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"As I’ve gotten older I’ve become more open. You stop judging yourself and you stop judging others. And it
doesn’t matter anymore if anybody likes you."
A new trailer for The Company Men has been released, and according to a mention on RopeOfSilicon.com, the film will be released on October 22nd. No doubt this date will change (as they always do) but I’ll keep you posted with updates as always!
Maria Bello has signed on to appear on Law & Order: SVU, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
The Golden Globe- and SAG-nominated actress (A History of Violence, The Cooler) will appear in two episodes, playing a woman with a secret past that Detective Benson is investigating, according to a source close to the production.
It’s also a reunion of sorts for Bello and SVU executive producer Neal Baer, who worked together on ER. Her episodes have not been scheduled.
– Exciting news here, Maria fans! It will be great to see Maria working with her good friend Mariska Hargitay again. We’ll keep you posted here on further news on Maria’s participation.
The “Don’t Forget” Haiti pendant necklace that Maria helped to design was launched this week, and Maria has been promoting it. On Tuesday she attended the launch for it in New York, alongside Judith Leiber president Mary Gleason, and Gossip Girl actress Kelly Rutherford. Maria looked gorgeous in a little beige dress! She has also posed for some photos to promote the pendant, and done a couple of interviews to promote it and the continuing need for aid for Haiti (see posts below).
Photos from the launch, of Maria modelling the pendant, and some candids of Maria and her son out and about last week have all been added to our Gallery!
If you want to support the cause, and have some spare money, head on over to the Judith Leiber website to purchase a pendant.
Long before Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake, actress Maria Bello was working there helping the poor. It’s been six months since the quake rattled the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Bello stops by Good Day NY to update us on what she’s seen and where the rebuilding efforts stand.
Bello is co-hosting a benefit for the Haitian chapter of Vital Voices On Tuesday, July 13 from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. at 680 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The ‘Don’t Forget’ pendant designed by Judith Lieber will be on sale for $95. All proceeds from the sale of the limited edition design will benefit Vital Voices which empowers Haitian women.
For more details on ‘The Don’t Forget’ pendant and the kick-off event, CLICK HERE.
Bello is best known for her roles on “ER” and “Coyote Ugly” and now she is working on The Mummy 4: Rise of the Aztec.
Hip-hop star WYCLEF JEAN and actress MARIA BELLO are calling for more action to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti, exactly six months on from the disaster.
The former Fugees star and the Coyote Ugly actress have been part of the relief efforts since the devastating tremor hit the nation on 12 January (10).
But despite being impressed with the amount of money that has been raised to overcome the earthquake, both stars claim victims of the tragedy are still suffering because they aren’t getting enough aid.
On Monday (12Jul10) – the six-month anniversary of the quake – Jean and Bello appeared on U.S. talk show Larry King Live to appeal for more action.
“Heroes” actress Elisabeth Röhm has been cast in the Lionsgate action-thriller “Abduction.” Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Maria Bello and Sigourney Weaver star.
John Singleton is directing the project, about a young man who goes on the run after discovering that his parents aren’t his own when he sees his baby picture on a missing persons website. Röhm is set to play the Lautner character’s biological mother, a role in which Emily Mortimer had previously been cast.
Shawn Christensen and Jeffrey Nachmanoff wrote the screenplay.
Repped by APA and Luber Roklin Entertainment, Röhm has had roles in “The Kreutzer Sonata” and “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous.” She will next appear in the features “Chlorine” and “Minkow.”
On television, she has also had regular roles on the NBC series “Law & Order” and the WB’s “Angel.”
I have a big Grown Ups press/promotion update for you today! To start with, I’ve added screencaps from all the interview videos I posted the other day, including The Today Show + the infamous Extra in which the women are ‘attacked’ by a snake lol.
Then, I’ve added more posters and stills from the movie, as well as screencaps from the international trailer. I’ve also been browsing the many international sites for Grown Ups, and have added screencaps of the Maria shots on them.
You can find an official list of the international release dates for Grown Ups, plus all the international sites for the film, right here at SonyPictures.net. Some of the sites have some fun Games on them (I remember seeing 3 on the Australian site), and the Waterslide game is particularly good as you can choose to play as one of the characters, including Maria, and they have little cartoon versions of them! Watch ‘Maria/Sally’ wave her hands as she goes down a waterslide! Play this game at the official sites, and find a few screencaps of it in our Gallery.
Finally, I’ve added a couple of new press interviews to our Press page in the last few days.
Between searching through new photos and videos, I decided to add a few older bits and pieces to the Gallery. These include two sets of scans from issues of American Cinematographer from last year, which include some nice articles on Downloading Nancy and Pippa Lee – thanks to Mirik for these. I’ve also found and added a new portrait/photoshoot session, taken last March at a small film festival, and finally, I’ve added some small but really nice photos from Maria’s 2004 appearance on Last Call With Carson Daly.
New Grown Ups press interview screencaps coming up next …
Maria has been out and about promoting Grown Ups this week! On Monday she appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, as well as at a Sunglasses Boutique Soiree; on Wednesday or Thursday (not sure of the date!) she was on The Today Show, and on Wednesday she attended the premiere of Grown Ups alongside her co-stars. Videos from the tv appearances were posted yesterday (scroll down to see them + the rest of the latest news), and the Gallery has now been updated with photos from the two events, plus HD screencaps from the Craig Ferguson interview (thanks to my awesome friend Brianne). I’ll add screencaps from the others interviews asap.
And as you might know, Grown Ups is now showing in cinemas in the US! It hasn’t been getting great reviews (Google it if you’re interested to read some), but we know Maria is always watchable, so see it for her! If you’d like to share your reviews of the film after you’ve seen it then feel free to leave a comment here, post on the chatbox or send me an email.
More updates coming soon, but for now enjoy these new photos!
Taylor Lautner has thrown himself into boxing and fight training in the last few months. He’s learning to work movie magic on a motorcycle. And he’s likely going to have to jump into a pool and figure out how to swim like an action hero. That’s just what it’s going to take to slip into his starring role in “Abduction,” a flick that’s being compared to the Jason Bourne films.
And it’s a good thing he’s committed himself so fully, because as co-star Mario Bello told MTV News, the movie will be nothing short of hardcore.
“It’s an incredible script. It really is,” she told us at the red-carpet premiere of “Grown Ups.” “John Singleton is directing. I’m so happy to be a part of it. It’s going to be a badass movie.”
The story follows Lautner as a kid who, thanks to a visit to a missing-persons website, discovers that he has actually been abducted and the parents who raised him are not his flesh and blood. Jason Isaacs plays his faux-dad, while Bello is his faux-mom.
Maria Bello has signed on to appear on Law & Order: SVU, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
