Will ‘Arrested Development’ Come to the Big Screen?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Comedy, Rumors

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.

Read More | New York Post

• Tools:
• Permalink
• Comments (2)
• Digg This
• Share on Facebook
• Email this story

‘Thank You for Smoking’ Now A TV Series

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Books

The 2006 film, Thank You For Smoking, will now see itself repackaged as a USA Network series.  A television version of the Christopher Buckley novel version had been swirling around for some time (it was once considered by NBC) and has now found a home on cable.

The film adaptation starred Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a spokesperson for tobacco industry.  His M.O.D. squad (‘Merchants of Death’) friends included Maria Bello and David Koechner (lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industries, respectively).  Naylor did a great job doing what he was paid for, yet had a slight change of attitude by the movie’s end.  The Eckhart-free series would see Naylor supporting those ‘more deserving’ while continuing to ride the moral fine line.

My love for anything Aaron Eckhart has biased me against any remakes—though Dirty Sexy Money’s Peter Krause might have been a good option here.  What do you think?  Do you think this could be pulled off?

Read More | Variety

• Tools:
• Permalink
• Comments (0)
• Digg This
• Share on Facebook
• Email this story