Malin Akerman may have made the leap into blockbuster films, but she never forgets about the little people. (Indie movies being the little people in this case.) Her latest role is in the independent film “Happythankyoumoreplease,” directed by “How I Met Your Mother” star Josh Radnor, premieres this week at the Gen Art Film Festival in New York. Wonderwall had a chance to catch up with the starlet at the festival to talk all things indie.

Wonderwall: What makes Gen Art unique?

Malin Akerman: I think anything that supports and celebrates the arts is great. A lot of real moviegoers come to film festivals like these to watch films for what they are and not for what the box office tells them. So you feel like you get back to why we are in this business and that feels really great.

WW: How does working on a low-budget film compare to a studio movie like “Watchmen”?

MA: The thing I love about indie films is you sort of go, go, go, go, go. It’s like theater where you have a show every night. And it’s nice because you never lose touch with your character, you don’t lose touch with what you’re doing. and there’s not big breaks in between scenes.

WW: Is there a lot of bonding on set?

MA: I like being together and being crammed into small spaces, and everyone gets to know each other. You get to know who is holding your boom [mike] and, unlike on a bigger film, you know about his family, not just his name. Everyone just hangs out, which is really fun.”

WW: So we gotta ask … who’s your ideal leading man?

MA: I guess he’s become a big celebrity but I love Ryan Gosling, maybe because he’s Canadian. I think he’s phenomenal. I think anything he does is amazing.

We’ll be the first to agree with you on that one, Malin.

From Wonderwall

Malin has been named one of the “best celebrities to meet in person” by Cinematical!

It’s hard for me to give you any sort of definitive list since I’m a member of the press, and once celebrities know this about me they automatically go into “my publicist trained me to be this way around you” mode. But I have met a number of celebs outside the usual press junket atmosphere, and till this day the nicest, most personable celebrity I’ve ever come across was Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, Adventureland, Holy Rollers) … so keep that in mind in case you ever run into him; he’s good people. Other cool, down-to-earth personalities (that I’ve come across) include Robert Downey Jr. (and especially his wife, Susan), Kevin Smith, Jess Weixler, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zoe Lister-Jones, Matt Reeves, Malin Akerman, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Chuck Palahniuk, Morgan Spurlock and Seann William Scott. My opinion, in case you’re curious, is based on me being able to have an actual human conversation with these people.

Tonight, Malin was at the screening for “HappyThankYouMorePlease” in New York City as part of the GenArt Film Festival! I have just added the first set of photos of her at the event, with a total of 93 photos! I will be adding more photos from the event as they appear – for now you can see them by clicking on the previews below.

I have added 130+ photos of Malin from the most recent events she attended – we should all be caught up on event photos now.

You can see all the photos by clicking on the thumbnails below…

Welcome to the brand new version of Malin Akerman Source! This wonderful design was created by Venus Inc. Designs and features photos of Malin from her photo shoot with Inked magazine.

I will be updating/creating the content pages this weekend – as well as adding more captures of Malin’s projects, so make sure you check back again later this weekend!

Feel free to leave your thoughts about this new design in the comments section of this post!

How I Met Your Mother is headed to the big screen — sort of.

The CBS comedy has enlisted Malin Akerman, Jason Lewis and Chris Kattan to star in a fictional movie within the show on the May 17 episode, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The film, titled The Wedding Bride, tells the event’s of last season’s finale when Stella (Sarah Chalke) left Ted (Josh Radnor) for Tony (Jason Jones). Since then, Tony has penned a screenplay based on the events that casts Akerman as Stella, Lewis as Tony and Kattan as a much less likable version of Ted, named Jed Moseley, according to EW.

Judy Greer, who will also appear on The Big Bang Theory next month, will guest-star as the date Ted takes to see The Wedding Bride, EW reports.

From TV Guide