Along with writing partner Matthew Peterman, Bell wrote the screenplay Mercury, which was bought by Universal Studios with Gale Anne Hurd producing.

[1] Bell and Peterman went on to set up studio projects such as Ignition at Warner Bros. with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn producing and Illusion at Walt Disney Pictures.

Produced by Peterman and Morris Paulson, the film stars Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, and Suzan Crowley, and was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures.

"[8] and "a film that you want to not only watch but add to your collection" by wickedchannel.com [9] In 2014, Bell sold his pilot Posthuman to USA Network and Universal Cable Productions with Jason Blum producing.

[10] In 2015, Bell would direct The Boy, which Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produced through Lakeshore Entertainment, along with Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa, and Roy Lee.

The script was written by Stacey Menear and starred Lauren Cohan, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson, Rupert Evans, and James Russell.

"[12] Joe Leydon criticized the story line as average in Variety and commented, "Despite game efforts by the cast, this tepid horror opus is never scary enough to overcome its silly premise.

Later that year, Bell directed and produced Separation, an American horror film, from a screenplay by Nick Amadeus and Josh Braun, starring Rupert Friend, Violet McGraw, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer and Brian Cox.