OK, 2011 pilot season. You’ve got my attention.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that the supremely talented Kristen Bell is eying a return to the small screen in the buzzy Showtime pilot House of Lies.

The ex-Veronica Mars sleuth joins Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) and Dawn Olivieri (Heroes) in the dark comedy, which revolves around dueling corporate management consulting firms. Bell will play Jeannie, a razor-sharp Brown grad who reluctantly finds herself attracted to her co-worker Marty (Cheadle).

Matthew Carnahan (Dirt) is spearheading the prospective series, an adaptation of Martin Kihn’s best-selling tell-all tome Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time.

As far as pilot castings go, this one is going to be tough to top.

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Having nice skin can be a really good thing in Hollywood. Especially if you’re Kristen Bell.

E! News has exclusively learned from Neutrogena that the Burlesque star will be the face of the company’s new Neutrogena Naturals line.

Neutrogena isn’t releasing any further details of the deal, including when the campaign will even officially launch, though a source tells E! News that the 30-year-old actress has already shot the print, TV and online ads, and reportedly earned somewhere in the $500,000 range for the gig.

“She’s got an all-American look that is very relatable for a lot of women,” says one of our sources. “She is a great fit for the brand.”

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Kristen Bell has designed a stuff dog for the charity Maddie’s Corner and its up for auction at Charity Folks until December 9th!

Kristen Bell’s dog is just beyond cute in its soft pink outfit of rosette trimmed top and pants with matching cap.And just look at the ruffles on her bottom.
This dog is irresistible! This dog is signed by Kristen on its paw and also comes with a signed card.

Place a bid today to make Kristen Bell’s dog your own!

Kristen Bell starred for three seasons in the title role of the television series Veronica Mars .In 2007 she joined the cast of Heroes and currently narrates as the title character of Gossip Girl. Additional television credits include a lead role in the critically acclaimed made-for-television movie, Gracie’s Choice, and guest-starring roles on such series as American Dreams, The Shield and Everwood. Ms Bell also has a very busy career on the big screen. Her film credits include: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Couples Retreat . She currently stars in the Disney film, You Again.

Touchstone’s You Again starring the girl power cast of Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, Kristin Chenoweth and Odette Yustman is aiming to be a Valentine’s Day gift for special ladies out there when it hits stores February 8 on Blu-ray and DVD.

The Blu-ray verison of You Again will come at you in 2.4:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. It will be a combo pack release with the DVD included as well as the following bonus features:

* Following Fickman: On Set wtih the Director
* Ask the Cast
* Funny or Die – cast interview spoof
* 3 Deleted Scenes
* BD Exclusive: Blooper Dance Party
* BD Exclusive: 7 More Deleted Scenes

You Again on Blu-ray carries an SRP of $39.99.

With the support of a Vatican imprimatur, a celebrity voiced audio production of the New Testament is set to be released this week.

The audio series, featuring celebrities such as Neil McDonough, Julia Ormand and Kristen Bell, was produced by New York Times bestselling author and broadcast journalist for EWTN, Raymond Arroyo.

Available on November 1, the 18-CD, 22-hour series is called Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament, with contributions from over 70 actors.

“They’re not just reading,” Arroyo explained, “these actors are performing, sharing these stories in the same way they were originally communicated – passed from person to person as part of an oral tradition.”

“The stories come alive (think radio drama style with sound effects and original music), propelling us right into history, the way it might have happened,” he added.

Arroyo noted that reading “or listening to Scripture being read is often a confusing, dull experience.”

“But performed like this,” he said, “you are thrown into the middle of the action. The Bible is suddenly not only understandable, but arresting and compelling.”

More information can be found at: http://www.truthandlifebible.com

Talk about putting the Vania before the Transyl: NBC and Pushing Daisies mastermind Bryan Fuller are in the very early stages of developing a reboot of the creepshow classic The Munsters, but there’s already a fervent fan movement under way to get Kristen Bell cast as Marilyn. And one of those fans is Fuller himself!

“Are you kidding me?” he enthuses of the Veronica Mars powerhouse. “Kristen would be perfect.”

Coincidentally, Fuller says the Munster clan’s “plain” cousin will be much more pivotal than she was in the ’60s original. “She is our eyes into the world,” he explains, “in the sense that we all can relate to our families exhibiting some level of monstrous behavior.” (Also playing a larger role: Eddie’s pet dragon, Spot.)

Fuller plans to fashion his Munsters update as a cross between Modern Family and True Blood. “This version has teeth and isn’t afraid to use them,” he says with a laugh. “For example, the story begins when young Eddie unexpectedly manifests as a werewolf on a scout camping trip and inadvertently eats two of his fellow scouts.” Sounds yummy!

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Kristen Bell is going to be a guest judge on the September 9, 2010 episode of “Project Runway”! The show airs on Thursday night on Lifetime – you can read the press release at MyLifetime.com.

According to USA Today, Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin are going to be making cameos in “Scream 4″!

Expect the usual celeb cameos, including Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell, in the newest installment of the Scream horror film franchise, reports Cindy Clark. Production has started on Scream 4, which will be filmed in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fans of the franchise will recognize original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, who are set to reprise their roles as Sydney Prescott, Gale Riley and Dewey Riley. The original Scream made its debut in 1996, and the trilogy has earned close to $300 million domestically. Scream 4 is set to open in theaters April 15, 2011.