The holdout...

[Eiraqucam]

I never read or heard anything about Jessica not getting along with the rest of the cast. If the commentary's are anything to go off, they do give her a hard time, in jest of course but there's alot of affection as well. Plus Jessica's given no reason to suspect her as the holdout and I don't think they could do it without her considering where the series ended.... unless they just have her in prison. Funny thought.

I think the only two characters they could successfully write out of the movie would be Portia or Tony. I love them both and they're contributions to the show are unparalleled but I think they wouldn't leave as big a hole as some of the others.

Ahhh why am I saying these horrible things about Baby Buster!?! See what this holdout business is doing to me. Thank God Tony's on board.

[arrestedfanuk5]

We have to have Buster in the movie! Jessica would be a massive loss is she's the holdout, but i dont think she is. If I had to choose, I think i'd rather see Portia in the movie rather than Cera. But obviously that doesn't mean i don't like Cera, It's just i find Lyndsey slightly funnier. She would probably be the easiest character to write out, but she is a vital part of making the family look crazy and Michael sane. I hate to seperate the characters like this! I want all of them to be in the movie!!!!!

[noknowncure]

They might go all George Michael2 on us, ala Marta.

[vcalzone]

I think Michael Cera is the holdout by most that I've seen, and it makes sense, as he is the one that might suffer from reprising his role (the same one he's been doing in all his other movies). He just needs to know he isn't going to get pigeonholed.

They need to make this one the one where George Michael gets something fun to do and break from his usual character a bit. Play himself having just gotten back from his first year of college and getting an attitude or something. Let him flex the kind of muscle he did in Clark & Michael. Maybe Clark could even be his college buddy and really irritate Michael (Bluth).

[Frightened Inmate #2]

All he really needs to do is sign on for another movie that completely breaks from his typical character. Pick an indie that would jump at the chance to use his star power, then do AD and that film at roughly the same time, in an attempt to show his broadening range.

Of course, there's alway risk that he doesn't have a broad range, but he'd know that better than we would.

[Amethyst]

I never read or heard anything about Jessica not getting along with the rest of the cast.

I don't have time to go find it, but I know I read something on these boards at one time or another about Jessica being difficult to work with. I don't remember the details though.

If Michael Cera wants to avoid being pigeonholed then maybe he should stop playing George Michael in every single movie he's in...but he's the one who's been picking all those roles. I mean, I *want* him to play George Michael in *this* movie. lol. But it's not AD's fault he keeps picking the same kind of roles over and over in his other movies. I don't think he should skip the AD movie because of that, AD is largely responsible for his success in the first place. And I don't think they could successfully resolve the George Michael/Maeby storyline if he doesn't do it, and that would make a lot of fans (including me) unhappy.

[Beatriceblake]

See, in my opinion, the movie would be a good chance to go back from absurdity to more realism. They did resolve the relationship in a way. Maeby and George Michael have spent all these years believing they are cousins and part of the lure for them was the fact it is a forbidden relationship. Michael is kind but firm when he explains this and I don't think the fact he was unaware of the marriage changes it

If Michael Cera chooses not to be in the movie which doesn't even seem a done deal then it would be interesting to examine the effect of a (actually literal )separation on Maeby.

[arrestedfanuk5]

I trust Mitch

[gobias30]

I think Michael Cera is the holdout by most that I've seen, and it makes sense, as he is the one that might suffer from reprising his role (the same one he's been doing in all his other movies). He just needs to know he isn't going to get pigeonholed.

They need to make this one the one where George Michael gets something fun to do and break from his usual character a bit. Play himself having just gotten back from his first year of college and getting an attitude or something. Let him flex the kind of muscle he did in Clark & Michael. Maybe Clark could even be his college buddy and really irritate Michael (Bluth).

I completely agree. We know that Michael Cera is a great actor, but is he a diverse actor. I think they should completely turn the George-Michael character around. Turn him into something we've never seen before. Like a drug dealer. That's something we have never seen before right...Oh yeah, I forgot about this.

Oh, and welcome back.

[Eiraqucam]

I think the idea of a more assertive George Michael is really interesting. I would love if there was some realistic character development, assuming the movie will be set at least a few years after the Queen Mary incident it should be expected. Nothing too drastic of course.

I honestly think if it is Michael Cera that his reluctance to participate is based on his trepidation that the movie isn't going to be good. Obviously Mitch has given him no reason to think the movie would be sub-par (based on the series) but it's a difficult task to revisit that world and there's no guarantee the movie will be at the same quality the show was. We can only hope.

Once Mitch has written an awesome script I think all this stuff will be sorted out.

[ThoseAreBlueToo]

My vote's for Will Arnett. I've read some marginally snarky comments attributed to him that lead me to believe he may not remember who put him in that **cking $6000 suits he's wearing now. Come On!

[ADvangelist]

There's so many ways to get around the Michael Cera thing if he decides to not do it...

As one of my co-workers pointed out, you could just have Justin Grant Wade (Steve Holt) play both Steve and Michael. Just put Steve in a wig for Michael, but have him act exactly the same. "George-Michael!!! <fists in air>"

Or, if it's a "movie within a movie" have them sub out actors for GM (possibly using Annyong) because GM is "off at college" and didn't want to come back because he was making more money there on campus.

There's a ton of possibilities.

See, in my opinion, the movie would be a good chance to go back from absurdity to more realism.

I whole heartedly agree. Season's 2 and 3 were funny, but the characters were more subtle and real in season 1.



Edit: Also, Jessica Walters is in:http://defamer.com/5101946/arrested-development-film-tracker-mega-update

I'm not sure where this talk of her not being in came from.

[nobody2000]

Obviously an ideal situation would be to have Cera in as GM, but there are some promising alternatives:

-"Off to college." Makes the most sense. Just have to secure those rights to use Cera's likeness (like the portrait on Michael's nightstand). A 2 minute appearance toward the end of the movie by Cera would require little effort on his part, would sort-of appease fans, and would allow everyone to see how normal someone can get after being away from the Bluth family for a semester.

- Kill him off. As morbid and horrible as it sounds, there are funny ways he can be killed off without ruining the movie. Mitch has managed to successfully insert "cheap shot jokes" in the show, why not a cheap shot against Cera?

-Face injury. Have a stand-in play GM wearing gauze (Ok, I admit, this idea sucks).

-Tell Cera to not be like those rock bands who won't play their first hit that all the fans love anymore because they've gotten sick of it. It's that HIT that made the band famous; AD made Cera famous, and even if he wants to get out of acting, he should consider it more seriously as a way to pay back all the fans who supported him through his post-AD movies (It's not like he did them for free...he got a payday from them). I know we can't run his life, and he doesn't OWE us, but the gesture of gratitude would be nice...hell...we all went to the theater to see Juno and N&N, right?

[arrestedfanuk5]

I say just get the movie going now, without Cera, he doesn't hold the whole thing together and is one of the easiest characters to write out. If he continues to hold out, make the fans wait and get on my nerves then I will lose alot of respect for him and if he actually does the movie I wont enjoy it as much as I should. I want George Michael, but I'm not sure I want Michael Cera.

[ADvangelist]

I have it! GM won't come home because he's making too much money on his banana stand franchise in his new college town!