The "You Again" cast sits down with Funny or Die -- and things turn ugly. Stars Kristen Bell, Betty White, Sigourney Weaver and Odette Yustman start sniping at each other, starting with how Bell apparently never shuts up.
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.
The voice of Gossip Girl will lend her fashion expertise to the show on an episode airing Sept. 9, following this season’s previous guest judges Betsey Johnson and Selma Blair.
But for the episode airing in the US on Thursday (9 p.m. ET) on Lifetime, famed milliner Philip Treacy is the inspiration for the challenge, which will require contestants to design looks to go with colorful hats.
"Forgive me if I sound out of breath—I'm actually walking on the treadmill," says Kristen Bell, on the phone from her home in Los Angeles. "I'm like a jackrabbit throughout the day and like to keep moving whenever I can. And this is better than just sitting on the couch for an hour, right?"
She said, "My friends and I are all into staying in shape through outdoor activities. We play Ultimate Frisbee, hike the trails around Los Angeles, go rock climbing in Malibu, and explore underwater caves in Palos Verdes. We're gluttons for excitement, and it keeps us fit."
When the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star does decide on a gym workout she says she needs a little help from a friend to stay on track. Bell said, "When I'm by myself, I have no attention span. I lose count of my reps, but with a partner, I stay engaged."
But Bell isn't the kind of girl who stresses out over her weight. "I'm not going to try to be a certain size, or weigh a specific amount. I don't own a scale. My goal is to feel good and look healthy,"
Bell, who turned 30 in July, offers 30 Tips To Live By in the new issue of Shape, covering everything from cultivating a good attitude to cultivating an organic garden. Here are a few:
- One of Kristen's birthday presents to herself was starting an organic garden with fruits, herbs, and vegetables. "Maybe it's my biological clock, but I wanted to be part of the nurturing process," she says. "We all get to a point where we feel maternal, whether we have a kid or not!"
Bell added that she uses her own home grown herbs to make drinks for her friends. "Now that I have all this fresh mint growing in my garden, I make mint lemonade slushies. I start by squeezing fresh lemon juice into a blender, then add chopped mint, a little agave nectar to neutralise the sour, and a lot of ice. Delicious, healthy and refreshing!"
- "I leave stickies on my computer with quotes from Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln to help me when I need a bit of motivation. But I always go back to Eleanor Roosevelt's words: 'It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.' That literally applies to every part of our lives, doesn't it?"
- "I don't subscribe to the idea that aging is a bad thing," says Kristen. "I'm extremely optimistic about what lies ahead of me. Look at Glenn Close, Helen Mirren, and Meryl Streep: They're the best at what they do, and beautiful too!"
Kristen Bell plans to grow old gracefully saying she'll never have plastic surgery. The 30-year-old actress told Shape, "I don't have the urge to ever get plastic surgery. I'm inspired by women like Annette Bening who are growing older gorgeously in Hollywood."
Kristen Bell is putting on her ballet slippers for "Dance of the Mirlitons," giving the indie black comedy a second shot at the big screen.
With the "Gossip Girl" actress on board, writer/director Evan Greenberg and producers Daniel Dubiecki and Joel Michaely are now focusing on their a nationwide casting search for a young actress to play a precocious 10- to 12-year old.
"We're looking to discover an unknown," said Greenberg, adding he hopes to go down the route of movies such as "Billy Elliot" and "Little Miss Sunshine," both of which uncovered talented youngsters ("Elliot" was the screen debut of 13-year-old Jamie Bell, while "Sunshine" made a movie star of 10-year-old Abigail Breslin, who had only worked in TV).
Greenberg's script centers on an ambitious, slightly overweight ballerina with an overbearing mother (Bell) who will stop at nothing to become a star. The girl enters a "Mean Girls"-type environment when she has to prove her worth in class.
The story's first iteration was as a short story Greenberg wrote in middle school, which he turned into 50 pages of a script while attending NYU film school. "Mirlitons" generated enough heat to get picked up by Warner Independent, but when that division shuttered in 2008, the script became homeless.
"It took me a few years to get the rights back," said Greenberg. "Once I got the rights back, it was about the right partner."
That's when he met Dubiecki and Michaely. Dubiecki is an Oscar-nominated producer for "Up in the Air," and is a producer on "Passion Play," the Mickey Rourke-Megan Fox pic that will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Michaely is an actor who is moving into the producing world.
Dubiecki and Michaely made casting the mom a priority, figuring that a name lead would get the ball rolling in terms of securing financing.
"Kristen's combination of comedic timing and authenticity will bring this character to the next level, and give this crossover appeal," said Dubiecki.
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