Kate Mara changes gears with her superhero movie debut this August in Fantastic Four — a whole new kind of role for the actress! And as she revealed to Flare, the blockbuster choice really came down to the roots of the story. “You do get that exciting, fantastical action-packed thrilling thing, but you also get the emotional and very real human part of who these [characters] are,” she explained. “The movie really is about family coming together and what lengths you would go to protect them.”
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The red head is gorgeous on the latest cover of Flare Magazine, and inside, she gets candid about the real Kate.
Whether it’s nailing high profile roles or rocking a winning look on the red carpet, the actress makes it all look effortless — so it comes as a surprise when she reveals that she used to be quite shy. “That’s part of why I wanted to do it—for whatever reason, I was shy in my own skin, and when I was playing other people, I felt more confident.”
The red carpet favourite rarely misses the mark when it comes to fashion choices, but when she’s away from the glare of the cameras the soon-to-be blockbuster babe likes to keeps things casual and most importantly, comfortable. “Honestly, unless I have a meeting, I’m usually in some sort of sweatpants and Converse,” she admits. “I’m all about comfort. But if I have things to go to that require me to be social, I tend to do that mix of masculine meets feminine. I like the marriage of the two.”
Read the magazine’s complete interview with the “smartest new supe”; on Flare.com
Watch behind-the-scenes footage of the Flare photoshoot below.