to Work with Edgar Wright Again
During the Independent Film Spirit Awards, IFC spoke with Mary Elizabeth Winstead on the red carpet and asked if she’d like to work with her Scott Pilgrim Vs the World director Edgar Wright again:
Wright is known for using his favorite actors in multiple films, so we couldn’t resist asking Winstead when we caught up with her at the Spirit Awards if she would ever want to work with the director again.
“Oh yeah,” she told IFC on the red carpet. “I mean, he’s so busy. I can never keep track.”
Wright definitely does know how to keep himself busy, having just completed “The World’s End” and now gearing up for his Marvel superhero movie “Ant-Man.” When we asked Winstead if she would try to finagle herself a part in that movie — after all, it still hasn’t cast any leads yet — she laughingly admitted that she’d love to be involved.
“Sure, I can be in ‘Ant-Man.’ Why not?” she said. “I love him and hopefully we’ll work together again.”
“Ant-Man” is slated to launch the third wave of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films after “The Avengers 2? hits theaters. It was announced back in October that the movie will have a November 6, 2015 release date, which means Wright has plenty of time to figure out the way he wants to approach the lesser known superhero’s story — and who he wants to cast as its leads.
Making of ‘Smashed’ Featurette
In anticipation of the March 12 DVD release date, Sony Pictures Classics has released a small clip that shows how the film was made.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, SMASHED is an intensely moving story about love, fidelity and what it means to love someone and be committed to them, while recognizing the need to change your life…and the heartbreaking discovery that your partner won’t be changing with you.
Blu-ray & DVD Special Features include:
• Commentary with Director James Ponsoldt & Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead
• Deleted Scenes
• Two Featurettes:
o Making Smashed
o Toronto Film Festival Red Carpet and Q&A
SMASHED has a run time of approximately 91 minutes and is rated R for alcohol abuse, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
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Mary Attends Vanity Fair Oscars Party
Mary looked absolutely elegant while attending last night’s Vanity Fair’s Oscars Party in Los Angeles. At the event, she hung out with her ‘Smashed‘ co-star Octavia Spencer and talk show host Chelsea Handler. Head to the gallery to check out all the pics, some in HQ.
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Mary Looking Gorgeous at the Spirit Awards 2013
Mary looked absolutely lovely last night at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California. While Mary was nominated for best female lead for her role in Smashed, she was beat out by Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook. Head to the gallery to check out over 100 photos of Mary at the event, and check out some quick clips of Mary on the carpet. Also, there’s now video of her signing autographs and taking pics with fans.
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Mary Attends Women in Film Pre-Oscar Event
Mary looked flawless (as usual :)) in a cream-colored cut-out dress while attending Women In Film’s 6th Annual Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party. Head to the gallery to check out all the HQ pics! And don’t forget that tonight is the Film Independent Spirit Awards! The awards ceremony will air tonight at 10pm on IFC and will have repeat airings so check your TV listings.
So proud of you, Mary!! All the luck and well-wishes to you!
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The Spectacular Now Scheduled for August Release
In an interview with Screen Crush, star of The Spectacular Now Miles Teller, told the site that TSN will have an August release date. Here’s what he said:
You finished wrapping up ‘The Spectacular Now’ a while ago, and I haven’t seen it, but a couple of my colleagues have and they were very impressed with your performance. So congratulations on that.
Thank you.
I’ve been reading that it’s going to SXSW.
Yeah, I think it’s playing March 11 at SXSW.
What’s the current plan to bring this film to the masses more?
Yeah, it was picked up by A24. A24 is a distribution company, they’re doing ‘Bling Ring,’ Sofia Coppola’s movie. They’re also doing ‘Spring Breakers.’ I think the goal for this is August 2 it’ll start out in select cities and then platform.
I think ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ and the fact that movie did so well and really found a big audience, I think that kind of opened the door probably a little bit for this.
Tickets aren’t available yet, but according to the SXSW website, Spectacular Now will be playing March 11 at 9:30 pm at the Topfer Theatre. Meanwhile, the film will be closing the Atlanta Film Festival on March 23.
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Mary Attends Another Pre-Oscar Party
Mary was bold in blue last night as she attended The Wrap.com’s pre-Oscar Party in Beverly Hills. At the event, Mary hung out with Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow. Head to the gallery to check out the pics, the first half are in HQ.
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New Video Interview with Mary on the Audition Process and More
Last night, Mary along with Showing Up director James Morrison and from 2006’s Black Christmas (who also co-starred with Mary in that film and played her mother in Magnificat) were at the SAG Foundation to do a Q&A about the film and talk about the audition process. During the Q&A, Mary said that she still gets nervous to do auditions and how her views on the audition process changed from when she filmed her segment in Showing Up to how she feels about them today. Check out the full interview below:
Loved Mary’s responses! 🙂