Based on Amor Towles‘ acclaimed novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW is set amidst the Bolshevik Revolution which would change Russia forever. At the center of the story is Alexander (Ewan McGregor), an Aristocrat who loses everything amidst the upheaval including his family, friends and riches, bound to house arrest for life at an opulent hotel. It is here that he finds love and beauty in its staff, guests and secrets he never before knew.

In town for a special Advance Screening and press was MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD, who not only is McGregor‘s spouse in real life, but also does a superb job playing a commanding movie star named Anna. Winstead did two full days of press in support of the new Paramount+ series which already is drawing raves.

Winstead spoke post-screening with Johanna Schneller about getting into her character through the Series’ fantastic costumes and set, plus the fun of playing opposite McGregor, and also working for the first time with an intimacy coordinator.

More below, including the evening’s highlights:

Paramount Pictures Canada release A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW March 29, 2024.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Paramount+ Canada)

Paramount+ today announced that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Ahsoka”, “Kate”, “Birds of Prey”) will join upcoming U.K original drama series A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, starring alongside Ewan McGregor. An adaptation of Amor Towles’ internationally best-selling novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW has commenced filming this week. The limited run series is produced by eOne in association with Paramount, and will debut exclusively in Paramount+ markets around the world, and on SHOWTIME® in the U.S.

Winstead will star as Anna Urbanova, a glamorous, independent, and self-made film actress, at the height of her fame. She uses her wit and beauty to dazzle Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy Award winning actor Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars” franchise, “Halston”, “Trainspotting”). She’s an enigmatic character, who keeps her cards very close to her chest. Reluctant to reveal her true self, Anna plays a role off-screen as well as on. The Count and Anna’s sizzling chemistry is clear from the moment they meet in the Metropol Hotel where he has been banished by a Soviet trial, but will this be true love, or just the latest in a long line of roles Anna is playing?

Winstead will next be seen in a starring role in “Ahsoka”, the next installment in the Star Wars/Disney+ universe. She recently wrapped filming on Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s independent feature “Rich Flu”, which was produced by Pablo Larraín’s Fabula. Winstead played the title character in Netflix’s No. 1 worldwide hit action-thriller “Kate” opposite Woody Harrelson, and starred alongside Margot Robbie in the Warner Bros/DC feature “Birds of Prey”, directed by Cathy Yan. Winstead earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for James Ponsoldt’s critically acclaimed “Smashed”.

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor) who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol, threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW is produced by eOne in association with Paramount. The series is written by showrunner and executive producer Ben Vanstone (“All Creatures Great and Small”, “The Last Kingdom”). It is the first production to come through eOne’s first look deal with Tom Harper’s company Popcorn Storm Pictures. Harper (“War and Peace”, “Peaky Blinders”) will also executive produce alongside Ewan McGregor, Xavier Marchand (“Nautilus”, “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris”) and the novel’s writer, New York Times best-selling author Amor Towles. BAFTA® award winning director, and Emmy nominee Sam Miller (“Surface”, “I May Destroy You”, “Luther”) serves as director and executive producer.

Since its release, the novel has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and counts Barack Obama, Tom Hanks and Ann Patchett among its high-profile fans.

The series, which is part of Paramount+’s strategy to commission 150 international originals by 2025, will debut in the UK and other international territories where the streaming service is available. A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW joins the expanding slate of UK originals for Paramount+, which includes THE KILLING KIND, THE EX-WIFE, THE FLATSHARE, SEXY BEAST, NO ESCAPE and THE BURNING GIRLS.

Winstead is represented by WME, Entertainment 360, and Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is back in KATE, coming this Fall to select theatres and on Netflix!

About Kate:
Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. But when she uncharacteristically blows an assignment targeting a member of the yakuza in Tokyo, she quickly discovers she’s been poisoned, a brutally slow execution that gives her less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her killers. As her body swiftly deteriorates, Kate forms an unlikely bond with the teenage daughter of one of her past victims. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson, and directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Kate follows a burned assassin’s furious pursuit of one last self-appointed job.

KATE arrives in select theatres and on Netflix September 10, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

We are excited to give our Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) on Wednesday, February 5, 2020! Cities are as follows:

VANCOUVER
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas
14211 Entertainment Way
Richmond BC, V6W 1K4

MONTREAL ENGLISH
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal
977 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal, QC, H3B 4W3

EDMONTON
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2

OTTAWA
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas
2214 Bank Street
Ottawa ON, K1V 1J6

CALGARY
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
6455 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary AB, T2H 0K4

WINNIPEG
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
817 St. James Street
Winnipeg MB, R3G 3L3

HALIFAX
Screening details:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5

Synopsis:
You ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down.

