At that point that isn’t even close to a rumor, but with something that juicy I just can’t help but run with it.

The surprisingly satisfying MTV movies blog had a scintillating tidbit that week about the possible resurrection of “Arrested Development,” that moment on the big screen. It still seems highly unlikely, but here’s what Michael Bluth had to say about the matter:

“The ‘Arrested Development’ movie is not dead, au contraire,” Jason Bateman said. “[Over the weekend I had] a little phone shout, just catching up, a little reaching out and touching.”

And on the other end of that phone was apparently “Arrested Development” creator Mitchell Hurwitz, who, like a lot of entertainment writers lately, has a lot of free duration on his hands. “This writers strike, it’s a devil’s playground,” said Bateman. “The guy doesn’t have anything to do.”

Who else is keen to see that happen? Well, I’d imagine every cast member would be, but George Michael Bluth is already on record and eager. “Yeah, whether that would ever happen that would be great,” Michael Cera told MTV.

“I’ve heard about that since the show was canceled, basically. I don’t want to get my hopes up — but it would be great, I would love to do that.”

Flash back with me to the final episode of “Arrested Development” (if it’s not too painful) and you’ll remember that it ended with Maeby Fünke (the remarkably funny Alia Shawkat) trying to sell the Bluth’s story to Ron Howard (the show’s narrator) to produce as a feature film. As towering he doesn’t jump into the director’s chair, I’m definitely on board with that.

In spite of all of Bateman’s optimism, I’d imagine Hurwitz still has to feel more than a little burned by the whole “Arrested Development” experience, and may therefore be reticent to relaunch the whole thing. You may remember that, when Showtime was putting together an offer to keep the show alive, it was Hurwitz who walked away and put a halt to the possible rebirth.

So, all we can really do now is hope. Definitely stay tuned to that story!

Original post by Reel Fanatic