Oct 5 2009 Don't Worry, 'Arrested Development' Movie Still Being Dangled Over You
The perpetually it-will-happen-eventually Arrested Development movie has made some slight but official progress. The Hollywood Reporter claims series creator Mitch Hurwitz and co-executive producer James Vallely are finally at work on a screenplay, which--if last night's Curb Your Enthusiasm tells me anything about the beloved sitcom reunion process--means all the lead actors have presumably committed to the project.
I knew we could will it to finally happen if we passed out watching the DVDs enough. It worked with Strangers with Candy, right?
Mar 19 2009 'Sit Down, Shut Up' Promo: Bateman v. Arnett
Sit Down, Shut Up! I forgot all about the upcoming animated series that will reunite Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett until this promo reminded me we're getting that. We've won. In the video, Bateman and Arnett manage to take the rarely-funny fake feud concept and make it actually funny by including the word "breasty." We won again. And knowing Fox, this will be the closest the series comes to having a second season:
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Dec 30 2008 Is George Michael the 'Arrested Development' Holdout?
Is the hunched, uncomfortable form of Michael Cera the one thing blocking our view of a much-wanted Arrested Development movie? Series creator Mitch Hurwitz implies as much in this recent interview with Fancast (via Collider):
So what of the rumors that new dad Will Arnett and shiny movie star Michael Cera are the only two remaining holdouts?"I don’t want to talk about who is holding out right now because we might still work that out and I don’t want to pressure anyone through the press," said Hurwitz. "Although I will say that Will Arnett is gung-ho, so there’s a big clue!"
Does anyone else find this almost unbelievable? Cera has probably become the biggest star since the series ended, so I can see how he'd be more committed and might command a higher paycheck, but also this is Michael Cera we're talking about. He's played the same awkward pushover so many times I find it hard to believe he's not at least somewhat like that, and thus similarly weak-willed. Just get the rest of the cast to shout at him until he nervously gives in.
Nov 21 2008 'Arrested Development' News That's Actually Official in Some Way
S just got R, dudes:
The "Arrested Development" feature has moved closer to reality, with Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard reportedly closing deals for the long-gestating project from Imagine and Fox Searchlight.The possible migration of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series to the big screen has been a hot topic among fans for the past year. Speculation has been fueled by cast members of the show, including Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor, who have been frequently quoted in interviews that a feature adaptation is in the works.
Hurwitz, who created and exec produced the Emmy-winning series, is on board to write the film as well as direct with help from Howard.
This is like the happy version of walking in on your wife with another man. I KNEW IT! But still, I needed the confirmation.
At this rate, we should definitely have a trailer by 2012.
Nov 12 2008 Jeffrey Tambor Taunting Us With 'Arrested Development' Movie News
I know, I know. An Arrested Development movie is the pony your dad has promised you year and year but never delivered. Every time a former cast member is interviewed, they give the typical "I'd love to do it, and creator Mitch Hurwitz wants to do it" response, and everyone gets excited--we're getting a pony!--yet the garage remains stuffed with sporting equipment. So this interview with Jeffrey Tambor, where he says he'd like to do it, probably isn't that big of a deal. Except that he says they are doing it!
When Collider cleverly inquired if it was happening by asking if he was sick of people asking, Tambor said this:
Well, no, because we're doing it. We are going. It's a go. Yeah. I just actually this week talked to Mitch Hurwitz, so we're doing it.
And that there's no script, but:
When the writer calls you, and the director, and the executive producer call you, it's a pretty good sign.
Tambor also said to get our hopes up, so time to get your hopes up. I'm holding off until I hear some ukulele strumming.
(Thanks, Colm.)
Sep 4 2008 The Wonder Years: I Love the '80s Edition
Bob Brush, a writer and producer on The Wonder Years, has a new idea for a show: The Wonder Years... but in the '80s, and with a title that implies it's a VH1 talking heads show. From THR:
NBC is getting "Lost in the '80s."The network has handed a director-contingent pilot order to an hourlong project from "The Wonder Years" writer-producer Bob Brush.
The project, produced by Sony Pictures TV and studio-based Tantamount, is described as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" meets "The Ice Storm."
It is considered an '80s version of "Wonder Years," the half-hour dramedy set 20 years prior that tackled the social issues and historic events of the late '60s through the eyes of teen Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage).
Brush is executive producing "Lost in the '80s" with Tantamount's Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum and Mitch Hurwitz.
Mitch Hurwitz, you blessed us with Arrested Development, so I'll give this a chance because your name is attached to it. But so help me god, the first time Lost in the '80s references watching The Wonder Years, I'm done.
Apr 15 2008 'Arrested Development' Reunion! ...in a Sense
Limbs, parental love, that thing you cherished that you let go to see if it was always yours or if it was never meant to be: when some things go, no matter how beautiful, they're gone for good, and you have to accept that. And while it's looking more and more like our beloved Arrested Development is going to belong to this tragic category, all hope for a television reunion is not lost. Sort of. According to The Hollywood Reporter, AD creator Mitch Hurtwitz has brought his former colleagues Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Henry Winkler on to the voice cast of his new animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up. Also, some other decent people:
"Sit Down," from Tantamount, Sony and Granada, centers on staff members at a high school who are preoccupied with their own needs and agendas, which means the students come second. Fox greenlighted a table read of "Sit Down," based on the live-action Australian series, last month.Also joining the voice cast are Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King, Nick Kroll, Tom Kenny and Maria Bamford.
So even if we never get that Arrested Development movie, at least we can take some solace in this, a show we'll probably enjoy but also complain about being worse than its predecessor (see case of The Office v. Extras).
'Arrested Development' reunion in Fox pilot [Hollywood Reporter]
