Between Oliver Stone's take on the life of America's 43rd president (2008's "W."), Kevin Smith's controversially-titled comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," "Role Models" and "Definitely, Maybe," audiences have seen the true versatility of actress Elizabeth Banks.

Banks, 34, is soon to appear in an American remake of the 2003 Korean thriller "A Tale of Two Sisters," which was both written and directed by Kim Ji-Woon. "The Uninvited," which hits theatres Jan. 30, tells the story of Anna, a teenage girl who has just returned home from an extended stay in a psychiatric facility. Her mother died just prior to her hospitalization, and Anna comes home to her sister, her father and her father's new love interest, played by Banks.

The film's surfaces comes from the ghost of the girls' mother, who appears to remain in the house and a suspicion that their stepmother might not be as devoted to the family as she appears.

Banks said she definitely had inspiration in the development of her character in "The Uninvited."

"I based this character on three of my favorite femme fatales. I based the character on Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction,' Rebecca de Mornay in 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' and a little bit of Sharon Stone in 'Basic Instinct,' " Banks said.

She said that the cast of this newest movie found its characters in a very natural way. Anna, played by Emily Browning, considers her sister Alex, played by Arielle Kebbel, to be her best friend.

"It was a very natural situation. The two of them were very sisterly throughout the making of the movie. They really got along great, they went out together every night," Banks said. "They live in a world I no longer live in, because I'm like an old lady compared to them. We had a very natural separation just by our ages."

Banks readily acknowledges that her character in "The Uninvited" is quite a change from many of her recent roles.

"I'm really happy that the roles are really different," she said. "That was really fun for me and I hope it's fun for audiences as well."

She acknowleged that it can be difficult to maintain the differences between characters without much of a break between filming.

"Once in awhile I will bring a piece of a character forward with me, but usually I'm pretty good about leaving them behind," Banks said. "I've been pretty disciplined about leaving them behind."

She said her favorite movie of 2008 was "Zack and Miri."

"She starts out as sort of the lovable loser, and she finds love," Banks said of her character, Miriam, in that film.

While her role in "The Uninvited" is certainly not as lighthearted as some of Banks' other performances, she said she enjoyed the opportunity to play a somewhat malevolent character.

"I have to say I really relish being bad," Banks said.