Over the past week or so buzz has continued to swell over the much talked about, but still unconfirmed Arrested Development movie. A few months ago Jason Bateman fueled the fire with comments that show creator Mitchell Hurwitz was interested in continuing the story of the Bluth family on the silver screen. Later, both Michael Cera and Will Arnett confirmed interest in the project, but could not confirm that it was actually happening. Then just a few days ago Jeffrey Tambor told Collider.com that it was a go. He added that he had spoken with Mitchell Hurwitz this past week and while there is no official start date, the fact that Hurwitz is making calls is a very good sign.
Of course this is all just the same runaround for Arrested fans, who can easily conclude at this point that most of the show’s original cast is interested, but still in the dark for the most part. But as anyone in the business can tell you, he who holds the money makes the decisions — a fact that led our friends at ComingSoon.net to corner Executive Producer and narrator Ron Howard at a junket for his most recent film Frost/Nixon over the weekend. When asked about the Arrested Development movie, Howard offered up the following explanation:
“I really hope we do it,” Howard enthused. “The reason there’s been so much back and forth is… well, for two reasons, is the business understanding coming from the studio side was not clear, so even though we were wanting to do it and said, ‘Yeah, maybe we could’ but things weren’t defined. I think that’s really come into focus in the last week or so. Mitch’s full-on commitment to not only write it but direct it is something he’s been wrestling with, he’s been launching a TV show at the same time, so he couldn’t let it really be at the forefront of his mind creatively. It is now. He seems very committed. We still don’t have a script. Yeah, he’s got some great ideas, and the cast seemed very excited about it and I certainly am. I’m very, very hopeful—more hopeful now than ever—that it’s really going to happen.”
So the reality for those on the outside who are interested in seeing this thing happen is that the gears have begun to turn on an Arrested Development movie — in a more official way than before. But it still isn’t officially official. No matter what we should all heed the advice of Jeffrey Tambor, who said in his interview with Collider, “Keep your hopes up. That’s what hopes are for.”
Are you still hopefully for an Arrested Development movie?
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《发展受阻》：朗·霍华德解释现状
在过去的一周左右，很多有关《发展受阻》电影版的讨论愈演愈烈，但结果始终没有确定。几个月前，杰森·贝特曼火上浇油，发表议论说该剧创作者米切勒-赫尔韦兹有兴趣续写Bluth一家的故事并将其搬上银幕。之后不久，迈克尔·塞拉和威尔·阿奈特都表示对这个项目有兴趣，但不能确定它是否会实施。然后，仅仅几天前杰弗利·坦鲍告诉Collider.com该项目将落实。他强调在过去的一周他和米切勒-赫尔韦兹谈过，虽然没有官方的开拍时间，但赫尔韦兹打电话的事实足以成为一个很好的标志。
所有的这些对阻迷们都是一样的借口，谁能在这个该剧原版演员都很有兴趣，但前途未卜的时候轻易地下结论。但是如果任何一个参与的人能告诉你，他有钱做这个决定——这个事实把我们ComingSoon.net的朋友们逼入了绝境——执行制作兼旁白朗·霍华德在他最近的一部电影《福斯特对话尼克松》（Frost/Nixon）于周末举办的野餐会上发表了这个言论。当被问到有关《发展受阻》电影版的问题时，霍华德给出了一下的回答：
“我真的希望我们能拍摄这部电影，”霍华德充满热情地说。“有那么多反复的理由是……恩，有两个原因，一是制片厂方面的商业共识不很清楚，所以即使我们想拍并且说要拍，‘是，可能我们可以自己来’但是事情不能确定。我想这确实是过去一周所关注的问题。 另外米切勒也在纠结于是否同意不仅创作并且导演这部电影，他在同时正进行一部电视剧，一次他无法将之放在他思维的首位。现在，他看来能同意了。我们还没有剧本。是的，他有一个很棒的点子，演员们好像也对这个注意感到很兴奋，我当然也是。我非常非常希望，比其他任何时候都希望，这部电影能够开拍。”
因此对那些外界很希望看到这部电影开拍的人们来说，事实就是《发展受阻》电影版即将走上正轨——消息比之前的更可靠。不过这始终还不是正式官方声明。无论如何我们应该关注杰弗利·坦鲍，他在Collider的访问中说：“始终抱有希望，这才是希望存在的价值。”
你仍在盼望《发展受阻》的电影版吗？