'Arrested Development' movie

[Carlo Von Sexron]

I did a Search and nothing came up, so the board douche police can lay off if this has been posted somewhere already.

From IMDB:
Actor Jason Bateman has confirmed plans are underway for a movie version of cancelled TV sitcom Arrested Development. A rumored meeting between the star and series creator Mitch Hurwitz late last year fuelled speculation a big-screen adaptation of the cult show was in the pipeline. And now the Juno star has confirmed the cast has received calls from executives asking if they would be interested in reviving their roles once the ongoing Hollywood writers strike is over. He tells E! News, "I can confirm that a round of sniffing has started. Any talk is targeting a post-strike 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."


God damn, this would be amazing.


EDIT: I was wrong...There are two messages about this buried in a movie thread somewhere. This should be enough for Suprefan and his posse to show their might and flame me.

[worldwide2020]

Fuck that this deserves a thread. I hope Carl Weathers is in it.

[Carlo Von Sexron]

Fuck that this deserves a thread. I hope Carl Weathers is in it.

"You got yourself a stew!"

[worldwide2020]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There's still plenty of meat on that bone.

[TonyWonder]

This is fantastic news.

Hanukkah cookies for everyone!

[J~$$$]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/mmmmdoughnuts/292694713_14c84309dc_o.jpg

[tessalasset]

I fucking love this thread so much. I don't think any other thread on this board has Carl Weathers quotes.

[TomAz]

Mr. Wendel? what?

[kitt kat]

I buy all my cars at police auction.

[ruetheday]

Stay in school and use your brain. Be a doctor, be a lawyer, carry a leather briefcase. Forget about sports as a profession. Sports make ya grunt and smell. See, be a thinker, not a stinker.

[kitt kat]

The gorilla is for marksmanship, the seal is for sandracing.

[TonyWonder]

I’m gonna go get a new soda. Hey, you know that you can get a refill on any drink you want here, and it’s free?

[jackstraw94086]

I'm all for them taking a shot, but let's be honest. Movie adaptations of TV shows invariable suck balls.

[roberto73]

Tobias (as Mrs. Featherbottom): Okay, who'd like a banger in the mouth? (laughs) Right, I forgot, here in the States, you call it a sausage in the mouth.
Michael: We just call it a sausage.

[Peabs42177]

"I'm dating this Christian girl right now. She wants me to be honest and reconnect with my son. And I'm trying to get her to renounce God and f*ck me, but I just want to prove to her that I'm worth it."

[wmgaretjax]

The man in the 4000 dollar suit is gonna hold the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in two months. COME ON!

[J~$$$]

wmjermanytix, When quoting, quote it right.

[tessalasset]

COME ON.

[Blinken]

It's not a trick, its an illusion. Tricks are for whores.

[ruetheday]

space camp dude

[sbessiso]

im afraid i blue myself

[Blinken]

analrapist

[marooko]

I challenge you all to a game of horseshoe.

[Benis23]

I'll put it in her brownie.

[TonyWonder]

Mmmm....so watery.., but with a smack of ham!

[sbessiso]

I'm a MONSTERRR

ahhhhgggggg

[rAnimatorX2]

im afraid i blue myself

http://www.marbletea.com/images/MISC/ad_tobias_blue_myself.jpg

[rAnimatorX2]

Every morning at work a guy in my area blasts The Final Countdown. Always kicks the day off right!!
http://www.tubewad.com/tw_images/gob_fw.jpg

[MonsoonSeason]

it's so much like stealing

[zenidogx]

http://defamer.com/5084505/jeffrey-tambor-says-arrested-development-movie-is-a-go

:bump

[matsuolost]

stupid cornballin piece of sh(beep)!

[rage patton]

http://defamer.com/5084505/jeffrey-tambor-says-arrested-development-movie-is-a-go

:bump

I still doubt this is going to happen.

[zenidogx]

don't stop-


believin'

[stuporfly]

Truthfully, that wasn't part of the act. I was actually trying to get the key to come out of my mouth.

[ADrunkPoet]

An Arrested Development movie is the definition of Change. Hope. Progress.

[ghettojournalist]

forget bringing the troops home and fixing the economy, Obama needs to make the "Arrested Development" film his top priority.

[indietron]

forget bringing the troops home and fixing the economy, Obama needs to make the "Arrested Development" film his top priority.

QFT!!

[M Sparks]

EDIT: I was wrong...There are two messages about this buried in a movie thread somewhere. This should be enough for Suprefan and his posse to show their might and flame me.

Whether or not it was posted before, this is really old news. And I'm not saying that in a Suprefan/Board Police way. I mean it's literally old news...the writer's strike is long over.

Problem is, nothing ever happened after the strike ended. If there is ever any more movement on this project, it will deserve as many duplicate threads as people want to start.

(Bateman was on Olberman a couple months ago and indicated there was still no signs of life.)

EDIT Ooops...this is an old thread too. I'm an ass.

EDIT AGAIN Fuck. Read the whole thread next time, Sparks.

