IFC Picks Up Arrested Development Rights
As announced yesterday, IFC has picked up the rights to air one of Paste‘s 15 Best TV Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon. It’s Arrested Development.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsScript in the Works for Arrested Development Movie
Since the show's nigh-criminal cancellation in 2006 (unfortunately, the Supreme Court refused to even hear our case), speculation on a possible film version of Arrested Development has been running for nearly as long as the series was on television. There's been some reassuring words from series creator Mitch Hurwitz and various cast members, but with each bit of good news came word of an actor holdout or production snafu.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNew Hold-Up for Arrested Development Flick: Will Arnett
The blame game for our continuing lack of an Arrested Development movie continued with an story in the New York Daily News last weekend, with a few choice quotes from Will Arnett. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsArrested Development Super Fans Plan Documentary
As far as sitcoms go, we like to think it's fairly uncontroversial to say that Arrested Development is the best of the last few decades. And given its cult-classic status, it's unsurprising that demands for a movie version are reaching a fever pitch. So while obsessives are screaming "COME ON!" for the movie to get rolling, some super fans have decided to craft an Arrested Development movie of their own: a cross-country documentary exploring the genius of the Bluth Family and the fan culture that sprung up around it.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJeffrey Tambor: "The [Arrested Development] movie is going to happen this year. Trust me."
Michael Cera has changed his mind about steering clear of an Arrested Development movie. At least according to one of his AD castmates.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTony Hale optimistic about Arrested Development movie, Boldly Going Nowhere TV show
In our never-ending quest to collect comments from every cast member of Arrested Development about the upcoming (please, God, let it happen) film, Paste talked to Tony "Buster Bluth" Hale. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsUpdate: Ron Howard confirms Arrested Development movie
During a press junket for Universal's upcoming Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard told Maxim that the much-ballyhooed Arrested Development movie was, in fact, on its way to the silver screen. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMichael Cera uninterested in Arrested Development film
As reported in March, Michael Cera knew nothing about (and has no apparent interest in) a film adaptation of the TV show where he got his start, Arrested Development. After rumors started to swirl about interest in the project, star Jason Bateman confirmed talks about the film and went on the record with MTV saying that "we all want to do it...they are working on making a deal, probably as we speak." ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsArrested Development film officially in the works
Jason Bateman of the ridiculous and ridiculously awesome/deceased Arrested Development has finally confirmed rumors that an AD major motion picture is in the works. E! reports that two of the show's masterminds, Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard, are talking with the cast and Universal about getting a project moving after the conclusion of the writers' strike. All seem interested and enthusiastic. No word yet on when the Bluth family might take to the big screen, but Bateman says, "I can confirm a round of sniffing has started." Optimistic words, considering how much we've missed the crew since it left... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArrested Development...the movie?
It's too early to say anything definitively at this point, but there have been a lot of recent comments cropping up by the ex-cast and crew of Arrested Development about a possible big-screen reunion. Rumors about this have been around for months, but the news now seems more concrete than just the hopeful thoughts of fans. Journalists have been asking Jason Bateman and Michael Cera about the possibility of this happening while the two actors made their press rounds on Juno. According to Reelz Channel, Bateman says a movies is "certainly on the table," a quote that comes with certain... read more
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