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Focus World, Screen Media Acquire Kristen Bell-Starrer ‘The Lifeguard’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday March 22, 2013 @ 9:06am PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Focus World, Kristen Bell, Screen Media Films, The Lifeguard
Mike Fleming

Focus World, the alternative distribution initiative of Focus Features, is partnering with Screen Media Films on acquiring U.S. rights to The Lifeguard, the Kristen Bell-starrer that debuted at Sundance. The film will hit theaters and digital platforms. Written and directed by Liz W. Garcia, the pic stars Bell as a 30-year-old whose career and love life fall into crisis. She retreats home and regresses back into high school life, hanging with her old pals and reclaiming her old job as a condo complex lifeguard. Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr and Amy Madigan also star. Bell, who stars in Showtime’s House Of Lies, just spearheaded a successful Kickstarter funding campaign that means she’ll also star in a movie version of her series Veronica Mars. CAA repped Lifeguard.

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Hot TV Spot: ‘Hit And Run’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday August 2, 2012 @ 10:39pm PDTTags: Bradley Cooper, David Palmer, Dax Shepard, Hit And Run, Kristen Bell

Here’s a TV spot for Open Road Films‘ Hit And Run — directed by David Palmer and Dax Shepard who also scripted and stars as a former bank robber living under a new identity in a quiet town. But his girlfriend’s ex recognizes and rats him out to … Read More »

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Kristen Bell To Star In ‘The Lifeguard’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday July 17, 2012 @ 10:41am PDTTags: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer
Mike Fleming

Kristen Bell Lifeguard MovieEXCLUSIVE: Kristen Bell will star in The Lifeguard, the film written and to be directed by Liz W. Garcia. Bell, who stars in Showtime’s House Of Lies, will star with Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Alex Shaffer, Joshua Harto and Amy Madigan. The film, which was packaged by CAA (the agency is selling domestic rights), will shoot in Pittsburgh this month. Bell will play Leigh, a reporter on the verge of 30 who abandons her life in New York City, returns home to get her high school job as a lifeguard, and starts a dangerous relationship with a 16-year-old delinquent. Read More »

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Toby Keith And Kristen Bell Will Host CMT Music Awards

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 21, 2012 @ 7:19am PDTTags: CMT, Kristen Bell

NASHVILLE – May 21, 2012 – The 2012 CMT MUSIC AWARDS just got a little rowdier and funnier as country music superstar Toby Keith and actress Kristen Bell have been tapped to host this year’s show. Now in its 11th year, the 2012 CMT MUSIC AWARDS will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.

“Toby Keith and Kristen Bell are a terrific one-two knockout punch for the 2012 CMT Music Awards,” said John Hamlin, SVP, Music Events and Talent, CMT. “Toby has been involved with our show every year since its inception and Kristen is as entertaining and witty as any young actor working today. We’re thrilled to have them both as hosts for this year’s show.”

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Lily Collins, Kristen Bell Among Additions To ‘Writers’ Pic

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday March 6, 2012 @ 12:20pm PSTTags: Kristen Bell, Lily Collins, Writers

Lily Collins WritersKristen BellLily Collins, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff, Liana Liberato, and Kristen … Read More »

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Open Road Sets ‘Outrun’ For August 24, 2012 Release

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday December 21, 2011 @ 12:11pm PSTTags: Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Open Road Films, Outrun
Mike Fleming

Open Road Films will release the romantic action comedy Outrun on August 24, 2012 — starring, written and co-directed by comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC’s “Parenthood”) with an all-star ensemble cast featuring Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau

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Open Road Acquires Ensemble Comedy ‘Outrun’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday November 18, 2011 @ 10:40am PSTTags: Bradley Cooper, David Koechner, David Palmer, Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Michael Rosenbaum, Open Road, Outrun, Ryan Hansen, Tom Arnold
Mike Fleming

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 18, 2011 – Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. rights to the romantic action comedy Outrun — starring, written and co-directed by comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC’s “Parenthood”) with an all-star ensemble cast including

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AFM: Exclusive Media Group Backs Comedy ‘Outrun’ With Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell And Bradley Cooper

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday October 28, 2011 @ 12:20pm PDTTags: Bradley Cooper, David Palmer, Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Tom Arnold
Mike Fleming

Exclusive Media Group acquired offshore rights to Outrun, a romantic comedy written and co-directed by Dax Shepard. Shepard stars with Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper and Tom Arnold. David Palmer directs with Shepard. Shepard plays an ex getaway driver who breaks … Read More »

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Showtime Picks Up ‘Homeland’ & ‘House Of Lies’ To Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 7, 2011 @ 11:52am PDTTags: Cable TV, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Don Cheadle, Homeland, House of Lies, Kristen Bell, Mandy Patinkin, Showtime, Showtime Homeland, Showtime House of Lies, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

New Showtime entertainment president David Nevins is going 2-for-2 in his first development season at the pay cable network, picking up both pilots he ordered — drama Homeland and comedy House of Lies — to series. Both have received 12-episode orders and will start production in the summer. Thriller Homeland, from 24 showrunner Howard Gordon, stars Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and Emmy and Mandy Patinkin, while management consulting comedy House of Lies is toplined by Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. “Homeland and House of Lies are audacious in both their concept and their casting,” Nevins said. “They build upon the network’s successful pedigree and expand the definition of what a Showtime series can be. Read More »

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Kristen Bell To Co-Star In Showtime’s ‘House of Lies’ Comedy Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 31, 2011 @ 9:02pm PSTTags: Don Cheadle, House of Lies, House of Lies Casting, Kristen Bell, Showtime, Showtime House of Lies, TV, TV Deals, Veronica Mars
Nellie Andreeva

Former Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell has been tapped for a lead role opposite Don Cheadle in Showtime’s dark comedy pilot House of Lies. Written by Matthew Carnahan based on the book by Martin Kihn, the project centers on Marty … Read More »

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