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Amanda Seyfried is young and beautiful, with deep, soulful eyes that are as round as saucers.

Petite, and wearing a gorgeous black and white Missoni dress, the actress looks like she could melt a thousand hearts with the bat of an eyelid. But Seyfried is the first to admit that she’s just as lucky, and unlucky, in love as the rest of us.

The 25-year-old was in a relationship with her Mamma Mia co-star Dominic Cooper for two years and, after meeting at Kate Hudson’s Halloween party last October, she’s been spotted in the company of actor Ryan Phillippe (she’ll only say that she’s been “seen” with him).

You’d be forgiven for thinking that her life is a modern-day fairytale just like Red Riding Hood, her latest movie.

But the softly spoken Pennsylvanian blonde reveals that she’s still finding her feet when it comes to dating.

“Relationships are hard,” she says decisively. “It’s hard to find a good partner and, the older I get, the more I realise how hard it is to find the right person.”

She pauses for a moment to reflect before adding: “Also, my brain is developing. I’m still figuring out what I need and what I want from a relationship, particularly because I have such a busy lifestyle.”

Of course, having shot to fame in Mamma Mia, she’s now under scrutiny everywhere she goes, which means that she’s become accustomed to people talking about her.

“Any actor, no matter how young or old, if you’re in the public eye, people will judge you and your relationships,” she sighs.

“They are going to judge who you are with, and why, and how long. People will have opinions about it so that’s hard, especially if it’s someone you care about.”

Red Riding Hood is director Catherine Hardwicke’s dramatic vision of the classic fairy tale, and also stars Gary Oldman and Julie Christie. But, thanks to her iconic red cape and flowing locks, Seyfried’s character Valerie steals the show as the feisty village girl who breaks boys’ hearts.

Some of the love scenes are much racier than you may remember, and that’s thanks in part to the mysterious, brooding Peter, played by Shiloh Fernandez, and eager-to-please Henry, played by Jeremy Irons’s son, Max Irons. Seyfried admits that she was excited to delve into Hardwicke’s romantic, snow-capped world for a few weeks.

“I’ve never done a period movie before so it was really exciting. We shot in Vancouver where they had this giant incredible set made. Everyone was in costume and it was great fun,” she says, adding rather surprisingly, “I actually didn’t listen or read fairytales when I was young because they were too scary. My parents gave me the tapes to listen to as I was going to sleep, but they would give me nightmares, so I stopped!”

However, one fairytale did come true through making Red Riding Hood – she got to meet her childhood idol, Leonardo di Caprio. He produced the movie and Seyfried giggles when she admits she was a huge fan of his when growing up.

“The sad thing,” she says wistfully, “is that I wish I could tell my 11-year-old self that `you’re going to be working for him one day and you’re going to know him’. I just can’t imagine how I’d feel. To be honest, I can’t connect to that innocent pre-teen girl any more. And that sucks.

“But Leo is great. He’s incredibly attractive, he’s a smart actor and anything he wants to develop I want to be part of because he makes great choices.

“He often came to the set and screenings.”

For someone who’s so young, it seems that Seyfried has already achieved so much. Mamma Mia made more than $500 million worldwide (and counting), and she was part of HBO’s cast of Big Love until the penultimate season. Does everything always fall into place for the actress?

“I auditioned for a role in the new Superman and didn’t get it,” she says candidly. “And I really wanted Emily Browning’s role in Sucker Punch. I’d originally got that role and everything was in gear, but then I got the call from Big Love saying `we need you this season, you can’t do it’.

“The director, Zack Snyder, fought for me, and I even called the head of HBO because I thought I wasn’t being used in Big Love in a way that was worth me losing out on Sucker Punch. At the time it didn’t seem like there was anything better. Big Love wouldn’t let me go so I cried a lot.

“Then I realised that actually it was good that I didn’t do it because, if I had, I wouldn’t have done Red Riding Hood.”

Seyfried is clearly someone who follows her instincts and is prepared to fight for what she believes in.

“You should always follow your instincts,” she says. “You know, everything happens for a reason. When you don’t get something you want or that you think you want, there’s a clear-cut reason. And, if you don’t get the guy you want then there’s a reason for that, too.”

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Here are a few quotes from the interview as well – sounds like a good one!

On her outspoken personality: “I talk like I know what I’m saying, but I don’t.”

On being honest with herself: “I like the freedom of being exactly who I am. And that’s gotten me into trouble.”

On being told she needed to get botox: “I was like, Damn you! But we’re in Hollywood. I’m on a huge screen. With these new digital cameras, you can see the peach fuzz on my face.”

On being fired from her first-ever acting gig: “I was bad, I was really bad.”

On her love of the romantic comedies: “I don’t think I’m being very ‘artistic’ when I do them, but I’m not doing it for that reason. Romantic comedies make me happy. I watch Love Actually every Christmas.”

On her best on-screen kisses: “I can’t lie. It didn’t suck making out with Channing [Tatum] and Justin [Timberlake]. “

On who she would like to be paired up with next:< “I’d really love to make out with Michael Fassbender. Put me in a movie with that guy. I’m serious. Wow.”

Read the rest HERE at Elle. I have to say, I love the idea of her working with Michael Fassbender — fingers crossed it happens some day!

In her new movie, Amanda Seyfried is a girl in the hood. “It’s all about blood, guts, love and sacrifice,” says the doe-eyed star who is talking about a new twist on “Red Riding Hood,” opening Friday.

“Basically, it’s a sexy, modern-day take on ‘Little Red Riding Hood,’ which is such an interesting new way to approach a story that’s such a classic tale. The story is also 700 years in the making, so it’s cool to interpret it again. There was so much more of a story to tell.”

