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Why Is Kristen Bell Sitting in a Tree? You Won't Find The Answer Here

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (18)

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  • Kristen Bell is thankfully putting her big-screen career on hiatus to instead return to television. Showtime, in fact, where she can use inappropriate language and wear revealing outfits (or no outfit at all). She’ll be starring in “House of Lies,” opposite Don Cheadle, who plays Marty, “a highly successful management consultant from a top-tier firm who is never above using any means necessary to get his clients the information they want.” Bell will be an employee in that firm. Ironically, this was Agent Bedhead’s suggestion in KB’s Career Assessment. (Deadline)

  • The Coen Brothers and Cameron Diaz is never a combination you want to hear, and thankfully, there is some insulation between the two in this casting note: Diaz has joined Colin Firth in the cast of Gambit, a remake of a 1966 film. The script was penned by the Coen Brothers, but presumably, it wasn’t good enough to do themselves, so they passed it off to Michael Hoffman (The Last Station). Unfortunately, there is no insulation between Firth and Diaz, so we’ll have to live with that pairing. Also, another terrible Diaz Southern accent. (Deadline)

  • In a future episode of “Community,” Abed will enroll in a class on the history of “Who’s the Boss.” The course’s professor? Stephen Tobolowsky. I know, right? I hope there’s an entire section on the progression of Alyssa Milano’s adorably misaligned eye tooth. (TVLine)

  • Speaking of “Community,” if you live in Phoenix, and you’ve always wanted your very own “Community”-like study group, someone on Craiglists is recruiting (Hat Tip: Dan Carlson). (Craigslist)

  • MTV has confirmed that Mike Judge’s “Beavis and Butthead” will return to MTV later this year with 30 brand-spanking new episodes. Presumably, that’ll be the only way to see music videos on the station. (MTV)

  • The Jack Ryan reboot has been gestating for eons. I thought that, once they’d cast Chris Pine, the gears would begin to move. Not so. The film, currently titled Moscow, is now going to Steven Zallian for a rewrite. Jack Bender (“Lost”) is directing, assuming there’s anything ever to direct. (Deadline)

  • As I mentioned earlier, Kristen Stewart is up for the lead in Snow White and the Huntsman, along with Viggo Mortenson and the Huntsman and Charlize Theron as the evil witch. Niether of the three have been officially cast. However, word also comes that the other Snow White project in the works, Tarsem’s The Brothers Grimm: Snow White is eying Julia Roberts for the role of the evil witch. (Vulture)

  • Right after Cindy writes about The Stand heading to the big screen, another Stephen King novel/movie may be getting a redo: Pet Semetary. Matthew Greenberg (1408) is reworking a new script. (LATimes)

  • Finally, because I must, I leave you with the trailer for Win Win, Tom McCarthy’s third film in his trilogy of lost souls, following The Station Agent and The Visitor. This one is more mainstream friendly, but no less affecting. It played at Sundance, will play again at SXSW, and will open in theaters on March 18th. Do yourself a favor and seek it out. It’s exactly the kind of film we should be rewarding with our box-office dollars.










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    Comments

    I've actually seen The Station Agent and The Visitor, so I'm in for Win-Win. I don't even need to see the trailer.

    Posted by: tamatha at February 3, 2011 3:08 PM

    • Dustin: Stephen Tobolowsky, not Toblowsky

    Posted by: TheOtherGreg at February 3, 2011 3:08 PM

    Why Is Kristen Bell Sitting in a Tree?

    Apparently she feels the need to pop a squat on passersby after being pidgeon-holed as Veronica Mars.

    Posted by: D-Day at February 3, 2011 3:10 PM

    Tarsem is the bomb. The Fall was the most visually stunning film I have ever seen. That being said, I can't see Horsey McBoobs pulling off a serious period piece. Can you just picture it?

    *jaw dropping opening sequence, lush colors, swooping camera, panty-creaming tracking shots*

    *closeup on Roberts in an authentic midieval-type dress. She flips her curly hair and stares toothily at the camera with her patented smile.*

    "Awww, shucks, y'all, you know Southern accents are practically German."

