Babes make Retreat

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by: Mike Sampson Oct. 15, 2008

Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman and Kristin Davis have signed on to co-star in the upcoming comedy COUPLES RETREAT for Universal. Based on a script by Jon Favreau, the comedy would star the ladies plus Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love as four couples sucked into couples therapy while on vacation. Bell is playing Bateman's wife, Davis plays Favreau's wife, and Akerman plays Vaughn's with Love's wife still yet to be cast. Peter Billingsley, Favreau's longtime producing partner and, yes, Ralphie from CHRISTMAS STORY, will make his directorial debut with the film. COUPLES is Favreau's first writing credit since 2002's THE FIRST $20 MILLION, a comedy most people have completely forgotten about. Just on the pedigree of its cast alone, this is already one of the must-see comedies of 2009 (though I'd love to read the script to see if it actually lives up to the hype). Filming on COUPLES, which will take place in Bora Bora and Los Angeles, will begin later this year before Favreau begins work on IRON MAN 2.

Source: THR

Extra Tidbit: Billingsley became best friends with Vaughn after they filmed an "After School Special" together.

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Canto
11:56PM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Partners now lovers?!
Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell? partners on Animal Instincts, and now married couple!
Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell? partners on Animal Instincts, and now married couple!
 
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DaForce
4:03PM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Basically, it a Favs movie. It's the same crew that he's been working with for over a decade now, so it's already better than most of the crap Apatow and Co. have been pumping out for the last three years.
Basically, it a Favs movie. It's the same crew that he's been working with for over a decade now, so it's already better than most of the crap Apatow and Co. have been pumping out for the last three years.
 
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Mark_Rumsfield
2:29PM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Doesn't sound very good
I heart Kristen Bell, she's one of my favorite actresses, but I haven't been impressed with anything she's been in since her excellent show, Veronica Mars, was cancelled.

I hate Heroes and thought Forgetting Sarah Marshall sucked. Neither one of these roles gave her ANYTHING good to do, both characters were sh!tty and far beneath her.

This new movie, Couples Retre...
I heart Kristen Bell, she's one of my favorite actresses, but I haven't been impressed with anything she's been in since her excellent show, Veronica Mars, was cancelled.

I hate Heroes and thought Forgetting Sarah Marshall sucked. Neither one of these roles gave her ANYTHING good to do, both characters were sh!tty and far beneath her.

This new movie, Couples Retreat, sounds like another bad choice for her. And she's married to Jason Bateman in this?!?! The guy is a good actor, but these 2 people don't go together AT ALL as a couple. For one, he's way too old and them pretending to be married in a movie will just come across as creepy as hell.

I really hope Kristen Bell gets some better movies in the future, because being a fan of hers and having to endure one lame project after another sucks. Hopefully, sooner or later, she ends up in a movie where she's playing a character that is Veronica Mars quality.

 
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#1dvdfan
11:21AM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Kristen Bell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so there opening day, This movie allready made it's 10 bucks from me and 30 dollars for Blu-Ray.
Kristen Bell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so there opening day, This movie allready made it's 10 bucks from me and 30 dollars for Blu-Ray.
 
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HoyleHaw
10:07AM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
On the strength of Favreau being the writer, and the fairly promising cast, my interest is definitely piqued.
On the strength of Favreau being the writer, and the fairly promising cast, my interest is definitely piqued.
 
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dex14
8:44AM on 10/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
[link] I heard about this movie a couple weeks ago but I didnt know Favs wrote it. And now with KRISTEN BELL IN IT! Man oh man.
[link] I heard about this movie a couple weeks ago but I didnt know Favs wrote it. And now with KRISTEN BELL IN IT! Man oh man.