I had been feeling like a crazy person for a while. It seemed like I was the only person on the internet who suspected that an Arrested Development movie wasn’t actually a great idea, and that sometimes it’s better to just leave things be. Every time a cast member would open their mouth with some non-news about the impending film version of the perfect TV series, people would get very excited and I would get sort of bummed.
But as time went on the prospects of a movie seemed dimmer and dimmer, and now David Cross is speaking up to say that he doesn’t think it’ll ever happen.
“(I)t’s not going to happen,” Cross told TV Squad. “Way too much time it’s been (since the show ended)… I mean, there’s so many people involved. Everyone’s doing their own thing, you know. And everybody’s aged. It’s just not going to happen. I’m sure I speak for everybody when I say we’d love for it to happen, we’d love to work on it, but just I don’t think… not going to happen.”
Of course that’s not an official word, and of course that could change in a matter of days. But it isn’t like Cross is coming at this from some position of integrity where he wouldn’t want to go back – the guy makes fucking Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, so he’d probably show up at any gig that met his quote. It’s just the opinion of a guy who knows how the behind the scenes stuff is working out, and who is probably always going to be a little bit cynical.
So here’s hoping that Arrested Development is dead, and preserved beautifully for posterity as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
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Now, I know you say news on this changes on about an hourly basis, but did Arnett say filming would be underway soon? Or am I crazy?
lol @ pic
Good cuz I'm tired of hearing a small, albeit loud, minority whine for this.
A movie would have been a good idea a few years ago, but I think Cross is right. Either too much or not enough time has passed. Maybe in ten years the Bluth family could reunite with the help of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Arrested what, now?
Would have happened by now, I'm sure they could write a script that made sense with the age 'problem' though. If anything, arnett, bateman and portia should do some movies together- out of the AD realm of course..
Arrested Development might be dead, but Mr. Wendal lives on.
We don't need a movie. It's perfect the way it is. Listen to Mother Mary and Let it Be.
An article that reports on something that doesn't rip on its readers for either liking or not liking the subject? David Oliver, please be the new head writer of CHUD. Save us from the negative shithole this site has become. I believe in you.
"An article that reports on something that doesn't rip on its readers for either liking or not liking the subject? David Oliver, please be the new head writer of CHUD. Save us from the negative shithole this site has become. I believe in you."
Um, Devin wrote this article, slappy.
And I take issue with any Cross-bashing, Faraci. Not cool. That man is a God. Sure, he did the "Alvin" thing a couple times, but I've also heard him cop in interviews to the fact that he couldn't turn down the amount of cash they were offering. But I think it's unfair to paint a portrait of him as a money-grubbing douche who doesn't care what he appears in.
I realize this is a difficult side to take in an argument that involves Chipmunks, but I think the rest of his filmography says a little something about him. And I'm talking about his real filmography, not the few bit roles or walk-ons he had before he was anyone.
Anyway, #9: Banged your mom, butt-style.
Well, if you look at the ratings it had, then you'd see you're holding onto to something that's just not very good.
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