Still, I'll believe it when I see it.

[sbessiso]

From AintItCool


“Arrested Development” mastermind Mitch Hurwitz has reportedly closed a deal to write and direct a big-screen version of the sitcom “Arrested Development” for Fox Searchlight.

For those unfamiliar, the TV show followed a wacky family of real estate developers.

No word yet on whether the project will be able to lure back big-deal movie star Michael Cera (“Superbad,” “Juno”), who played George Michael Bluth.

Capone: A lot of your "Arrested Development" actors have had quite a bit to say about the possibility of a big screen version happening. What's the update?

Ron Howard: Yeah, we're closer than ever. Mitch is really focused on it, the cast seems really interested, the studio [Fox Searchlight] seems to be on board, and God know they've got a narrator who's just chomping at the bit. [laughs] So we don't have a script yet, but we all want it and we want it to be good. We're pushing in that direction and all really pushing together for the first time in ages. So, I think we've got a very good chance of it happening.

[humanoid]

I so want this to happen, but I'm terribly worried that it'll get fucked up somehow and not live up to the show's awesomeness

[Blinken]

I hope it happens, I am starting to get excited. But I got excited about Showtime too . . . .

[bmack86]

I so want this to happen, but I'm terribly worried that it'll get fucked up somehow and not live up to the show's awesomeness

I don't think they could do that. This is the format (if not necessarily the medium) that this show was meant to be watched in: long, interrupted blocks

[sbessiso]

My name is...

http://ultraorange.net/media/2008/02/modern-justice-tv-judge.jpg

[tessalasset]

look, you can buy the complete series on amazon for $28 right now.

http://www.amazon.com/Arrested-Development-Complete-Jason-Bateman/dp/B000JJ3Y78/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229467539&sr=8-1

[Young blood]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/mmmmdoughnuts/9gc3yvjpg.gif

[kingsblend420]

Look I want more arrested development as much as the next person. But what I would hate to see happen is the movie turning out like crap. Not many shows successfully cross over to movies. And a failed Arrested Development movie would just taint the series. Let it die and enjoy what we had.

[twoheadedboy]

they better deliver if they actually do this movie... i have learned to hate michael cera and he better have sex with his sassy little cousin or i will be horribly dismayed and disappointed.

[frozen pilgrim]

my girlfriend's ringtone is the final countdown.

I've seen every episode at least five times, and I welcome the idea of a film

[apostle2]

I don't care if the movie sucks and ruins the entire series for me. The opportunity to see Oscar Bluth one more time? Yeah, worth it.

[stuporfly]

Earlier today, I spotted this...

http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/10274/tcid/1

And in a fabulous coincidence, Ron Howard was interviewed courtside during halftime of the Knicks/Wolves game I've got on, and he was asked if a movie was ever going to happen - He said Mitchell Hurwitz was working on a script, and he hoped he'd have some good news to report soon.

It's not exactly concrete, but I guess there's no real harm in keeping the buzz going.

[thatfinkleygirl]

it's definitely happening now, it's been announced and has an imdb page and shit. but michael cera is going to ruin everything. i can't believe his douchebaggery.

[humanoid]

it's definitely happening now, it's been announced and has an imdb page and shit. but michael cera is going to ruin everything. i can't believe his douchebaggery.

hopefully they kill him off spectacularly

[tessalasset]

michael cera talks to larry carroll from mtv about the movie:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/20/michael-cera-on-arrested-development-movie-more-hypothetical-than-people-think/

as of right now, there is no script ready.

[thatfinkleygirl]

i want to believe that he's just holding out for the script, but i don't know what to believe about the ad movie anymore. if the movie is "more hypothetical than people think," then why does mitch hurwitz keep talking about it like it's a sure thing? gahhh!
i've also heard that michael cera wants to get out of the acting business soon because he's sick of getting the same role all the time, so who knows?

[MissingPerson]

The other day I unexpectedly caught sight of Mrs. Featherbottom hurling herself off the first floor and demolishing a coffee table, and I laughed so hard people came from the other end of the house to ask if I was alright.

It took a good ten minutes to calm down enough to explain what was happening to me.

[thatfinkleygirl]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/mmmmdoughnuts/9gc3yvjpg.gif

hahahahah. oh, the wonder that is tobias.

[Cherita Chen]

From Wondercon (or something like that)

Before Hurwitz could give a serious response, Will Arnett, who provides one of the voices for the new show, joked, "We are dangerously close to confirming that? we have read the rumors on the internet."

"Here's what's going on with the movie," Hurwitz told the audience of his fans. "Everyone goes off and has careers and that kind of thing, so it's been a little challenging to schedule everybody together, but everyone who has agreed to make this movie has agreed to make this movie, and we're going to make the movie. I haven't written it yet, so I'll be accepting pitches. We're determined to do this."

