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Inside Scoop on Arrested Movie Deal!

Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 8:56 AM PST by Kristin Dos Santos

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It's true! An Arrested Development movie will happen.

Reliable inside sources confirm to me that producers Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard have signed deals to do an Arrested movie with Imagine and Fox Searchlight.

Sources tell me exclusively that the major motion picture is budgeted at $15 million. (Translation: It will be awesome.)

"Yes, it's a go," an Arrested cast member who asked not to be named tells me. "We're all very excited. And it will happen with or without the holdout."

Wait a minute...The hold out? Yes, I'm also told exclusively by multiple sources that one of the show's original cast members has not signed on to the movie...

"Yeah, [he or she] might not do it," an actor says of this co-star. "However, I do know that we will do the project with or without [him or her]."

Guesses?

The good news is that aside from this actor (who sorry, cannot be named), I'm told that all of the other main cast members have committed to be a part of the big-screen project. And, yes, the show will go on.

So just to make sure it sinks in here: Arrested Development is coming back. For real. On the big screen. As a major motion picture.

Doesn't that make you fans so happy you just want to hug your "anal-rapist"? (Meaning Tobias Funke, a k a David Cross, a k a the show's resident analyist/therapist, naturally.)

And we could use a little good news on a day like today, right?

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