Fans of Arrested Development received two great pieces of news today: the long-discussed movie is happening and it will follow on from new TV episodes of the cult show!
Creator Mitchell Hurwitz says the TV show could film next summer and focus on the main characters' lives over the past five years.
While there's no shooting schedule yet for the movie, Hurwitz added that the “creative aspects” are in place and negotiations will hammer out “the business side”.
"We're all game," he told The New Yorker Fest. "We've hated being coy, but we've been trying to put together this ambitious idea."
“I’m peeing with @batemanjason at the moment..and we can confirm that we are going to make new AD eps and a movie,” Will Arnett said on Twitter following Hurwitz's announcement.
“It’s true. We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early ’13. VERY excited!” added Jason Bateman.
The Fox show also starred Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross and Jessica Walter, with guest starring roles for Henry Winkler, Liza Minnelli and Charlize Theron.
It went off the air after three seasons in 2006.
Source: The Wrap
Excited to see the Bluths back on the small screen, then appearing on the big screen for the first time? Or is it impossible to capture the magic once this much time has passed? Don't keep us waiting five years for your opinions!
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FBMBurgess
Oct 3rd 2011, 12:11
The hardest thing to do today will be preventing myself from screaming the office down in celebration. How can they expect me to stay at work after news like this?? I need to get myself to the marina and have a frozen banana...
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mollynoheart
Oct 3rd 2011, 14:25
i second that!! this is the best news ever!!! now for the long wait...
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7amandapanda7
Oct 3rd 2011, 14:41
I'll be seriously unhappy if they don't go through with this, they have teased us enough! *crosses fingers*
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smellyhands
Oct 3rd 2011, 16:08
I think I just blue myself...
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SiMan
Oct 3rd 2011, 18:25
I just want to know why they took so long to get around to deciding to make this. Oh i know why, cos they're all a bunch of chickens.....Cuck-a-cuck-Ka-caw!
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FBALee
Oct 4th 2011, 4:50
So happy to hear this.. I've missed every member of the Bluth family, but especially Tobias and Buster. "Heeeeey, brother."
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