Slowly but surely, information is leaking in on the upcoming Arrested Development movie. This comes from Mitch Hurwitz, at a panel for his upcoming show, “Sit Down, Shut Up,” at this weekend’s WonderCon…
Here’s what’s going on with the movie. 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. 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.
Cool, huh? Remember everyone, these next five years are going to go by quick!
Trailer Monday… on a Wednesday? Bwaah? I actually have a reason for holding off for a few days, which has nothing to do with how lazy I am. More at trailer #3.
First up this week we’ve got the teaser for The Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera. While this one looks pretty funny, I’m going to be seriously pissed if this is the reason Cera is holding out on the Arrested Development movie.
Coming to theaters this April is Dragonball Evolution, the live action version of the popular cartoon, which promises to be just as shitty as the popular cartoon. I do have to admit, the movie offers up some impressive eye candy. And then there’s that Emily Rossum, who could do all sorts of things with my dragonballs.
And now for the creme de la creme, and the reason this post is two days late. This afternoon, Yahoo! Movies posted the trailer for Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s highly-anticipated World War II flick. I’ve been hearing stuff about this movie for close to ten years, and now that it’s almost here… well that’s just fine. Brad Pitt’s accent may seem a little overboard the first time you watch it, but after another fifty, you’re going to love it. Enjoy.
It looks like the possibility of an Arrested Development movie just moved from the, “I’m pretty sure,” to the, “It’s a go!” phase. Entertainment Weekly caught up with Jeffrey Tambor at the premier of Hellboy 2 this weekend, who had this to say…
“After months of speculation, I think we have finally figured out for sure that we are indeed doing an Arrested Development movie. I am very excited about that. I love the cast and crew and felt like we had more to say.”
Hopefully we’ll get an official greenlight from the studio before too long. But right now, things are looking up. So, we can all breath a little easier. Our long, national nightmare is almost over.
Move It Move It is reporting on a story reported on by The Moving Picture reported on by The Times Online. It looks like Arrested Development fans may be seeing the Bluth family again, as early as next year. In an interview with Jason Bateman, the co-star of next month’s Hancock has this to say…
“When it was on TV, if you missed one word the whole third act could be vlown for you. And TV is a different experience. You come home and you’ve got to finish a call so you miss the first ten minutes or you get snacky and you go to the fridge and you miss another two minutes, so it’s a different experience to film.”
A hint perhaps? Man, I hope so. Thinking about such a great show being cancelled before it’s time makes me sad, and I cry.
You’re probably asking yourself, “Who is this chick and why is she swinging from the ceiling in some cabin, legs all akimbo and shoes untied?” The answer: Her name is Sarah Silverman, and she’s a different kind of comedienne. She’s not afraid to “go there” or “get in your face”, and get in your face she does! Allover your face. How does she do this? Why, through her own brand of offensive humor and crazy facial expressions, of course! She’ll make fun of anything. From religion, to God, to Jesus, to religion. No one is safe! Isn’t that crazy? If I had to rate her on some kind of “funny scale” (a ridiculous idea!), she’d be right between Carlos Mencia and the Jerky Boys. So now you have some idea of what I’m talking about. And sarcasm.
Sarah, best known for a guest role on a 1996 episode of Star Trek: Voyager, also co-starred in the HBO comedy series, Mr. Show with Bob and David. Here, she used her comedic stylings to help create a unique blend of funny (Mr. Show) and unfunny (Silverman). Now, Comedy Central, trying and failing to recapture some of that Dave Chappelle magic, has given her her own show. Watch each week as Sarah says crazy things like “vagina!”, and calls religious people crazy, much to the chagrin of her sister and gay neighbors. Hilarious.
Despite her racy humor, Comedy Central is happy to have Sarah onboard. CEO Doug Herzog, who asked to remain anonymous, had this to say, “Sarah definitely takes comedy to new heights. Sex and religion are thick, rich, untapped veins of gold. Comedy gold. We’re sure Sarah will load all that aboard the HMS Funnybone and sail us to Comedy Island. I’m not sure if that last analogy made any sense.”
You said it Doug. What’s great about Sarah is that she doesn’t care about writing jokes that make sense, or are even funny. As long as she can get in your face and make you think about the tough issues, like vaginas and religion, she considers her job done. What do we here at the Move think? Well, let’s just say we’ll meet you out on Comedy Island, to get some of that gold for ourselves.
I read an article on comingsoon.net this morning that, if true, is probably the best movie news I’ve heard in the past year. Read on!
Kristen at E! Online was told by Jason Bateman that “the creative minds behind ‘Arrested Development’ (Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard) have put the wheels in motion toward a major motion picture of the Fox TV comedy so many of us adore. I’m told by insiders that Jason and other Bluth family members have received calls from producers (Hurwitz and Howard) asking if they would be willing to shoot a movie.”
“I can confirm that a round of sniffing has started,” Bateman said. “Any talk is targeting a poststrike 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.”
She adds that other cast members were called and that everyone seems to be very much on board and excited by the prospect.
Bwaah?! Nintendo sixty-foooooooouurr!1 If you’ve never seen an episode of Arrested Development, rest assured that you are a completely worthless person and do not yet truly know the meaning of the word “funny”. The writing on the show was so witty, I really don’t think there’s any way an Arrested Development movie could not be awesome. Hopefully things will move along quickly once this writers strike fiasco is resolved.
