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Postby Milford_Man » July 13th, 2006, 4:02 am

Development on Arrested Movie

    Posted by Clint Morris on July 12, 2006

    Plans are apparently underway to bring “Arrested Development” to the big screen.

    (Ah, nothing feels better than giving a short-lived series - well, “Arrested” lasted a reasonable 3 seasons - a reprieve on the big screen, does it?)

    Speaking to TV Guide, star Alia Shawkat said "Mitch [Hurwitz, the creator] actually recently told us that there is a good possibility for a movie, and that he's talking to Ron Howard about it."

    Ronny, of course, is one of the show’s producers. He also narrated the series. If anyone can make it happen, Fonzie’s pal can. (And let’s face it; it’ll save Jason Bateman from the inevitable “Teen Wolf Again”).

Update: There has been no official word of any sort about a movie, but many of the cast have mentioned the possibility of one. There may be one at some point in the future, but it is not currently in the works.
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Postby Gallant » July 13th, 2006, 4:15 am

'tis wonderful to hear after that Hurwitz annoucement from a few months back. Let's hope it's a little more than buzz.

Something like AD works better as a show than a movie, but if a movie is what we need to relight the spark then so be it. I'm all for it, and I'm confident they all know what they're doing.
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Postby Musty Old Claptrap » July 13th, 2006, 4:24 am

If it happened, I imagine it wouldn't be like a 'movie' as such, more like 3 or 4 episodes screened one after the other - kind of like what they did with the final 4 episodes.
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Postby Gallant » July 13th, 2006, 4:39 am

I don't think they'd do something like that. It'd definately have to be something with movie-like production value rather than a re-badged set of TV episodes.

It'd have to be something self-contained, yet obviously still AD. Not terribly difficult to do, especially with the talent we're looking at. Basically, it needs to do the job that the marketing for the show failed to do.
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Postby Musty Old Claptrap » July 13th, 2006, 4:58 am

That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is I can't imagine the feel of it being like a movie, more like watching an AD marathon where the story naturally flows.
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Postby each » July 13th, 2006, 4:59 am

Well Mitch, like the sound of a movie do you, kinda feel like maybe the worls needs some more AD do you? ya know what sounds like it could accieve the same goals, How about a fricken 4th season on Showtime!

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I'm sorry that was 100% innapropriate, I,- uh,- excuse me.



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Postby Gallant » July 13th, 2006, 5:36 am

Musty Old Claptrap wrote:That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is I can't imagine the feel of it being like a movie, more like watching an AD marathon where the story naturally flows.


Well, only without having several stories within the larger arc and minus the previews, of course.
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Postby Mr. M » July 13th, 2006, 2:03 pm

Gallant wrote:
Musty Old Claptrap wrote:That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is I can't imagine the feel of it being like a movie, more like watching an AD marathon where the story naturally flows.


Well, only without having several stories within the larger arc and minus the previews, of course.


See, I can definately see them doing an "On the sequel..."
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Postby Frightened Inmate #2 » July 13th, 2006, 2:26 pm

Should they call it Arrested Development, or would they give it another name so that, while fans of the show will know what it is, others who may otherwise say, "well I never watched the show, so why bother?" will still potentially attend.

And, would they try to tack on a big name to give it more box office appeal?

Tom Cruise IS Michael Bluth in Ron Howard's "I've Made a Huge Mistake."

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Postby Mr. M » July 13th, 2006, 3:03 pm

I don't think that they'd call it Arrested Development--there's already a movie coming out this year called Arrested Development. As far as big names go, I'm not so sure. Maybe Martin Short could carry this movie on his back...it could be the Uncle Jack story.

What, bad idea?
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Postby Gallant » July 13th, 2006, 4:10 pm

If they do make a movie, it should be produced by "Tantamount Studios."
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Postby A.A » July 13th, 2006, 11:31 pm

Alternative Title Suggestion:

The Bluth Brothers. Make it about Michael Gob and Buster! :)
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Postby Frightened Inmate #2 » July 14th, 2006, 7:29 am

A.A wrote:Alternative Title Suggestion:

The Bluth Brothers. Make it about Michael Gob and Buster! :)


That's a wonderful title!

How about "Every Which Way But Bluths"?
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Postby Gallant » July 14th, 2006, 7:26 pm

That one could have the potential to be confusing to some people.
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Postby Beamer » July 15th, 2006, 5:44 am

Gallant wrote:That one could have the potential to be confusing to some people.


Just like Arrested Development itself. :wink:
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