Jul 12 2006Arrested Development Movie in the Works?
An Arrested Development movie? Maybe so, says Maeby:
TVGuide.com: Do you think there might be an Arrested movie at some point? The final episode implied as much when your character, Maeby, tried to sell the rights to the Bluth story to Ron Howard.Shawkat: Mitch actually recently told us that there is a good possibility for a movie, and that he's talking to Ron Howard about it.
Since they couldn't even maintain the ratings to support the show, I really doubt anyone's going to finance this movie, but it would be great if it got made. The larger problem stands in that creator Mitch Hurwitz is currently talking to Ron Howard about it. Between pointing out the "irony" of Opie winning an Oscar and assuring that he "could have played Fonzie if he wanted to," Howard's blabbering will keep this movie in arrested development.*
*See what I did there? It's like the title of the show.
Reader Comments
1. Pat - July 12, 2006 11:39 AM
Universal made Serenity even after Firefly failed . . . AD has a very loyal and devoted following - and it wouldn't be a large-budgeted movie. And besides, Ron Howard (who produced the show) has a lot of influence in Holllywood, despite his obvious lack of talent.
2. uni'tard - July 12, 2006 11:05 PM
if ron howard could somehow convert AD into a crack-cocaine-like substance... well, i'll just leave it at that.
3. Hollus - July 18, 2006 10:11 AM
Who do I have to kiss on the nuts to make sure that this movie gets made? Hmm? If Gob gets unceremoniously speared towards the end of it, though, I'll be very, very angry.
4. alexandra - July 19, 2006 12:43 PM
mm, this would be amazing.