Actually, I think it'd be even funnier if they recast the role completely--the only thing missing from the greatness of AD is a reference to the Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
Regarding actor Michael Cerra (the fuzzy haired boy from the film Juno) holding up the Arrested Development movie by being the only cast member from the series not to sign on to the film yet, my suggestion is this:
If he isn’t available, they should hire Ellen Page instead and act as if “Georgia” was always a daughter.
We know that Ellen Page and Jason Bateman work well together since they were in the aforementioned Juno together. And "Georgia"'s crush on Mae doesn't even cause a problem, 'cause this is Ellen Page we're talking about.
That to me just sounds like Cera trying to cover his ass for his hesitation to do the movie. I don't know, maybe I'm overreacting but the more I read about this and the more Cera talks, the less respect I have for him. I get not wanting to be typecast but it's starting to feel like the fame has gone to his head. Maybe Cera needs to have a little chat with Kirk Cameron...
Fame? He's been in what, 2 movies? One was a horrible teen flick, and one was an Academy Award winner -- but he wasn't the star. I hope he gets his head out of the clouds and signs on so they can write the script.
Call me crazy but I think Michael Cera knows more about the movie, its script and his desire to be in it than anyone on the internet. When he said "it's more hypothetical than people think", he probably meant that any movie can collapse at any moment (even when they start shooting, there's no guarantee that the studio wouldn't pull the plug) and this movie isn't even written yet so it's a long ways off and alot of things can happen between now and then.
Possibly. But possibly not. We are talking about a Hollywood actor here. "It's more hypothetical than people think" just sounds like such a Hollywood cop-out statement to me. You either want to do it or you don't. Call me cynical.
since when is it not okay to want to see a script first? how many people here complain about the Matrix sequels? (i mean, not me; i've always thought Reloaded is one of the best action movies ever, but that's beside the point). i'm sure before filming, everyone would have thought its script would be great by default.
"what? you don't want to do a second season of Heroes?!?!? what a pr!ck!"
So Ron Howard is directing? Was that common knowledge before? That's pretty big news, isn't it? I don't believe he directed any of the television episodes.