In a recent radio interview, actor Jeffrey Tambor revealed some exciting news to Arrested Development fans.  The show may be turned into a movie.

Tambor told an XM Radio program that he recently received a phone call from Ron Howard, the series’ Executive Producer and narrator.  Howard wanted to gauge his interest in a possible reunion.  It seems there’s been a real “push” to have a film made.  Jeffrey expressed excitement about the project and claimed co-star Jason Bateman would be up for it as well.

Although the show had a strong fan base, critical acclaim and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, the show never found the numbers (or network support) it needed to last more than three seasons.  So I guess the question is: Can the program translate to the big screen?  If a lack of interest was what killed the series to being with, could it possibly succeed in a different format?

What about Bateman?  Would he really be up for it?  That guy has really had a nice film streak as of late.  And let’s not forget Michael Cera, the new poster boy for geeks everywhere.

Maybe the producers should wait and see how Sex and the City and X-Files fare before setting anything in stone.