The Uninvited
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Elizabeth Banks has portrayed an amateur porn star, first lady Laura Bush and, in The Uninvited a"creepy psycho," as the actress herself describes it.

Earlier this week, she spoke about the latter role with MovieFone:

Q: Your role in The Uninvited was kind of a change of pace for you. Why did you choose it?
A: Pretty much for that exact reason -- I wanted to play the creepy psycho. I have this thing about when people tell me I can't do something, and I really felt like I needed to do it. And this was one of those things where most people involved -- except for the directors, who always knew that I could do it -- had to be convinced that it was something I could do. I kept getting told, 'She's the smiley one from The 40-Year-Old Virgin' [laughs].

Elizabeth Banks has gone from filming an amateur porn - in Zack and Miri Make a Porno - to starring in a horror movie.

She recently spoke to ShockTillYouDrop about the upcoming film, The Uninvited.

"It's a very gothic story. It's essentially a murder mystery. I think it's scarier [movie] because it's girls," the actress said. "I think what's chilling about this is you see Emily Browning and you think she's so sweet and cute with those big eyes and cheeks and you want to take care of her. To see her come alive with anger is powerful. With boys we expect aggression and it's not as chilling when they use it. You're not expecting it from girls and this movie is basically about Anna and Rachel butting heads."

The Uninvited opens on January 30.

In it, Anna Rydell come back home after a stint in a mental hospital. Her recovery is jeopardized, though, thanks to her a mean stepmother, an aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.

Here's a trailer for the film: