I’m going to be blunt for a moment: The Netflix-exclusive fourth season of Arrested Development wasn’t that great. While a part of the reason could be because of the elongated time span between it and its third season, the main cause was Mitch Hurwitz’ experimental approach to the season. By shooting various characters’ perspectives over the course of a few days, the format didn’t allow much space to allow true character growth to happen. However, despite its failures, the show still found an audience, both pre-existing fans and newcomers to the show. So much so, in fact, that Netflix is open to renewing the show for another season.
Old-time Arrested Development fans, however, know that Hurwitz has been discussing a film based on the Bluth family for the past decade. While the jump in media would bring further changes, fans have been very receptive of the idea. Simply put, the more Arrested Development, the better. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Hurwitz re-confirms his plans for an AD film, stating:
“I’m working on the movie right now. I can’t get into much more detail because I don’t want to scare anybody off. I don’t want to be presumptuous about it. I don’t own the property outright it’s a 20th Century Fox property. But everybody seems really into it and really eager to make a movie.”
If an AD film is actually greenlit, it’ll precede any potential fifth season. With the way season four ended, anything extra coming from Hurwitz and the cast would be well-received.
[via Rolling Stone]