Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview: Sky High Villain to Netflix Assassin

Collider Ladies Night recently celebrated its very first returning guest, Karen Gillan for Gunpowder Milkshake. Now the show welcomes back its second returnee, Mary Elizabeth Winstead! Winstead swung by the Collider studio for an episode of Ladies Night back in 2019 for the release of Gemini Man and now she’s on the show again in honor of her new Netflix movie, Kate.

Winstead headlines the film as the title character, a skilled assassin who winds up being targeted herself. When Kate realizes she’s been poisoned, she sets out to track down who did it. Kate is essentially non-stop action with Winstead at the heart of almost every single scene. As though that isn't challenging enough, Winstead and the team behind Kate hit a little bump in that road that called for Winstead to step it up with her stuntwork -- more than ever before.

On this episode of Collider Ladies Night, Winstead details the challenges faced while making Kate and explains why she wound up doing more of her own stuntwork than you might expect. On top of that, Winstead looks back on fan favorite films like Sky High, Final Destination 3, Birds of Prey and more!

00:00 Making A Sky High Sequel
03:01 Dicey Questions
06:16 Revisiting Sky High
08:48 Birds of Prey Slide Stunt
10:27 Winstead's Stunt Double Hayley Wright
12:03 Kate: Overcoming Stuntwork Challenges

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[ColliderLadiesNight]

Who here wants to see that Sky High sequel? We certainly do!

[marciofilho]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is one of my celebrity crushs, I've been a fan of her since Sky High and Final Destination 3, and I always tought that she deserves more recognicion, she's such a great and versatile actress but so underrated at the same time.

[TheSkyHive]

My God, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a GODDESS. Remember her as a cheerleader in DEATHPROOF? She seems to be able to handle any type of acting as well. TALENTED and GORGEOUS, some have it all!

[rufarojunior]

Mary Elizabeth winstead is so underrated as an actress and I love her movies and she’s so badass and she’s my hero and childhood crush

[dayvjones]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead would be an awesome Ripley if Alien was ever rebooted.

[TheSkyHive]

I LOVED SKY HIGH! I had no idea what I was going to watch. I actually was so bored that day and as a 28-year-old dude I thought it may be for a younger crowd, but I ended up ADORING it!

[jaydavidson]

Supervillain sidekick; Mary Elizabeth's character in 'The Thing' (2011)...also named Kate in that movie! 🤯

[tyrellgrey]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a ultimate badass in KATE 💯

[illimattic]

Maggie Q and Mary Elizabeth are my favorite action babes and they were both in the best Die Hard movie together!!

[ericabonilla]

Just watched Kate and I'm obsessed! What a badass😎

[elhopper]

Seeing Perri with the Hardcore Henry poster in the background makes me so happy. I just recently watched that movie and I loved it so it’s great to see her repping it in the background!

[ai-man]

I'm here to beg for the 10 Cloverfield Sequel. I need to know what happened there. (Maybe I'll write it). MEW is the Parker Posey of now. I mean, FARGO.

[Kaitschi]

Hope she get's another Shot playing Huntress. Not a Fan of Birds of Prey, but I liked her in the Role.

[EDouglasWW]

Really went back in time for this one... Love Final Destination 3 (from 2003), not so crazy about Sky High, but surprised I didn't cover that for SuperHeroHype cause I was there in 2005.

[damianstarks]

Love this actress she was a total badass in Kate.

[m.k.m.]

Whether as herself or portraying Ramona Victoria "Rammy" Flowers, Mary Elizabeth Winstead will forever remain my top personal-favorite live-action actress and little sweetheart....

[lol]

There are many beautiful actors. But this, this lady is a goddess.

[omarelk]

John Goodman from 10 Cloverfield Lane would be a great team mate.

[celebro]

I'm mad at the ending. I want more Kate and Ani the way we could not see Leon and Matilda.

[lilyruth]

She is my first crush from Hollywood ..I remember falling in love with her watching final destination