Though the Netflix deal was inked a long time ago, the reality that Arrested Development might be coming back is almost too much to take. Will Arnett has recently said that shooting will begin this summer, and now creator Mitch Hurwitz has talked to Vulture about the forthcoming season–and you can’t expect what was once expected.
It’s been a big day in the world of entertainment news blurbs today, with various rumors/ news bits leaking about the possible casting of Johnny Depp in Beetlejuice 2, what is sounding more and more like the downfall of the American version of The Office, a rumored “four hour” version of The Dark Knight Rises, and scattered bits and pieces concerning things as varied as another live episode of 30 Rock and the next horrible Brett Ratner film. Dig the news below.
In a smart move made to throw support behind Netflix in an effort to allow the company to compete with pay cable channels, the Weinstein Company has announced a deal which “will make foreign language, documentary and certain other movies from The Weinstein Company exclusively available for Netflix members in the U.S. to watch instantly.”
This week the Academy added The Muppets and Cirque du Soleil to its Oscars telecast. We’ll have the chance to see acrobatic dancers perform, and best of all, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. Jon Hamm also revealed some new “Mad Men” details, all during an interview at the BAFTAs. We’ve also got some stills from the upcoming movie Deep Throat, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace. Catch up below.
Oh, Netflix. After the online film rental and streaming company announcing last year that they would create a separate company called Qwikster that would handle all of their DVD and Blu-Rays, as well as promising “to keep DVD as healthy as possible for as many years as possible,” as well as renting out video games, they faltered a bit, deciding not to split the company into a streaming arm (Netflix) and a rental arm (Qwikster). Now, Netflix has backpedaled even further, stating that they will no longer support the DVD industry, and that the video game rentals won’t be happening at all.
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.
Do you ever get the feeling that some people simply have no idea what the hell they’re doing? Even the really successful people, like, say, the heads of the most successful online streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray rental company ever? Yeah, me too. As has become more and more evident lately, Netflix seemingly has no idea what it’s doing, and continues to fumble forward, as CEO Reed Hastings has just announced that, hey, what the hell, the company won’t be splitting its streaming and physical rental halves in two to form a new company called Qwikster. Since it turns out the whole world hated that idea, Netflix is gonna stay just the way it is.
Ever tool around on Netflix Instant, unsure of what streaming film to dive into for the night? Tired of simply resigning yourself to streaming more reruns of The Office instead of exploring new movies? Then dig into our Netflix Instant Gems below, wherein we’ll offer up a weekly list of quietly excellent—and highly recommended—films tucked away in the shadowy corners of Netflix Instant. Each week will feature a different theme, this week we’re digging into quirky crime films. Check out our suggestions below—you’ll thank us.
As the Wall Street Journal reports, Fox and ABC are set to launch “The Great Free TV Pullback of 2011,” as of yesterday, when Fox announced previously reported plans to “keep its new shows off the Web for eight days, except for Hulu Plus and Dish Network subscribers.”
