Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, the holiday week is starting off with good news—cult comedy Arrested Development, unfortunately cancelled by Fox in 2006, is not only coming to the big screen (as we reported earlier this year), but is getting a much-delayed fourth season… and it will be streaming exclusively on Netflix.
You know how there’s been a series of long-running rumors that the beloved cult comedy series Arrested Development would get feature film, after only airing for three short seasons on Fox before the network gave it the axe? Well, the movie is still apparently happening—that is, after the show returns to TV for one more season! Begin hyperventilating now.
At this point, anything related to the long developing Arrested Development movie should be taken with a grain of salt. Nothing against the filmmakers, producers, or actors involved but we’ve been waiting YEARS for the Bluth clan to hit the big screen to no avail. Several of the show’s co-stars have given us conflicting reports regarding the matter – some say it will happen, others say it won’t – who do we believe? The latest info on the film comes from the show’s creator, Mitch Hurwitz who gave a somewhat positive update on the project.
It’s no secret that the production of the long-gestating Arrested Development movie has hit the skids leaving millions of crying fans in its wake. But someone with a lot of time on their hands decided to make us feel better by creating a faux movie trailer for the film — with an action twist! Are you ready to see the Bluths go all Commando and Rambo on your asses? Check it out…
Arrested Development fans are like a pack of rabid dogs who won’t go down without a fight. When Fox canceled the show we raced to our local retailers to pick up all three seasons on DVD and when word spread that a movie was in development we were all over it. For the past four years we’ve been hoping, and praying, and wishing that our favorite dysfunctional family would grace us with their presence one more time. For a while it seemed like a real possibility until we were dealt a death blow by one of the show’s stars David Cross.
Well, well, well it sounds like the Arrested Development movie cameras might start rolling sometime soon. One of the film’s co-star’s Will Arnett recently gave a quick update on when the actors are set to reprise their roles for the Bluth centered project. We’ve been hearing for months that the Arrested Development script is for lack of a better word, being “developed” and now a shoot date is in our grasp!
Finally, some legitimate movement on the Arrested Development movie front. Ever since Fox made the idiotic mistake of canceling the television show back in 2006, fans have been wanting to see the Bluths on the big screen. So far the biggest obstacle has been getting all the actors to confirm their participation, but it looks like it’s finally happened.
Normally at these Comic-Con panels, the stars don’t generally go into great detail about other future projects. It seems like that is left for the actual press conferences, as opposed to panels. However, that is not the case with Jason Bateman. During the Extract panel, he discussed the progress of the Arrested Development movie.
Michael Cera isn’t the only child star from the Fox series Arrested Development making career moves. Do you remember Alia Shawkat? She played Mae “Maeby” Funke, the daughter of Portia Di Rossi and David Cross on the show. I haven’t seen her around lately, so I was a bit pleased to hear that she may be up for a high profile film gig. According to Latino Review the young actress may star in the upcoming punk biopic, The Runaways.