"It was a great joy and priviledge, all kidding aside, to do a show that took risks and with such a wonderful cast and wonderful writers," he continued. "For us, it's irresistible. Here's an interesting thing about it. When we did the show, one of the things that really made it work is that we didn't hold ourselves up to any standard. We got a lot of positive critical recommendations, but we even kind of ignored those and just did what was funny to us, and kind of remained the underdog in a great way. It was very clear early on that we weren't going to be a big hit, so it really was a labor of love. Now suddenly, there is a bar to hit. I think the key to this is once we get as many pieces as we're going to, which appears we have, we'll just dive in and have fun and see if we can create the same thing. But we're excited about it."

Same ol' thing really but I like that they keep hope alive

[prettydirtything]

this was thread was the 12th hit when I searched for "arrested development".. fuck search.

anyway, the Amazon.com has the whole series for less than $50:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JJ3Y78/?tag=mmbevigaotst-20

[frazzles]

Ah yes; the Bob Loblaw Law Blog!

[tessalasset]

this was thread was the 12th hit when I searched for "arrested development".. fuck search.

anyway, the Amazon.com has the whole series for less than $50:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JJ3Y78/?tag=mmbevigaotst-20


lame


12/16 -
look, you can buy the complete series on amazon for $28 right now.

http://www.amazon.com/Arrested-Development-Complete-Jason-Bateman/dp/B000JJ3Y78/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229467539&sr=8-1

[prettydirtything]

lame


12/16 -

the time machine would have cost me quite a bit of cash; I think I did ok, what with the free shippping.

[sbessiso]

Can they just fucking make this movie already???

[tessalasset]

check out the top entry on michael cera's imdb page (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148418/)

[Cdubby]

It's not a trick, it's an ILLUSION

[indietron]

Yessssssssssssssss

[DRcube]

HELL YEAH!!!!!

[sbessiso]

Fishy. I need more details before I can celebrate

[rage patton]

We all have known the movie is a go for a while... why is this big news now?

[sbessiso]

Because Ragey, nothing is ever "a go" in the movie business until it actually happens. They've been chatting every now and then about a movie but always gave the same answer. Don't get me wrong, I would literally be the first person in line for this movie but im just not getting my hopes up

[iv3rdawG]

"My name is Judge."

Franklin better make an appearance.

[sbessiso]

Mr. F

[faxman75]

I started rewatching this series last night. It's full of so much fucking gold. I really think Season 3 sucked though. I found the Charlize Theron episodes to be mostly unwatchable but at that point they knew it was just about over and the product placement and celebrity appearances weren't gonna help. They created more obstacles for the writers than anything I think. One and Two are damn near flawless though.

[iv3rdawG]

I really think Season 3 sucked though.

Fakin' It and Family Ties are some of the best episodes in the series.

[faxman75]

Fakin' It and Family Ties are some of the best episodes in the series.

I'll rewatch. I gave up halfway through that season, I really was not satisfied with anything I was seeing outside of some Rob Loblaw stuff. I'll probably start with season 1 and just go through them all in order anyway.

[sbessiso]

Season 3 is definitely the weakest one but it's still brilliant. The Charlize Theron stuff grew really old really fast and you could kind of tell they knew the show was ending fast

[M Sparks]

BOB Loblaw.

The plot around the Charlize Theron episodes was lame, but I thought she was hilarious. Gawddamn, when she is jumping on the bed and then just falls down and goes to sleep...hilarious.

I just ripped Season 3 to WMV last night so I can watch it when I fly back east.

[Blinken]

Season 3 had some weak moments but when they showed what Charlize Theron's charcter's real issue was it was one of the funniest moments in the history of the show. I see most of the first few episodes were just setting up that big joke.

[MissingPerson]

Charlize Theron's thing had some absolutely hysterical moments. And it was entirely worthwhile just for the "Mis-tah F!" sting that came along with her.

[hendrixfan143]

LOOK AT BANNER MICHEAL

[faxman75]

Illusion Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money.

[bmack86]

LOOK AT BANNER MICHEAL

Quite possibly my favorite line in the show.

[thatfinkleygirl]

*bump*

FOR BRITISH EYES ONLYYYY

[sbessiso]

"It's still being written and my guess is that is will be shot some time next year," Bateman added. "I have a feeling that Mitch [Hurwitz] is halfway done writing it. We'll probably shoot it middle of next year and then for however long things take to get cut and marketed, so maybe the first part of 2011 I would imagine. That's just a guess."

Jason Bateman in a recent interview. just lots of speculating on his part unless he's just toying with us

[hendrixfan143]

*bump*

FOR BRITISH EYES ONLYYYY

Mr F

[zenidogx]

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-26274.html

[sbessiso]

I thought the script was already written??

[tessalasset]

it doesnt even say when that article was written.

[sbessiso]

here we go

Speaking exclusively with ComingSoon.net on Sunday at the press junket for When in Rome, Will Arnett confirmed that an Arrested Development feature film should go into production sometime this year.

"I'm so glad you asked that," joked Arnett, who has been questioned about the series' fate since it went off the air in 2006. "It's very refreshing. We are working on the movie right now, yeah... We don't have a completed script yet, but it's forthcoming and we're going to make the movie this year."