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Arrested Development Film Held Up Yet Again

Will Arnett's new sitcom to blame, but actor promises it's still on

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2009 11:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – The good news: Will Arnett is teaming back up with Arrested Development writer Mitch Hurwitz on a new TV show. The bad news: That show is one of the reasons the Arrested film is still held up, he tells the New York Daily News. But the “movie is definitely going to happen,” he says. His rep, apparently on a different page, claims “they are working on the movie simultaneously.”

“We're definitely not starting from page one” when it comes to the film, Arnett continues. “There are scripts in order,” and “I haven't heard that anyone isn't on board. Why wouldn't they be?”

Executive producers Brian Grazer, Mitchell Hurwitz and actors Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter pose at a script reading for 'Arrested Development' on August 13, 2004 in Los Angeles, California.
Executive producers Brian Grazer, Mitchell Hurwitz and actors Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter pose at a script reading for 'Arrested Development' on August 13, 2004 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
Michael Cera and Alia Shawkat from the nominated FOX comedy 'Arrested Development' arrive at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on September 18, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
Michael Cera and Alia Shawkat from the nominated FOX comedy 'Arrested Development' arrive at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on September 18, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
Cast and crew of 'Arrested Development' pose with their Future Classic award backstage at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards held on March 7, 2004 at The Hollywood Palladium, in Hollywood, California.
Cast and crew of 'Arrested Development' pose with their Future Classic award backstage at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards held on March 7, 2004 at The Hollywood Palladium, in Hollywood, California.   (Getty Images)
The cast and crew of 'Arrested Development' accept their award for Best Comedy Series during the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium September 19, 2004 Los Angeles, California.
The cast and crew of 'Arrested Development' accept their award for Best Comedy Series during the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium September 19, 2004 Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
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