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I come bearing very exciting news! Yes, this IS what I have been hinting at on Twitter since last week. Mary has been cast as the LEAD ROLE in the new remake/prequal of the Sci-Fi classic, The Thing. She heads back to Toronto next month to begin filming. Congrats Mary!
Winstead will play a Ph.D. candidate who joins a Norwegian research team in Antarctica after it discovers an alien ship in the ice. When a trapped organism is freed and begins a series of attacks, she is forced to team with a blue-collar mercenary helicopter pilot (Edgerton) to stop the rampage.
A March 15 start date in Toronto is planned.
The movie is one of two projects greenlighted by the new Universal administration. The other is “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” which the studio is making with Illumination Entertainment.
The role is a coup for Winstead and marks her first starring studio vehicle. The actress, repped by CAA and Betty Winstead, appeared in a bit part in Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof” and was Bruce Willis’ daughter in “Live Free or Die Hard.” She caught Universal’s eye with her work opposite Michael Cera in the studio’s upcoming “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” where she plays love interest Ramona V. Flowers. Universal is releasing that movie Aug. 13.
Here’s a little info on her character:
[KATE LLOYD] In her late 20s to early 30s, pretty, bright-eyed, intelligent, she’s a graduate of Columbia and a Ph.D. candidate in paleontology (the study of prehistoric life). On the recommendation of her friend Adam Goodman, Kate is tapped for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by Dr. Sander Halvorson to join his research team in Antarctica, where an extraordinary discovery has been made. Upon arrival, Kate soon finds herself at odds with Halvorson about how best to proceed with the discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen THING found nearby — specifically whether to transfer the specimen undisturbed to a more appropriate facility for analysis, or, per Halvorson’s wishes, to drill into the specimen’s ice encasement for a definitive tissue sample. Kate’s misgivings about her involvement grow when Halvorson ignores her advice and collects his tissue sample — a critical error in judgment that ultimately frees the trapped organism and triggers a series of horrific incidents and attacks. Furthering her sense of isolation, most of the scientists at the site speak Norwegian, a language she doesn’t understand. Kate looks to her friend, Adam, for help stopping Sander’s obsession from getting them all killed, but eventually must take matters of life and death into her own hands. In the end, her only hope of survival is to join forces with Sam Carter, the chopper pilot who flew her team to the remote Norwegian base…LEAD (2)
Breakout: Chances are you recognise her face, but you’re not entirely sure where from. Well, if we say “Death Proof” and “Live Free or Die Hard”, would that help?
Back in 2007, Ms Winstead was given roles by both Tarantino and Len Wiseman. She then made a harmless dance flick in ’08 (Make it Happen) before promptly vanishing into the ether.
Well, there’s nothing like a killer comeback, and Winstead’s is a doozy.
Yep, in 2010, she will be appearing in the one and only Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Based on the graphic novel ‘Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life’, the film casts Winstead as Ramona Flowers.
When she becomes the object of Pilgrim’s desires, the unemployed wannabe rock star has to fight his way through seven of her evil ex-boyfriends before he can take her out on a date. It’s directed by Edgar Wright. It looks awesome.
Damaged Goods? A slew of embarrassing horrors litter her closet, including the terrible Black Christmas remake and The Ring Two.
The New: Angelina Jolie (if she kicks ass in Scott Pilgrim, which we can but hope for)
It was previously announced that Scott Pilgrim VS. The World would hit UK Theatres on August 6, 2010, now Universal has revealed its US Summer line up with SP being release a week later on August 13th ComingSoon.net announced today.
Meanwhile, Edgar Wright’s anticipated follow-up to Hot Fuzz, the movie version of Brian Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, starring Michael Cera, has finally settled on its summer release date of August 13. It faces the Lionsgate action-thriller The Expendables and Julia Roberts’ romantic dramaEat, Pray, Love.
I, for one, will be at the midnight release, who’s with me?
Mary makes a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearence in Caitlin Crosby’s new video for her song Flawz. In the video, Caitlin uses fan and friend submitted photos of them holding signs, embracing their differences. I am a long time fan of Caitlin’s and I love the message she is sending. It’s nice to see Mary be a part of that. Check out LoveYourFlawz.com and CaitlinCrosby.com for more.
It’s been well over a year since Mary has hit the red carpet, but she came out last night looking as fabulous as always! Mary attended the LA Premiere of Youth In Revolt in support of her Scott Pilgrim costar, Michael Cera, and she looked beautiful with her bob and vintage inspired dress. Check out the pictured in the GALLERY!
Yes! We have our first [Official] official still from Scott Pilgrim VS. The World featuring Michael Cera and a flaming sword. Mary stands in the background being awesome as usual! Enjoy the full size in the GALLERY.
Edit: We now have an official version of the previous posted still from Edgar Wright’s Blog
Universal Pictures announced the UK release date for Scott Pilgrim VS. The World as August 27th, 2010.
They also released this synopsis which gives us a better idea of what we can expect:
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for totally average garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22 year-old has just met the girl of his dreams… literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult.
From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass (and now is back in town), to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past – from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.
They also gave us a quote:
Ramona: “Scott we don’t just have baggage, we have matching luggage”
Scott: “My baggage doesn’t try to kill me every 5 seconds”
No word on the US release yet. More info on this film whenever we get it.
Mary news has been slow, but fear not! We are still here and dedicated to providing you with all the latest in Mary news! As for now we have a fabulous new layout from Photogenic Designs!
And we have our first [almost] official still from Scott Pilgrim VS. The World in our GALLERY
Mary turns 25 today! We know this year is going to be full of excitement for her and wish her all the best. Feel free to leave your birthday greetings in a comment!
Edgar Wright updated his Blog with the following picture, which we have added to the GALLERY:
He also tweeted about Mary yesterday: @EdgarWrightThe Winstead Effect” – definition: the 15 minutes that gets lost when any member of the post production team look directly in Ramona’s eyes.
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