In the Warner Bros. Pictures film, Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”) returns as Harley Quinn, alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“10 Cloverfield Lane,” TV’s “Fargo”) as Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell (HBO’s “True Blood”) as Black Canary; Rosie Perez (“Fearless,” “Pitch Perfect 2”) as Renee Montoya; Chris Messina (“Argo,” TV’s “Sharp Objects”) as Victor Zsasz; and Ewan McGregor (“Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep,” the “Trainspotting” films) as Roman Sionis. Newcomer Ella Jay Basco also stars as Cassandra “Cass” Cain in her feature film debut.

Directed by Cathy Yan (“Dead Pigs”) from a script by Christina Hodson (“Bumblebee”), the film is based on characters from DC. Robbie also produced, alongside Bryan Unkeless and Sue Kroll. The film’s executive producers are Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman, Geoff Johns, Hans Ritter and David Ayer.

Joining Yan behind the scenes was a creative team comprised of director of photography Matthew Libatique (“A Star Is Born,” “Venom”); production designer K.K. Barrett (“Her”); editor Jay Cassidy (“American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) and editor Evan Schiff (“John Wick Chapters 2 & 3”); and costume designer Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”). The music is by Daniel Pemberton (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a LuckyChap Entertainment Production, a Clubhouse Pictures Production, a Kroll & Co. Entertainment Production, “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).” Opening in theaters and IMAX nationwide on February 7, 2020, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

This film is rated R for strong violence and language throughout, and some sexual and drug material.

Trailer:

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BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) is in theatres Friday, February 7, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Canada)

Ang Lee‘s latest, GEMINI MAN stars Will Smith up against himself and here’s a first look at its Trailer!

Synopsis:
Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renown producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Also starring are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong.

See the Trailer:

Paramount Pictures Canada release GEMINI MAN Friday, October 11, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

Paramount Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto and Montreal to see the eagerly-awaited 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE! Just one month ago we didn’t even know it existed!!! Screenings take place Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

Synopsis:
In this sequel to 2008’s Cloverfield, a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) awakes after a car accident to find herself locked in a comfortable, but isolated bunker with two men (John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr.), allegedly protecting them from something terrible outside.

See the Trailer:

Artwork:

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Paramount Pictures Canada release 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE Friday, March 11, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

So you’ve all probably heard the bombshell that a new Cloverfield Film is on the way and in what is too much to process so quickly, a new Poster and Trailer already have dropped!

Synopsis:
Waking up from a car accident, a young woman finds herself in the basement of a man who says he’s saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. and John Goodman star, while Dan Trachtenberg directs.

See the Trailer:

See it below:

Paramount Pictures Canada release 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE Friday, March 11, 2016.

(Photo credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III centers around a Graphic Designer whose life falls apart after his Girlfriend breaks-up with him.  The Comedy stars Charlie Sheen, Katheryn Winnick, Jason Schwartzmann, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bill Murray and Dermot Mulroney.

Video Service Corp. and Mr. Will Wong want to give ten Readers a chance to see the Movie before everybody else.  The Screening takes place Monday, February 11, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Cineplex Yonge & Dundas.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

Also, stream the entire Soundtrack right here at Rolling Stone, including a Duet with Winnick and Sheen!

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook before February 8, 2013.  You should also be following on Twitter here.  As an added bonus, I will be randomly drawing one Winner who’ll win a Signed Photo from Katheryn Winnick!  Good luck.

Video Service Corp. releases A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III on February 15, 2013.

Remember to “like” Video Service Corp. on Facebook right here!

(Photo/video credit: Video Service Corp.)

This could well be the Film that gets her some respect. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is no stranger to Toronto after having filmed a couple Movies here over the past few years including Scott Pilgram vs. The World and also The Thing.  She graced the Red Carpet for Smashed tonight at Ryerson Theatre, making plenty of time for Fans after having run behind arriving at the venue.

Winstead is getting Oscar buzz for her work here as a Woman who decides to quit drinking in a relationship which is dependent on Alcohol consumption. I cannot wait to see this.  Smashed hits theatres November 2, 2012.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Academy Award-winning Actress Octavia Spencer might’ve been late arriving to the Red Carpet for the Premiere of Smashed tonight, but she sure made-up for it. After assuring Fans she’d come over to them after “taking care of business” first, she signed a storm of Autographs. Unfortunately, due to time constraints she only could sign Autographs today, declining Photos with Fans.

Spencer tells us, “Did you guys get Mary (Winstead)?  She’s gonna get an Oscar for this performance so tell all your friends about the Movie!”.  It takes an Oscar Winner to know one, right?

Mongrel Media releases Smashed on November 2, 2012.

(Photo credit: Catherine Dennis)