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“The scenes for the initial audition didn’t really reveal much about the character but I knew Kate Winslet was starring in this so I knew it was pretty big-time,” Mann told Entertainment Weekly in a joint interview with Nicholson published Thursday. “Initially I didn’t know that my character would be such a big part in the show. We got Episode 7 just before filming started, and I’d read the other six episodes but I had no idea that this plot twist was coming. Knowing I would play such a key role was super exciting. And much like Ryan I also had to keep it secret for a very long time. No one knew except for my parents.”
So many people sat down to watch the Mare of Easttown season finale that WarnerMedia's streaming service broke and went offline for 25 minutes. As we discovered in the Slack channel this morning, half of the Stranger's staffers counted ourselves among the group of viewers anxiously waiting to find out who murdurd that jagoff's durdur in a small town east of Philadelphia. While none of us had tons to say about the crime drama's surprising.
Kate Winslet on the Mare of Easttown Ending That Almost Wasn t
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HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” almost did not end with Mare (Kate Winslet) finally ascending into the attic, where her son died by suicide.
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Winslet, who executive produces the seven-part limited series in addition to starring in it, said she had conversations with creator Brad Ingelsby and director Craig Zobel about whether or not the show should just end at the powerful moment between her character and Lori (Julianne Nicholson). The team decided to shoot the scene and determine whether they would use it or not when they were in post. Ultimately, they used it.
The actor’s turn as a detective struggling with her personal demons is absolutely stunning, in a murder-mystery that keeps us guessing right till the very end