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Kristen Belljust revealed the sweetest reason behind why she agreed to join the reboot ofVeronica Mars.
In addition to simply being excited to inhabit the character again, Bell, 38, said that her daughters,Delta, 4½, andLincoln, 6, inspired her to sacrifice a few nights of bedtime duty to take the job.
“This is a giant show to shoot,” Bell said, speaking toAccess Hollywoodon Friday ahead of the revival’s July 26 premiere date on Hulu. Bell cited plenty of night shoots and 16-hour days as part of the job.
“I’m here a lot of hours, which means, logistically, I’m away from my kids more hours,” she continued. “And missing four or five bedtimes a week. And when I decided to take it on I was like, you know what, now that I went back and reread the scripts and watched the show, I want my girls to have this character in their life.”
Bell explained that her character, Veronica — a witty, formerly popular high school student-turned-detective’s assistant — isn’t stereotypical, and that makes her empowering.
“Now I see why a lot of young girls and women said, thank you for doing that show. It wasn’t just because we entertained them, it was because she was a force in their life,” theGood Placeactress went on. “She was an example.”
Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars.Ron P. Jaffe/CBS
“I made the choice as a mom, now — which was really hard — to go, ‘I’m gonna miss a couple bedtimes for a couple months, because I want this character to exist in the world.’ I want her to be a zeitgeist. I want girls to reference her, I want girls to feel like her,” she said.
Veronica Marsoriginally aired on UPN and then The CW for three seasons. It has enjoyed a cult following since it went off the air in 2007, even inspiring the launch of aKickstarter campaignthat raised more than $5.7 million toward a movie sequel in 2014.
Bell toldAccess Hollywoodthat fans and newcomers to the series alike will be able to jump right in with the story.
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Theofficial synopsisof the reboot reveals that it’s spring break in Neptune, and with that comes plenty of crimes that need solving.
All eight episodes ofVeronica Marswill be available on July 26 on Hulu.
source: people.com
