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Real-life couple Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell give their relationship some gas in Hit and Run, a surprisingly romantic car-chase movie written and directed by its male lead. Not only does Shepard do his own stunt-driving (which there's quite a bit of, since his character is a former getaway driver), but he also gets vulnerable in the scenes where he fights with his fiancée, which have the feel of authenticity. Shepard's character — who calls himself Charlie Bronson — leaves witness protection to give his girl a ride to a job interview, but the reason for his being in WitSec in the first place catches up with them along the way, in the form of Bradley Cooper. Shepard and Bell were game to sit down together and chat with Vulture about teaming up on-screen, death wishes for their party guests, and whether Bell will appear on the last season of Gossip Girl (she's the titular character's voice).
Happy belated birthday, Kristen. You had a Hunger Games–themed party for one of your last birthdays. Did you do anything special this time?
Bell: No, I was working, so I couldn't do anything. It was a real bummer. Dax hadn't read [The Hunger Games] by the time of the last party, and I was like, 'Please, please, just hold this basket of bread and put this bandage on your arm for me. You just gotta be Peeta!' And he was like, 'Sweetie, I don.