Mary Elizabeth Winstead Talks The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Scott Pilgram vs. The World & Sky High

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has, so far, had a wildly diverse career, but there is one genre that continues to crop up again and again — horror/thrillers are definitely in the 40-year-old’s sweetspot. From her early days on witchy soap Passions to Wolf Lake to Final Destination 3 to 10 Cloverfield Lane to Black Christmas, Winstead loves the rush of being creeped out and freaked out.

The North Carolina-born actor joins us on the couch to discuss her filmography, in particular her latest work, a remake of the 1992 classic The Hand The Rocks The Cradle, this time co-starring next gen scream queen Maika Monroe (It Follows, Longlegs), directed by Mexican filmmaker Michelle Garza in her first major studio motion picture. It’s domestic horror at its most intimate — channeling the fears and anxieties of new motherhood, while weaving in privilege guilt, and a haunting moral ambiguity. Which, as you might imagine for a new mother herself — Winstead has a son with husband Ewan McGregor — was not hard to identify with and tap into.

We discuss all this plus action films, the cult of Ramona Flowers and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, working with Bruce Willis as his daughter in two Die Hard movies, her critically acclaimed turn as an alcoholic groping towards sobriety in indie film Smashed, not to mention meeting Ewan on the set of Fargo the TV series, both of them working in the Star Wars universe, and her early years as an extrovert-turned-introvert finding an outlet in performance.

Chapters
00:30 "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
07:12 Scream Queen Legacy
10:38 Artistic Approach & Collaboration
12:14 Music, Ballet, and Creative Expression
14:24 Early Acting Journey
21:17 Working with Micah Monroe
25:54 Scott Pilgrim & Ramona Flowers
30:43 "Death Proof" and Audience Reception
34:45 Action Roles & Working with Bruce Willis
41:00 Meeting Ewan McGregor & Star Wars
44:05 Navigating Fame
48:29 Changes in the Movie Industry
50:05 "Sky High" and Superhero Genre
51:46 Career Reflections & Soap Opera Days
53:16 Movie Memorabilia & Set Keepsakes

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