    Gaaaaah.

    Posted by: linny at February 3, 2011 3:14 PM

    Photographer: See now, that's a pretty tree.
    Bell: It's starting to get pretty cold out here.
    Photographer: We should do a few shots in front of that tree, don't ya' think Kristen?
    Bell: Ummm...well, we've been out here for six hours and the sun is starting to go down. The blanket guy took his blanket with him when he left to pick up his kids.
    Photographer: Yeah. I guess. But just look at that tree. It's...it's majestic.
    Bell: No, I totally agree. But, I mean...don't you think we got what we needed by the other trees? Or the pond? I nearly fell in the pond.
    Photographer: So you keep telling me. One more shot, huh! What do you say, sport?
    Bell: And you said your uncle was who again, exactly?
    Photographer: He's a big-time executive at Showtime. Trust me. Now why don't you shimmy that little butt of yours onto those lowest branches and we'll take some canary pictures.
    Bell: But theres no ladder.
    Photographer: Well, you're an actress.
    Bell: So?
    Photographer: So act like there's a ladder and get your ass up there [slaps her behind].

    Posted by: superasente at February 3, 2011 3:20 PM


    thanks for the heads up on " win win ". " the visitor " and
    " station agent " were terrific and this looks like another
    winner, no pun intended.

    Posted by: snake at February 3, 2011 3:26 PM

    Snake, if that pun had been intended I would find where you live and punch you for it being so lame. Don't take it personally.

    Posted by: The_wakeful at February 3, 2011 3:46 PM

    exactly why is that ironic?

    you know...just asking...

    Posted by: groovekiller at February 3, 2011 3:55 PM

    Remaking Pet Sematary? Ridiculous. They cannot POSSIBLY equal or even approach the scariness of that movie.

    Posted by: Todd at February 3, 2011 4:08 PM

    Posted by: yy at February 3, 2011 5:15 PM

    This is great news about K. Bell. I really hope it's a great pilot. My only qualm is that I wish it were HBO.

    Posted by: Melissa at February 3, 2011 5:19 PM

    Nooo, leave Pet Sematary alone; it's awesome just the way it is, flaws and all. Seriously, Hollywood, it's getting to the point where I'm just not watching remakes anymore AT ALL as a matter of principle even if they might be good, and you're the only ones losing here since I get to keep my ticket/DVD money.

    Posted by: Nat Kittyface at February 3, 2011 7:44 PM

    kristen bell can do whatever she wants in a tree. no complaints

    Posted by: idleprimate at February 3, 2011 7:45 PM

    "So act like there's a ladder and get your ass up there [slaps her behind]."

    Supersente, thankyou for a giggle on a hellishly hot day (in Australia).

    Posted by: Darth Brookes at February 3, 2011 8:47 PM

    Paul's last line in that trailer made me tear up a little. No lie. I have no idea why.

    Posted by: Marcela at February 3, 2011 10:18 PM

    Geez, someone get that girl a ladder and a warm blanket; she looks miserable. And ridiculous.

    Posted by: Figgy at February 3, 2011 11:19 PM

    i dunno... Win Win seems to be going in a direction completely different than the one The Station Agent and The Visitor went. not saying it'll be bad, but its tone and pace just seem so different that i have a hard time putting it next to the other two films as part of a trilogy.

    is it actually a trilogy - did McCarthy make these films with that in mind - or are cinephiles just calling it a trilogy?

    also, 23-some-odd years after i had her Tiger Beat poster in my locker in middle school, i still have the hots for Alyssa Milano. so there.

    Posted by: causaubon at February 4, 2011 2:29 AM

    good kristen bel nice süpper senin o güzelim dudaklarınıyalarım dilimiağzının içene sokupdiliniemep memeleriniuçlarınıağzımalac senisıkıkalçalarını domaltıparkadan geçip sikiceğimamının ortasına basacamyarrağıamcı seksi bebes yerimheryeriniserkni turkseks

    Posted by: TurkSeks at February 6, 2011 4:43 PM