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Arrested Development is a comedy motion picture rumored to be in early stages of development. It will be based on the Fox comedy sitcom Arrested Development. It is to be written by the series's creator, Mitchell Hurwitz, and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

Rumors of a possible full-length film have circulated since the show's final episode. In an August 2006 TV Guide interview, Michael Cera (George-Michael) indicated that he "[believes] Hurwitz wants to [do the film]," and that he had been tentatively contacted about participating. A 2006 interview with Will Arnett (G.O.B.) quoted him as saying, "I’m pretty sure that obviously it rests on Mitch. Any sort of project like that would have to come from him and it would be something that he’d be really passionate about. I guess if the story were right, and by story I mean the money was large enough, then he’d do it.”

On December 6, 2007, an article was released on MTV featuring an interview with Bateman during which he stated that the possibility of an Arrested Development movie was not dead and that Hurwitz had been working on "something" while the Writers Guild of America was on strike.

The following week on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann addressed the possibility of an Arrested Development movie. In addition to citing Bateman's recent interview, he also relied on his friendships with some of the cast and crew including Bateman and Hurwitz who issued a joint statement to Countdown saying, "It's something we're very interested in doing, but only after the writer's strike, and only if the powers that be approve."

On February 1, 2008, Bateman confirmed that Hurwitz and TV series narrator Ron Howard have "put the wheels in motion toward a major motion picture."

On the February 25, 2008 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, O'Brien asked Arnett whether or not it was true that a movie was in the works. Arnett replied, "Yeah, we're currently in talks . . . Hollywood term."

That same month, Bateman also confirmed that "a round of sniffing [had] started." Bateman went on to say, "Any talk is targeting a post-strike situation, of course. I think, as always, that it's a question of whether the people with the money are willing to give our leader, Mitch Hurwitz, what he deserves for his participation. And I can speak for the cast when I say our fingers are crossed."

Jeffrey Tambor (George) has also been approached by Howard in an attempt to gauge his willingness to do the film. Both Tambor and Bateman are said to have confirmed their interest and it is reported that "everyone seems to be very much on board and excited by the prospect [of an Arrested Development motion picture]"

Hurwitz has not yet finished a script but is said to have a "good, solid understanding of what he'd like to do for the movie, and Universal is very much interested."