[WillG]

Read this article today. Hope this can be pulled together

CANCELLED SHOWS FIND NEW LIFE MOVIES

February 10, 2008 -- Once TV shows are cancelled, die-hard TV fans are usually relegated to watching the repeats on DVD or, if they're lucky, on some cable network. But some shows are so beloved that producers see the point of bringing them to the big screen, and it looks like Fox's cult hit, "Arrested Development," is one of these.


Star Jason Bateman ("Juno") has said that Twentieth Century Fox executives have called the cast – which includes Jeffrey Tambor, Portia Di Rossi and Bateman's "Juno" co-star Michael Cera – to see if they'd be up for a big-screen version. Bateman says they would if the show's creator, the hilarious Mitch Hurtwitz, is adequately compensated. Any work on the film would start post writers' strike.


"Arrested Development: The Movie" would follow in the footsteps of Joss Whedon's "Serenity," which was turned into a movie after his Fox TV show, "Firefly," flopped but garnered a rabid fan base.

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CANCELLED SHOWS FIND NEW LIFE MOVIES

[ZacharyTait]

I hope this comes to fruition. I would love to see the adventures of the Bluth family up on the big screen.

[MatthewLouwrens]

I'm excited about the idea of an Arrested Development movie - but at the same time , the TV series was wrapped up so perfectly that I am afraid a movie might feel tacked-on.

But if Mitch Hurtwitz is behind the movie and is actually doing it because he wants to, it should be great. And it will be nice to spend some more time in the Bluth world.

[ScottH]

Here is a clip of Will Ferrell and Will Arnett doing an appearance at Boston College and at about the 2:30 mark they talk about an Arrested Development movie. Will (Ferrell) offers to finance the whole thing...if it's filmed in Mexico and dubbed in Spanish...

Ask Will Anything: Boston College from ComedyTour and Andrea Savage

[WillG]

Looks like this is happening according to this from the NY Post

Quote:

'ARRESTED' MOVIE IN 'DEVELOPMENT'
By MICHAEL STARR

June 25, 2008 --

A big-screen version of cult favorite "Arrested Development" is on the fast track.

Jason Bateman, who starred as Michael Bluth in the Fox sitcom, says an "Arrested" movie is being planned for next year.

"When it was on TV, if you missed one word, the whole third act could be blown for you," Bateman told the London Times.

"And TV is a different experience," he said. "You come home and you've got to finish a call so you miss the first ten minutes or you get snacky and you go to the fridge and you miss another two minutes.

"So it's a different experience to film."

"Arrested Development," which aired on Fox from 2003-2006, revolved around the quirky Bluth family and was narrated by Ron Howard (who co-produced the series).

It was never a ratings hit, but was a critical darling and developed a cult following.

The show also starred Portia de Rossi, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett and Michael Cera ("Juno").

[Pete-D]

Please, please, please be true.

[Brent M]

I would love to see this happen.

[TravisR]

Jeffrey Tambor is saying the movie is on too.

'Arrested Development' movie is on, says Jeffrey Tambor | Movie Biz, TV Biz | Hollywood Insider | EW.com