Kristen Bell joins star-studded cast of “CHiPs”September 19, 2015 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kristen Bell is set to join the cast of the Warner Bros. comedy “CHiPs,” which is being directed by her husband, Dax Shepard, TheWrap has learned. Shepard and Michael Pena will star in the adaptation of the popular TV series alongside Adam Brody, Rosa Salazar and Vincent D’Onofrio, the latter of whom will play the film’s villain. “CHiPs” follows two California highway patrol officers and their adventures in crime-fighting. Shepard takes over the role of Officer Jon Baker, while Pena inherits the role of Frank “Ponch” Poncherello from Erik Estrada. Shepard wrote the script and is producing under his Primate Pictures banner along with Andrew Panay. Rick Rosner, who created the NBC series that ran from 1977-1983, will serve as executive produce. Warner Bros. executives Jesse Ehrman and Nik Mavinkurve will oversee the project for the studio. Bell recently voiced the lead in Disney’s animated mega-hit “Frozen” and starred in the well-received indie movie “The Lifeguard.” She also starred in and executive produced the “Veronica Mars” movie that was released by Warner Bros. following a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign. Bell just wrapped Universal’s Melissa McCarthy comedy “The Boss.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |