The perpetually it-will-happen-eventually Arrested Development movie has made some slight but official progress. The Hollywood Reporter claims series creator Mitch Hurwitz and co-executive producer James Vallely are finally at work on a screenplay, which–if last night’s Curb Your Enthusiasm tells me anything about the beloved sitcom reunion process–means all the lead actors have presumably committed to the project. I knew we could will it to finally happen if we passed out watching the DVDs enough. It worked with Strangers with Candy , right?

Yeah, it’s just a trailer for an Arrested Development documentary some fans are making, but since this the only AD movie that is not a thing of myth, it will have to do:

My mom and I have only just discovered the delights of Arrested Development on DVD. There’s nothing more bittersweet than discovering a television show after its far too late to help its ratings, but at least we can still join the “Please, oh please make an Arrested Development movie” club. When I was on the Jonah Hex set, Will Arnett said that it was actively in the works. “We’re trying to get it done, trying to get all the pieces together to do it. It’s something we’re actively in the process of doing. There is no script yet, but I’ve been talking a lot to Mitch about it, and I think that the goal has been to start shooting by the end of the year. It’s really just a matter of getting a script. I know that the studio is ready to go and everyone’s kind of ready, but there’s a lot of moving parts. There’s a lot of people in the cast, a lot of schedules and stuff, but we’re in that process now of figuring it all out, actively.” Of course, Michael Cera’s made comments to the contrary, so put your faith where you will. In the meantime, one group of fans have pooled their resources and put together an Arrested Development documentary. Their official website reports that they’re currently going from town to town, interviewing fans in order to raise awareness about the show and its tragic fate.They’ve already gotten a trailer together featuring interviews with the cast and crew of the show. Maybe the quotes are new to you, maybe they’re not, but they might help stave off the pangs of addiction. The trailer is embedded below the jump. Enjoy, and keep flying Bluth flag. [via Film Junk] Filed under: Comedy , Documentary , Independent , RumorMonger , Fandom , Scripts , DIY/Filmmaking , Newsstand Continue reading ‘Arrested Development’ Documentary Coming to the Big Screen Permalink | Email this | Comments

This is Vince “Punchahook” Shlomi selling ShamWows in Spanish. And yes, it’s every bit as “I want to beat him till he bleeds” as it sounds. Even worse. I actually put my monitor in a choke-hold just watching it. Now tap out or you’re dead. I mean it! Vince Tries To Sell ShamWow In Spanish [consumerist]

Can I ask you a question: When did we lose Ron Howard ? Was it EdTv ? How the Grinch Stole Christmas ? Did these two films back-to-back force Howard to re-direct his career so that every film he made was either an Oscar-poised drama or a Dan Brown adaptation? Today, Variety tells us that Universal and Imagine Entertainment are now looking to strap Howard down to the director’s chair for an adaptation of The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft — which is a graphic novel from Mac Carter and Jeff Blitz that takes elements of Lovecraft’s struggles in real life and combines them with a fantastical element that includes transforming all of his darkest nightmares into reality. Sounds pretty cool and creepy, but is it the type of film we want from Ron Howard? I appreciate that he’s looking to play with another genre (even though this kind of story seems perfect for Tim Burton), but am I the only one who would love to see Howard return to comedy? Arrested Development was brilliant, sure, and I really do hope that movie gets made — but I’m talking along the lines of Splash , Gung Ho , Nightshift or even Parenthood . Heck, Willow wasn’t that bad either. Where did Ron Howard’s playful side run off to? Since when were we interested in the dark and disturbing side of Ron Howard? Seriously, are you liking Howard’s career choices right now? Do you think he’s a good fit for this H.P. Lovecraft comic adaptation, or would you rather see a sequel to Gung Ho ? Filed under: DIY/Filmmaking , Newsstand Permalink | Email this | Comments

