The long rumored film version of the cult hit series Arrested Development may actually be happening. Executive Producer and Narrator of the show Ron Howard recently said that everything is in place for the movie to happen, they were just waiting on the script to be perfect. The show’s creator, Mitch Hurwitz, has signed on to write and direct the film for Fox Searchlight and Imagine Entertainment for a 2009 release.
E! Online reports that all of the cast members have signed on with the exception of one unnamed holdout. Our guess is the holdout is either Jason Bateman, Michael Cera or Will Arnett - arguably the most successful of the cast. Hopefully, they can work out deals to bring the entire cast back together, as I can’t imagine Arrested Development without the entire crazy, dysfunctional family in tact.
For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it ran on FOX for three seasons from 2003-2006. Despite overwhelming critical praise and a rabid fan base, the show was never able to bring in big enough ratings to warrant the costs of such a great (and expensive) ensemble cast. The show has done well on DVD and continues to be viewed as one of the greatest shows of the past twenty years. Many fans believe the story of the Bluth family deserves to continue to be told and we finally may get our chance on the big screen.
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