But I also knew there would be some sexiness going on. Did you have any reservations about any of the clothes they wanted you to wear? Josie Maran: Actually, no, the stylist was good and the outfits were fun. GameSpy: Like most female video-game characters, Mia wears some sexy outfits. But otherwise we had a director, we had a Hollywood producer, we had stylists, we even had rehearsals. GameSpy: How did filming your scenes for this game differ from the work you've done in movies? Josie Maran: It was exactly the same except that we had to wear special costumes that were really stiff so it wouldn't be too hard to transfer into the game. We started filming it for real, and then switched to special effects, so I haven't seen how it looks. GameSpy: Oh, you have a fight scene? Josie Maran: Yeah! I'm really excited about it. Though I haven't seen my fight scene yet. But I've seen it now that it's done and it looks beautiful.
I had no idea how it would turn out because we were working with green screens and fake cars, stuff like that, so I could only imagine how it would come out when we were doing it. The work they're doing on this game, technologically, was just beautiful.
I did a little voiceover for the game they made out of Van Helsing, this movie I did, and it's kind of hard watching an animated figure of yourself. You're not just the voice and likeness of a character, you're actually in the game. GameSpy: Well, that's the thing about this game, and your role in it. They were also shooting it like a movie, and I've been really into acting lately. GameSpy: What was it about this game, and the character of Mia, that made you want to do it? Josie Maran: I love racing cars and I love driving fast. They called my agent, my agent talked to me, and here we are. I didn't really know much about this whole genre of work. They were like, "We have to have her, she's the most bad ass woman in America." (grins devilishly) So they came to me. GameSpy: How did you get the part of Mia? Josie Maran: I was on EA's radar because I was just so bad ass.
Which just made us want to talk to her about her role in the game that much more. And now she has us wanting to break local speed limits as Mia, your motivating girlfriend in Need For Speed Most Wanted. As a cigarette girl in The Aviator, she made us want to sell cigarettes to eccentric billionaires, while her role as Dracula's bride Marishka in Van Helsing made us want to stay up all night, drinking blood and listening to Bauhaus. With a face like hers, actress and model Josie Maran could get us to do whatever she wants.