Kristen Bell, who credits her love of dogs for the reason she has been a vegetarian since the age of 11, has launched a new project to benefit the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the organization’s efforts to take care of rescued animals with special needs.

Bell is dedicating the project to her Labrador named Sadie who was recovered from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. The actress explains that when she first met Sadie, the 11-year-old pooch was in bad shape with missing teeth and in need of surgery. Bell writes, “What I loved so much about Sadie was that – through it all – the pain, the loss she’d just experienced, the uncertainty of what was next, she was just this total loveball. I saw that all this dog needed was a place to hang her hat. And I was going to give it to her.”

The 30-year-old is using actor Edward Norton’s Crowdrise—a social networking and crowdsourcing platform—to raise the funds for HSUS. The money raised will be earmarked for special needs pets at HSUS shelter partners.

Visit The “Special Needs” Pet Project to support Kristen’s fundraiser!

The misadventures of four ‘Star Wars’ fanatics are coming to Blu-ray this July.

Vivendi is planning to bring Kyle Newman’s comedy ‘Fanboys’ starring Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Chris Marquette, and Dan Fogler to high-definition on July 27.

Specs haven’t been confirmed yet, but supplements will include: Introduction to the Film by director Kyle Newman and producer Matthew Perniciaro; Commentary by cast and crew; Deleted scenes; The Truth About Fanboys; Star Wars Parallel; 4 Fanboys & 1 Fangirl; The Choreography; Webisodes: Disturbances on the Force; Fanboys Goes Global; Fanboys, The Comic Book; and Fanboys, The Gallery.

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.97.

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Kristen Bell is in negotiations to join Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski in “Whales,” a Working Title project for Universal.

Set in Cold War-era 1988, “Whales” tells the true story of a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) who enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

Bell will play a reporter from Los Angeles aiming for the big time who thinks her greatest assets are her looks.

Ken Kwapis is attached to direct “Whales,” which was formerly known as “Everybody Loves Whales.” It is based on the nonfiction book “Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event” by Tom Rose.

Working Title’s Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Liza Chasin are producing with Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin and Michael Sugar.

Universal vp production Erik Baiers is overseeing for the studio.

Bell is coming off of a starring gig in “When in Rome” and did a guest stint on the Starz comedy “Party Down.” She next appears in Disney’s September comedy “You Again” with Sigourney Weaver and Betty White and Screen Gems’ November musical drama “Burlesque,” with Christina Aguilera and Cher.

Bell is repped by CAA and Brookside Artists Management.

From the Hollywood Reporter

Kristen and two of her films, “Couples Retreat” and “When in Rome”, have been nominated for awards at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards! You can vote at TeenChoiceAwards.com – and vote often!

Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy
Kristen Bell, “When in Rome”
Sandra Bullock, “The Proposal”
Queen Latifah, “Valentine’s Day” / “Just Wright”
Jennifer Lopez, “The Back-up Plan”
Amanda Seyfried, “Letters to Juliet”

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Kristen Bell, “Couples Retreat”
Lizzy Caplan, “Hot Tub Time Machine”
Tina Fey, “Date Night”
Zoë Saldana, “Death at a Funeral”
Emma Stone, “Zombieland”

Reports that the Veronica Mars movie is in the final stages of rigor mortis have apparently been greatly exaggerated. According to the franchise’s boss, Rob Thomas, there’s still a chance his teen sleuth will be reborn on the big screen.

“It’s not dead,” insists Thomas. “I continue to want to do it. It’s funny, because the rumors go around and around. Kristen Bell had said to somebody that I had written a script, and that wasn’t correct. I did have a treatment and a pitch, with which I went to Warner Bros. and [Mars producer] Joel Silver and said, ‘Here is the fastball version of the movie, the big studio version of the movie that I think we can make.’ And I think they did one of their brand-awareness surveys and were like, ‘We don’t know if we can make money with that.’ So it’s been back-burnered. But I still want to do it. I’m still happy to do it. We’re still looking into it.”

Thomas, whose Starz comedy, Party Down, kicks off its second season on April 23, acknowledges that the project has a built-in expiration date. “There is a bit of a ticking clock [because] Kristen Bell does continue to age,” he concedes of his 29-year-old leading lady. “And doing ‘teen detective’ [is a] dicey proposition. But frankly, I think Veronica Mars as a 30-year-old noir detective at some point in the future would still be interesting to me.

“In sort of the tidal wave and roller coaster of feeling upbeat or downbeat about it,” Thomas concludes, “I’d say I’m feeling in the middle right now.”

source: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/07/veronica-mars-movie-is-not-dead/

It’s always refreshing to see strong, independent and influential women celebrated. And with the help of Meryl Streep, Kristen Bell, Fran Drescher, Laura Benanti, and Kelli O’Hara, we have a unique opportunity to see just that!

On Monday, April 12, Good Housekeeping will host “Shine On,” a one-night only Broadway production, celebrating the magazine’s 125th anniversary. The mag plans to mark it’s anniversary with a salute to influential and inspiring American women of the past 125 years, from Icons to Goddesses and Visionaries to Hellraisers.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, two-time Tony Award nominee and choreographer of the feature films “Footloose” and “Bewitched,” will direct the play, and proceeds will benefit the National Women’s History Museum. The 90-minute production will feature stars like Meryl and Kristen Bell and additional guests and performers who will be announced in the coming weeks.

“Shine On” honors all types of powerful and intelligent women, specifically those whose imagination and nerve changed our lives forever. Susan B. Anthony, Madonna, Sally Ride, Dorothy Parker, Diane von Furstenberg, Martha Stewart and many more are all part of the inspiration for this show.

To get tickets to the show, head over to NY City Center.

source: mtv.com

“When in Rome” co-stars Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are ready to walk down the aisle!

The couple got engaged over the holidays, Bell’s rep confirms to Us Weekly. The actors started dating in 2007.

A solo Bell was all smiles at the Grammys flashing her new diamond ring.

The couple started dating in January 2008. In an interview with Women’s Health magazine Bell described their relationship on the set of “When in Rome” as competitive.

“We were trying to one-up each other,” she said. “That’s what we do at home, too. It’s like, ‘Wait – watch me do this funny bit.’ ‘No, watch me do this funny bit!.”

Shepard was previously dated Kate Hudson and Bell was formally engaged to producer Kevin Mann.

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Hi guys, I am going to be helping Michelle out here at Kristen Bell Online For today just a list of upcoming Talk Shows Kristen will be on to promote When In Rome.
January 26: Jimmy Kimmle Live
January 27: Lopez Tonight
January 29: Live with Regis and Kelly
February 5: The Rachel Ray Show

We will do our best to have caps and clips up after the interviews air.