Washington
(ANI):
Veronica
Mars
star
Kristen
Bell
is
set
to
star
in
NBC's
hit
show
'Heroes'.
The
27-year-old
will
make
her
first
appearance
in
October
as
Elle,
a
sexy
and
mysterious
young
lady.
Elle
has
ties
to
the
supposed
death
of
Peter
Petrelli,
Noah
Bennet's
past
and
Claire
Bennet's
future.
Elle
will
kick
off
her
arc
by
committing
a
serious
crime,
though
it's
unclear
whether
she's
good
or
bad.
The
show's
creator-exec
producer,
Tim
Kring
revealed
that
it
was
really
difficult
to
get
dates
from
the
busy
actress
who
plays
the
title
character
in
Judd
Apatow's
upcoming
'Forgetting
Sarah
Marshall'
and
was
reportedly
being
sought
for
several
TV
gigs,
including
a
part
on
ABC's
Lost.
"This
was
not
easy
to
pull
off.
But
since
we're
an
ensemble
show,
with
many
arcs
playing
out
through
the
year,
we
found
a
way
to
jump
into
a
small
window
in
(Bell's)
schedule," Variety
magazine
quoted
Kring,
as
saying.
Universal
Media
Studios
president
Katherine
Pope
also
hinted
that
pulling
off
Bell
for
the
shoe
was
not
an
easy
task
as
'many
studios
(were)
chasing
her
in
both
film
and
TV'.
Pope
was
happy
that
Bell
'chose
to
star'
in
their
show.