That’s what they’re saying. From MTV : MTV News can exclusively confirm that the “Arrested Development” is happening. “It’s going ahead,” Howard confirmed. “We’ve been asked to no longer divulge anything or get into the game of who’s in, who’s out,” Howard told us. “People are going to have to see.” And from E! (thanks, Lindsay): Inside sources close to the negotiations of the upcoming Arrested Development movie tell me that Superbad and Juno star (and before that, hello, George-Michael Bluth!) Michael Cera has finally agreed to do the feature film project. It’s kind of unfulfilling at this point, isn’t it? That’s always the danger of stretching a will-they-or-won’t-they romance for too long (the romance being between me and an Arrested Development movie). I’ve been on the edge of “they’ve got to do it… but maybe they’re not, but it seems like they are” for such a long time that I’m numb. At least until I see the first on-set shot of a blue David Cross barely visible in front of a blue screen. Then I’ll probably be in giddy country.

As fans of TV’s great Arrested Development are aware, there has been talk for several months of making a feature film — talk that has been clouded by the fact that Michael Cera has been the lone holdout among cast members. Everyone else has publicly expressed enthusiasm for the project, but Cera — who played awkward teenager George Michael Bluth (a stretch, I know) — has been a negative nellie. He’s just a kid, you know, and he’s had a lot of sudden success the last few years, and you can’t blame a guy for wanting to be cautious about his next career move. But COME ON! Now, at last, it looks like everyone will be laughing and riding and cornholing after all. E! Online ’s TV maven Kristin Dos Santos says , “Inside sources close to the negotiations of the upcoming Arrested Development movie tell me that … Cera has finally agreed to do the feature film project.” She goes on to say that the show’s creator, Mitchell Hurwitz, is writing and directing the project for Fox Searchlight, and that it could go before cameras by the end of the year if everything comes together in time. Ron Howard , who executive-produced the series and served as its narrator, told Ryan Seacrest at the Oscars that “It’s looking very much like we’re going to make [the movie], but we’ve now been asked to stop offering any details. It’s cloaked in a little mystery, but it’s looking good.” Cera was the only naysayer in the cast, so if he really has come to his senses, there would seem to be no other obstacles. Now, if you’re wondering whether the movie will actually be any good, or whether it will suffer in the TV-to-movie translation, well, I don’t understand the question and I won’t respond to it. Filed under: Comedy , Casting , RumorMonger , Fandom Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Michael Cera has finally spilled the beans on the Arrested Development movie! Speaking to MTV , the actor revealed… he hasn’t seen a script, think it’s “more hypothetical than people think,” and seems pretty annoyed that he keeps getting pestered about it, which is not at all the positive response I was hoping for. Someone needs to try asking him again. He just needs to be reminded that everyone really likes the series and reassured that “you’re probably sick of this question” a few more times. Video below the cut for those interested. (Thanks, Becca.)

Now that almost everyone in the cast (holds fist in air, screams “Cera!” ) has mentioned that they’d be up for an Arrested Development feature film , we turn to any piece of plot information we can get our creepy little perverted hands on. Series creator Mitch Hurwitz was out promoting the new animated show Sit Down, Shut Up (as executive producer) — which also features Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in its voice cast — during the TCA press tour, and he provided a much-needed update with regards to a big-screen Arrested Development outing. Hurwitz says, “We want to do it, we have a deal more or less in place from Fox Searchlight, and we’re kind of getting all the actors on board.” Sounds good — a lot of this is stuff we’ve already known — but then Hurwitz went and dropped the story bomb on everyone. Do you wanna know what this film will be about? Do you really wanna know? Because it’s beyond crazy — it’s so freakin’ out there you might need to sit (or lay) down, preferably in a relaxed position with one leg (left?) slightly bent. Ready? Here’s what Hurwitz and the gang have planned plot-wise for the film: “We have a story, which is basically Valkyrie meets Hotel for Dogs .” Wow. So does that mean the Bluth family will find themselves in a position where they have to hatch a plan to assassinate a group of Nazi dogs? Seems that way, based on that description. What do you think the movie will be about? [via Buzzsugar ] Filed under: Comedy , Fandom , Newsstand Permalink | Email this | Comments