Cheryl Hines Tries to Talk Larry David Out of Ending 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Larry David's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' has completed shooting of its sixth season, and Cheryl Hines reports that although David "seems to think this might be the end-end" of his Emmy-winning HBO show, she is "trying to talk him out of it. "We did have a wrap party at the end of the season we just finished shooting, and they showed clips from other seasons on the gag reel, so it did have a sense of finality," admits the actress, who's been playing Mrs. David since the show's debut in 2000. "But I still have hope."

Cheryl Hines Tries to Talk Larry David Out of Ending 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

David will edit this batch of "Curb" episodes "over the summer, and then they'll be on in the fall," she adds.

MEANWHILE: Hines has "Waitress" -- actress/filmmaker Adrienne Shelly's final film before her murder last year -- opening May 2. "Adrienne was a very talented writer, and I was really drawn to the tone of the movie because it's not just a romantic comedy, not just a drama. There are all different types of emotions going on. That's more of a true representation of life than you often see in films," notes Hines. "I don't think life is compartmentalized into just sad or just funny -- it's all those things."

Keri Russell stars as a poor waitress who dreams of getting out of her unhappy marriage in the film, also starring Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto and Andy Griffith. Since its debut at the Sundance Festival in January, it's won acclaim and awards for Shelly, a rapidly rising writing-directing-acting talent when she was killed last November by an apparently unbalanced construction worker (who confessed to the crime) after having complained about noise. She left behind her husband, top marketing executive Andy Ostroy, and their 2-year-old daughter.

AND: Russell, Hines, Jordana Brewster, Scarlett Johansson, Tori Spelling, Amy Smart, Denise Richards, Lisa Kudrow, Ally Sheedy, Rosanna Arquette and Amanda Foreman have designed, decorated and autographed one-of-a-kind aprons to be auctioned off in conjuction with the film's release, for the benefit of The Adrienne Shelly Foundation.

Ostroy established the nonprofit organization after his wife's tragic death to support the artistic achievements of female actors, writers and directors with film school scholarships, production funding, etc. The film community has been rallying around Ostroy and the Foundation. Russell, Rosanna Arquette, Emily Deschanel and Fisher Stevens are among its advisory board members. Already a number of awards have been announced from the Foundation, to entities ranging from the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop to NYU's Tisch School for the Arts. Designers and companies are also contributing to the auction, which begins Sunday (4/29) at www.charityfolks.com.

FROM THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT: Ben Foster, who last starred in "X-Men: The Last Stand," admits he was surprised at how much his negative opinion of Justin Timberlake changed after working with the singer on Universal's gut-wrenching movie "Alpha Dog," which gets its DVD release Tuesday (5/1).

"I was not familiar with Justin's music. When it was brought up that he might be playing that role, I was not supportive at all," recalls Foster. "It was more the idea of, 'Timberlake comes with a certain cache that doesn't automatically interest me.' It just didn't seem to fit with the rest of the picture. But when he came on set to prep with all of us, he didn't come with a posse or crew. And just hanging out with the guy and watching him work, I am now 100 percent a Justin Timberlake fan. I will buy his records and will most certainly pay my $9 in any movie he does."

In fact, Foster tells us he came away with a number of new friends after filming the movie based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood. "The director, Nick Cassavetes, got us all together and had us train for four hours a day, six days a week. There was no rehearsal process. It was basically creating a boot camp that everyone would suffer through. Everybody was supposed to be long-term friends in the movie, so it certainly glued us together."

FIT TO BE EYED: Speaking of Justin Timberlake … Sure, the gossip sites have been full of news of party time canoodling between him and leading ladyfriend Jessica Biel this month -- and of her recent blindfolded, booze-chugging 25th birthday adventure with friends -- but rest assured the actress knows how to play it healthy. Her physical regimen to prep for action flicks has been so demanding in the past, Biel's found herself "training six days a week and sticking to a very strict eating plan." Now she has Fox Searchlight's "Next," with Nicolas Cage as a magician with precognitive powers, opening tomorrow (4/27). Julianne Moore also stars. Jessica notes, "On a regular basis I do yoga, cardio and run three times a week."

(With reports by Stephanie DuBois and Emily Feimster)