Arrested Development: The Movie!

[Courtney]

Good news for the four-million-ish viewers who were smart enough to jump on the Arrested Development bandwagon during the show's all-too-short three season run — the big screen is about to get Bluth-ed! Yep, after much fan and industry speculation, Jeffrey Tambor dropped the Bluth-bomb on XM Radio's The Ron & Fez Show yesterday. "I think we're going to make a movie," he revealed. "I talked to [Arrested Development's executive producer] Ron Howard and he hinted that there's a push to get the movie made." And not only did Jeffrey say he would jump at the chance to sign on, he also revealed one more member of his faux-family that was definitely in!

Check the article here:
http://www.pagesix.com/story/big+arrested+development

I actually can't emote right now.  Too excited at the possibilities.

[stansimpson]

That's really cool... but I'm not holding my breath until I hear something more official.  There've been rumors of a movie ever since the last episode.  But I really like how much Ron Howard seems to wanna see it happen.

[Compound]

Wow. They've made a horrible mistake.

[mrbasehart]

I don't see it as a movie....maybe a series.

[Chaos]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

[the long undertow]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Bees?!

[stansimpson]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Bees?!

We'll see who brings in more honey.  Bzzzzz!

[esoobaC .T bocaJ]

EOnline! has just received a confirmation from Jason Bateman that the creative minds behind "Arrested Development" (Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard) are thinking about bring the show to the big screen. Apparently, Bateman and other actors have received calls from Hurwitz and Howard to see if they would be willing to shoot the movie.

"I can confirm that a round of sniffing has started," Bateman says. "Any talk is targeting a poststrike situation, of course. I think, as always, that it's a question of whether the people with the money are willing to give our leader, Mitch Hurwitz, what he deserves for his participation. And I can speak for the cast when I say our fingers are crossed."

Insiders say that while Hurwitz does not yet have a script, he has a good, solid understanding of what he'd like to do for the movie, and Universal Pictures is very much interested.

It's no surprise that an "Arrested Development" movie would be made, since most of its stars have since become big names in Hollywood. Bateman is coming off "Juno," Michael Cera skyrocketed to stardom with "Superbad" and Will Arnett seems to be everywhere now. Plus, it seems that audiences are loving quirky, awkward comedies and "Arrested Development" was the king of those.

[Hank_Peters]

I don't see it as a movie....maybe a series.

A series of movies!

[mrbasehart]

There was a short interview with Ron Howard at a press junket for Frost/Nixon.  Despite the link name, it's not a huge announcement:

http://www.maxim.com/Ron_Howard_Confirms_an_Arrested_Development_Movie/The-Movie-Blog/blogs/4306/45981.aspx

[Thrifty]

There was a lot of furor over what was viewed as the abrupt cancellation of Arrested Development after only three seasons.  I think it's misplaced.  I thought that the show came to a very tidy and satisfying end after a short run, and that it was starting to get a little ridiculous as it closed in on that finale.

Whenever I think about people upset about AD's cancellation, I immediately think of people who rant about how much The Simpsons sucks.  I tend to think that if AD had remained on the air past 2005, we'd be complaining about how unfunny it is in 2008.

[stansimpson]

There was a lot of furor over what was viewed as the abrupt cancellation of Arrested Development after only three seasons.  I think it's misplaced.  I thought that the show came to a very tidy and satisfying end after a short run, and that it was starting to get a little ridiculous as it closed in on that finale.

Whenever I think about people upset about AD's cancellation, I immediately think of people who rant about how much The Simpsons sucks.  I tend to think that if AD had remained on the air past 2005, we'd be complaining about how unfunny it is in 2008.

The show came to a tidy end because they knew to wrap things up.  It got a little ridiculous because they had to wrap things up quickly.  And The Simpsons used to be painfully unfunny (Jerk-Ass Homer years) but now it's pretty funny again.  I think the complaints are still backlash from those of us who absolutely had to stop watching back then.  I think many aren't aware of the show's current value now and just remember the pain they went through.

Well, I'd have liked three FULL seasons instead of season 1 and then two truncated ones.

And I'd like a hilarious fourth season instead of a cancellation.  And I'd rather be rich than stupid.

[stansimpson]

...was that an insult?

Nah.  I say that kinda stuff anytime anyone says they'd rather have one thing than another.  I think it's funny because it doesn't change anything, so why not rather have the best of anything you want.

I've been watching Simpsons lately, and I think it's just...sorta lost its edge? The last two eps I've watched have been pretty much pure schmaltz, no satire.

I've caught a few eps here and there.  It's def lost its edge, but it's far far superior to Season 11+.  Def little to no satire, but still funny and entertaining.

600th post!!!  WOO-HOO!

[bratpop]

I wonder if the development of this will be arrested.

[Thrifty]

...was that an insult?

Nah.  I say that kinda stuff anytime anyone says they'd rather have one thing than another.  I think it's funny because it doesn't change anything, so why not rather have the best of anything you want.

I've been watching Simpsons lately, and I think it's just...sorta lost its edge? The last two eps I've watched have been pretty much pure schmaltz, no satire.

I've caught a few eps here and there.  It's def lost its edge, but it's far far superior to Season 11+.  Def little to no satire, but still funny and entertaining.

600th post!!!  WOO-HOO!

I was watching The Simpsons season 11 on DVD a few weeks ago.  I watch all the episodes and listen to all the commentaries.  On a few of the more reviled ones (i.e., the episode with Duncan the racing horse), executive producer Al Jean speaks of how that particular episode is "controversial".  I think it's a strange euphamism, but he's still pretty up front about admitting that they've gotten negative feedback about some of the episodes around the time of the 11th season, and he sorta takes it on the chin.

I notice and say this in stark contrast to Seth McFarlane, who churns out terrible episodes of Family Guy, and if criticized for them, gets immensely offended and goes on about how great his show is.