iVillage spoke with Bell -- who in real life is dating actor Dax Shepard -- about her scariest moment during the movie's filming, her "wonky" eye and why being a homebody makes her feel "empowered."

From Forgetting Sarah Marshall to Couples Retreat, do you just love doing awesome date movies?

Of course I do! I love awesome dates. I love awesome date movies. It is important to me -- I do prefer movies that balance out the two sexes, that aren't too completely mushy and that aren't full of everything blowing up. I like boy-girl movies.

What do you want viewers to take away from the relationship between Cynthia and Jason?

I hope people will admire, as I do, Cynthia and Jason's dedication to making it work. They may not be doing it right, but their commitment never wavers. They really want to try. And I think that's the first step in any relationship. You have to want to try, even when it sucks. And the next step, which they didn't master until the end of the movie, is communication. You have to be able to talk about things and talk about your feelings.

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There is so much press about Kristen Bell's Couples Retreat that we really don't know where to start. So we're packing a few little snippets in tightly into one post so sit back and enjoy.

Kristen & Jason:



IGN's Relationship Advice From Couples Retreat Cast:



Malin Akerman and Vince Vaughn Interview Excerpt

Akerman: Kristen Bell is quite crafty. She's like a little Martha Stewart and so she'd literally call me in my room and say, "Do want to come up for pudding?" I'd be like, "You have pudding?" She had everything. She had Scrabble. So it was a lot of board games and a lot of that kind of stuff.

Listen to the Podcasts with Kristen on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on October 2nd and Hot30 Countdown on October 1st.

Kristen comments on skateboarding budgies at Couples Retreat premiere. Yes, you read that correctly. Skateboarding Budgies. Don't believe us? Go check it out here.

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Kristen Bell will return to voice Lucy Stillman in the new game Assassin's Creed.

"As an actress, it's both challenging and rewarding to play a complex character with this great mysterious background," she says. "I'm very happy to be Lucy once more, and I look forward to fans discovering more about her - they will be pleasantly surprised."

Added 11 pictures: Doing Voiceover For Assassin's Creed 2 (2009)

Added 4 pictures: Assassin's Creed 2 (2009)

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alee23 experienced something we'd all kill for. A Kristen Bell encounter. Read all about it here.

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Bell, of course, is the omniscient voice of "Gossip Girl," the popular CW series about Manhattan's young Upper East Side elite. Bateman is a former child actor turned ubiquitous movie star. They play a husband and wife who try to save their eight-year union by attending a couples' retreat.

These Type-A control freaks convince three other couples they know to join them on an excursion to a luxury resort on a beautiful tropical isle. Little does everyone know that instead of a week of relaxing fun in the sun, they will have to endure a regimented schedule and sometimes unconventional forms of couples' therapy as part of their "vacation" package. With Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Kristin Davis, Faizon Love and Malin Akerman also onboard, "Couples Retreat" is one wild ride.

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