Jeffrey Tambor On “Arrested Development” Movie: “It’s A Go.”
Last winter, Jeffrey Tambor, the actor who played the scheming patriarch in Fox’s brilliant, underwatched and now-cancelledArrested Developmentappeared on The Ron & Fez Show on XM radio, saying that there was a “real push” to get a movie version of the TV series made. Then this summer, lead actor Jason Bateman also seemed to confirm that the wheels were in motion for the a film version ofArrested.A hefty container of water was thrown on the firelast month when Michael Cera disavowed any knowledgeof such a film, and expressed doubt thatArrestedfans would even want to see anArrestedmovie.
Now fromCollidercomes the latest twist in the creation of theArrested Developmentmovie. Steve “Frosty” Weintraub spoke with Tambor at an event to promoteHellboy 2and asked him if he was sick of people asking about theArrestedmovie. Shockingly, Tambor responded as follows:
Well no, because we’re doing it. We are going. It’s a go. I just actually this week talked to Mitch Hurwitz, so we’re doing it.
Clearly taken aback by the positive response, Frosty pressed for details, as anyArrestedfan would. After all, we’ve been through too much to have our hopes let down again. Was there a start-time? A script? Tambor, referring to Hurwitz, said:
No, but when the writer calls you, the director and the executive producer calls you, it’s a pretty good sign.
Color me skeptical. Several obstacles stand in the way of this movie getting made, the most significant of which seems to be getting the sprawling cast back together again, many of whom have continued on to impressive careers in TV and film. A small, dying, withered part of my soul still wants to see the gang reunited for one last redemptive chance at showing the whole movie world what a unique and fantastic phenomenonArrested Developmenttruly was, but until I hear something more solid, I really can’t risk being disappointed again. The constant threat (and subsequent reality) of cancellation back when the show was still on the air…That was already almost too much to bear.
Make sure you head on over toColliderto check out the rest ofFrosty’s great interview.
