Kristen Bell to join 'Everybody Loves Whales'

Kristen Bell's "When in Rome" sucked so bad, she really needs a good film now to restore the damage the disastrous comedy caused on the big screen. Maybe "Everybody Loves Whales" will help.

Bell is in talks to join the project, which already stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. Universal is developing "Whales," and Ken Kwapis is in talks to direct, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Set in 1988, the story follows a news reporter and Greenpeace member (John & Drew) who do whatever it takes to save three whales trapped in Arctic Circle. Bell plays a reporter looking for the big break.

The flick is based on Tom Rose's "Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event." Bell will soon be seen in Andy Fickman's "You Again" and Steven Antin's "Burlesque."