After battling alien life forms in this fall’s The Thing prequel, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs The World) could sure use a drink. So it’s fitting that Winstead’s in negotiations to join the indie drama Smashed, which focuses on a married couple who are brought together by booze. Completing the partnership is Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) who is no stranger to portraying a man with an addiction. I’d imagine that Paul’s character in Smashed will be slightly less tweaked out than the meth-cooking Jesse, as he will be romancing Winstead and seducing her with his passion for alcohol. Loosely based off of the 1962 film, Days of Wine and Roses, Smashed explores what happens to their relationship when Winstead’s character makes a move towards sobriety and attends AA. James Ponsoldt (Off the Black) will direct from a script co-written with Susan Burke. Hit the jump for more of the stellar cast of Smashed.
In addition to Winstead and Paul, Variety reports that Octavia Spencer (The Help) and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) are also in negotiations. Spencer is vying for the role of Winstead’s sponsor and close friend (and may soon be adding “award-winning” the front of her name for her role in The Help). Offerman would be playing the assistant principal at the elementary school where Winstead’s character teaches. I for one hope his portrayal is a direct clone of Ron Swanson.
Winstead can next be seen in the aforementioned The Thing, followed by Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Paul has just wrapped on the indie film “Quad” and can currently be seen on this season of AMC’c Breaking Bad. Offerman, who recently joined Lionsgate’s Gay Dude can next be seen alongside Will Ferrell in Casa de mi Padre. Super Crispy Entertainment production of Smashed is set to begin in early November.
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Two of my favorite faces in Hollywood. Greenlight this union !
Aaron is fantastic in BREAKING BAD. Winstead has got that great sweetheart face, and along with Rose Byrne should get more substantial roles in H’wood
May I just add, from a pure male perspective, that that is a _glorious_ photo of Ms Winstead!
I agree with you, KraDon – Rose Byrne and Winstead should definitely get more work.
nicee….please get Aaron paul more movie offers..this guy is outstanding…love mary also..& that pic lol
oh yeah..and DEFINITely Rose Byrne also…season 4 of Damages was fantastic..
LOL, I don’t know if it’s just me, but when I was only half-looking out of the corner of my eye at the picture of Aaron Paul, I was sure it was Daniel Radcliffe until I actually shifted my gaze to his face and I was like “oh, it’s THIS guy.” There is *some* resemblance, no? Or is it just me?
Anyway, the project sounds quite promising. It’ll be interesting to see this pair in the same flick.
Actually Byrne is already getting a good chunk of roles, she actually beat Winstead for a role in a movie that could have paired her with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper. If anything I’d say Byrne is safe, give more roles to Winstead, it rubs me the wrong way that Hollywood doesn’t seem to care about her.
Rose Byrne is one of the rare jewels in Hollywood acting community. Put her in that down-to-earth & classy, ambitious & righteous heroine roles like her Ellen Parson character in DAMAGES. Too many actresses nowadays are a bunch of spoiled pre-teen Princesses and desperate sk-nks. A sad state.