Jason Bateman's twisted script
30 June 2008
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Jason Bateman says an 'Arrested Development' film is in production. Cult TV sitcom 'Arrested Development' was cancelled in 2006, but rumours of a movie based on the show have been circulating in past months, even hinted at by Bateman himself. Now he has revealed that the film will definitely go ahead, with a story written by Mitchell Hurwitz. Jason told MTV: "It's typically bent and twisted. He's got a really, really good idea for the movie version that would not be just simply the equivalent of four episodes back to back to back. It's actually something that would be specific to the medium of film. It's actually something that would be specific to the medium of film."The 'Hancock' star says the reason the film project has taken so long is because of a lack of funding.He added: "We all want to do it. All the actors want to do it, the writers want to do it, and the boss wants to do it. But it's a long, sort of drawn-out, complicated business process. "'Arrested Development' is such a specific tone, it doesn't lend itself to mass appeal, as played out by the fact that it's cancelled. So it has to be done for a price. They can't spend the money they spent on 'Hancock.' "0Comments | Be the first to comment!