At age 25, the actress best known for her turn in “Mamma Mia!” is ready to take some chances on the big screen.

“I don’t like to play characters that are too perfect,” Seyfried says. “Perfect is boring. People are made up of flaws.”

“I do want to play strong women and show that you can still be strong when you’re trying to figure out who you are and what you want in life,” she says. “I also don’t want to play someone who is me. Where is the challenge in that?”

Read the entire interview here.

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With the fifth and final season of “Big Love” coming to a close (there are only three episodes left, to be exact), fans of HBO’s off-kilter — and ground-breaking — polygamy drama are gearing up to say goodbye to Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) and his entire brood. And while viewers must part ways with the extended Henrickson clan, it seems some of the cast plans to stay something of a family, even after the show has gone off the air.

When MTV News caught up with Amanda Seyfried, who played defiant daughter Sarah Henrickson on the Emmy-nominated series for four seasons, she told us letting go of the show wasn’t too tough for her.

“I already dealt with the goodbyes. I’m cool,” said Seyfried, who is promoting her latest film, the fairy-tale adaptation “Red Riding Hood.” Turns out, the 25-year-old star was already close, in proximity or otherwise, with some of the show’s cast and crew.

“I live right next door to Jeanne Tripplehorn and very close to Ginny [Ginnifer] Goodwin. My best friend, who’s the producer of the show, lives down the street,” Seyfried said, adding, “My brother on the show [Douglas Smith] is like my brother in real life. [They] are already incorporated into my life, so I’m not that sad.”

Still, Seyfried — who noted, “It’s gonna suck because we’re not going to be on that set that we’ve been on for seven years playing a family” — acknowledged the rest of the cast (which includes Golden Globe-winner Chloé Sevigny) had a tougher time letting go.

“They were more sad because they also did the last season, whereas I only did one scene,” said Seyfried, who returned to the “Big Love” set while filming “Red Riding Hood.”

While bidding adieu to the series will be a blow to its loyal viewers, Seyfried promises that at least there’s a satisfying ending in store. She emphasized that the series finale, set to air March 20, “is crazy.” When we asked if fans will be pleased with the way everything wraps up, she put it succinctly with a smile, “Yes! I mean, if they’re not, then … tough!”

Like every child, Amanda Seyfried grew up hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood. But the heroine she imagined was way different from the role she took on in Catherine Hardwicke’s re-imagining. “The story I was told was very basic and this movie is quite the opposite,” says Seyfried. “She’s older in this version and has much more at stake.”

Compared to the wan princesses mooning over their Prince Charmings, Little Red has always had spunk. Here it’s doubled, as the blonde in the scarlet coat finds herself torn between two suitors, the poor and sexy Peter (Shiloh Fernandez) and the rich and doting Henry (Max Irons). “She’s young, curious, and assertive,” says Seyfried. “It’s a beautiful mix—you know from the beginning she’ll get what she wants.”

Little Red is also Seyfried’s chance to star in a hot-blooded fairy tale by Catherine Hardwicke, the director who turned Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson into household names and tabloid stars. “Catherine sold the whole idea over lunch,” says Seyfried. “More than most directors, she’s interested in the real passions of a young woman—her leading ladies aren’t just ‘the girl.’ Her heroines are fearless and smart, to say the least.”

Read the interview in full here.

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April 2011: Marie Claire UK
2011: Session 004 (Marie Claire)
2011: Session 005 (Marie Claire Behind the Scenes)

Thanks to Brian for the heads up!

On a gloomy and wet California day, director Catherine Hardwicke curls up in her office on the Warner Bros. lot with a book in her hand. This isn’t your average bedtime story. It’s called Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale. She only recently discovered it, and she flips through the pages like a schoolgirl hyped on caffeine. “Maybe you like ‘Red Riding Hood’ when you’re 5,” Hardwicke says. “When you’re 10, you start latching on to it for another reason—why did she get in bed with the wolf?” Hardwicke even compares the beast to a love interest. “It represents a dark animal nature which is close to sexuality. In the traditional story, the wolf cross-dresses and lures her into bed. That’s pretty kinky right there! The wolf is the original tranny. What a kinky wolf!” Her entire face lights up. “A granny tranny!”

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March 2011: Interview
2011: Session 002 (Interview)

Here’s a preview of the interview with Justin Timberlake:

Amanda Seyfried has a message for critics who say her upcoming “Little Red Riding Hood” feels an awful lot like “Twilight”: It’s totally different!

That’s what the 25-year-old actress told Justin Timberlake during a phone interview…which she conducted naked.

“I think I should mention that I’m not wearing any clothes,” Seyfried revealed to the singer in the March cover story in Interview magazine.

Seyfried and Timberlake star together in Andrew Niccol’s upcoming sci-fi flick “Now.”

Since the trailer for director Catherine Hardwicke’s “Red Riding Hood” debuted, the blogosphere has been buzzing with comparisons between the film and the first “Twilight,” which was also directed by Hardwicke.

Critics have pointed to similar storylines of a love triangle, supernatural occurrences and gruesome murders.

“We have so many elements that make it completely different,” Seyfried insisted, adding that “we’ve modernized the story.”

When Timberlake said he thought it would hard to do a Red Riding Hood adaptation, Seyfried responded.

“What we’ve done is just one way. We’re just telling a story – our version of the story. It’s not everybody’s version of the story, but it’s the way we wanted to make it. If you don’t like it then tough,” the “Big Love” and “Mamma Mia!” star said laughing.

After discussing the movie, Seyfried suddenly revealed she was naked.

“Well if that’s how you’d like to be interviewed then that’s totally fine,” the singer said.

“I’m most comfortable in my birthday suit,” she acknowledged.

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