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A great panel Friday afternoon was the Entertainment Weekly panel Women Who Kick Ass, starring Elizabeth Mitchell of Lost and V, Anna Torv of Fringe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong of Scott Pilgrim vs the World, and Jena Malone of Sucker Punch.
Moderator Nicole Sperling asked the women if they were into comics or other geek stuff when they were kids. Torv used to dress up as Wonder Woman, while Malone and Wong preferred the Disney princess/heroines. Asked how hard it has been to get roles, Mitchell said she auditioned seven times and fought hard to play Juliet. On the other hand, she was given the role of Erika in V, which she found more terrifying. For Wong, nothing ever just falls into your lap, one has to fit for everything. She just tried to be herself in her audition for a Knives Chau, because she felt close to the character. Winstead said she would have fought hard to pay Ramona in Scott Pilgrim, but she was actually given the role. She would have fought for the role because Ramona is kind of tragic, but knows how to kick ass.
Do you expect to be role models? For Winstead, Ramona is a complete opposite from her, so she would like to take a bit of her “don’t care” attitude.
What was working with Quentin Tarantino like? It gave Winstead a great confidence that someone like him would want her in one of his films. He would sit down with her for an hour to tell her all the great things she did in a given scene, which was great for her as an actress.
What is your outlook on female characters having to be vixens? Winstead just filmed a movie where she plays a paleontologist that gets to kick alien ass, where in between takes the director told her not to get too pretty.
– All of the actresses agreed about the importance of attempting their own stunts. “Every actor I know wants to do their own stunts,” said Winstead, who worried about falling behind in her Scott Pilgrim training regimen when she was forced to take two weeks off due to illness.
To read the full interview click here
According to Market Watch, the world-premiere for Scott Pilgrim will take place at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on July 27! I really can’t wait to find out what Mary is going to wear!!! 
JULY 22, 2010, SAN DIEGO — Members of the cast of Universal Picture’s action-comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World are kicking off the awards ceremony for the 22nd annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, this Friday night as part of Comic-Con International, the largest comic book convention in the Western Hemisphere.
The Eisner Awards, considered the comics industry’s “Oscars,” will be held in the Indigo Room at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, July 23, 2010, at 8:30 p.m.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which opens August 13, is based on the graphic novel series by cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Volume 5 in the series is nominated in the Best Humor Publication category. Cast members from the film will be the first presenters of the evening, announcing the nominees and winners and three categories. Those expected to appear include Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Alison Pill, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman and Ellen Wong.
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Mary did an interview for Spin Magazine and talked about her favorite music. Along the way, she revealed she will be getting married to long-time boyfriend Riley Stearns in October! We here at Miss-Winstead.com wish them both the happiest of nuptials!
What was the last concert you attended?
I went to see Bat for Lashes in Toronto. It was mesmerizing. [Scott Pilgrim director] Edgar Wright had sent me “What’s a Girl to Do?” and I became completely obsessed with the video of her on the bike with the boys in bunny costumes.
Which of your costars had the best taste in music?
Brie Larson and I connected over French pop. She was really into Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg, and I had just discovered France Gall.
Who would you like to portray in a rock biopic?
Fiona Apple. I’m a singer and I’d like to do “Never Is a Promise.”
What’s the first album you bought with your own money?
Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’. When I was in fifth grade, I thought I was 17. I have memories of listening to “You Oughta Know” on the radio and knowing the “Are you thinking of me when you blank her?” part was coming up and trying to switch the station really fast. The embarrassment of hearing those words in the presence of your parents is the worst.
Name the band that comes after Radiohead on your iPod.
The Raincoats.
Who would we be surprised to learn is in your collection?
mewithoutYou. My boyfriend and I met on a cruise when we were 18 and bonded over their second album, especially “Nice and Blue, Pt. 2.” We’re getting married in October.
What song will you dance to at the wedding?
I’ve been shopping for music from the ’50s and ’60s, like the Shangri-Las, the Shirelles, and Roy Orbison. I really love Ben E. King, so I think one of the slow dances will be “Stand by Me.”
Name a song you listened to in the past 24 hours.
“Crystalised.” I thought I was the only one who knew about the xx, but they caught on so quickly I feel like I’m late getting on the bandwagon.
Who’s the most controversial artist that you’ve ever been a fan of?
Madonna. I was nine when her Erotica album came out, and my friends and I had a little group that we named “Erotica” even though we had no idea what it meant. We were like, “It’s pretty, it’s cool, it’s erotica.”
Who: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Plays: Ramona V. Flowers, Scott Pilgrim’s true love
On rehearsals: “We’d come to work, have physical training in the morning, go off to kung fu training, have a couple hours of rehearsal, always rotating from one to another — it was like going to the coolest school ever.”
Edgar says… “Mary had been my choice for Ramona for almost two years before we started filming. She has a very sunny disposition as a person, so it was interesting to get her to play a version of herself that was broken inside. She’s great in the film because she causes a lot of chaos but remains supernaturally grounded.” (Source)
With Comic Con right around the corner and the hype for Scott Pilgrim building to an all time high the closer the date draws near for the movie’s release, Ugo.com has compiled a list of the hottest girls attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con and Mary was among the many girls including Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, and Milla Jovovich to name a few. Check out their list of their favorite movie moments from her and red carpet looks here.
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