ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Script Being Written

An ‘Arrested Development’ feature film adaptation has been in development for so long, it’s become newsworthy when any indication of progression on the project comes out.   Oh, look!   Mitchell Hurwitz typed up a scene!   OMG, James Vallely added a comma!

So, excuse any lack of enthusiasm that comes out when I read The Hollywood Reporter saying Hurwitz and Vallely, the creator and co-executive producer, respectively, have begun work on the screenplay.   While production is likely to begin in the Spring, don’t hold your breath, as most of the show’s main cast (ie Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, etc.) have seen their stock grow since the show’s debut in 2003.   Nonetheless, the two are working on the screenplay, and Ron Howard’s Imagine Pictures is set to produce alongside Fox Searchlight.

Hurwitz and Vallely have stated time and again that a feature film adaptation of the show would not happen unless all, main cast members were on board.   A few have held out for awhile, but it looks like everyone is back on board the film that will show the continuing adventures of the Bluth clan.

Hurwitz is set to direct the film.