Jason Bateman Remember “”Arrested development” film It almost became. Bateman said during a recent performance on the podcast “Conan O’Brien Need a Friend”, as you can see in the video below, it Matt Damon was interested in the project at a time. The only downside? Now “gives no shit” about bringing the movie to the screen.
“Arrested Development” series ran from 2003 to 2006 at Fox and was later revived by Netflix During another two seasons between 2013 and 2019. In the series, Bateman Michael Bluth played, who has the task of running his eccentric family’s real estate empire after his father (Jeffrey Tambor) was arrested. Michael Cera played Bateman’s son on the screen, with Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and Tony Hale as his siblings. Late actress Jessica Walter iconically played the Boozy family theme Lucille. David Cross, Alia Shawkat, Henry Winkler and Liza Minnelli participated.
Series -creator Mitchell Hurwitz had expressed the possibility of a movie version As early as 2013. It spurred Damon to approach Bateman at a later time.
“I remember Matt Damon came to me – I think it was like a Golden Globes or something – and I was so excited to meet him, and he was a big fan of” arrested development “, said Bateman.” He said, “You know, I really think I could play, because I hear you make the movie, I think I could play you?”
According to Bateman, the show -creator Hurwitz thought “The story of the movie” Arrested Development “would be that in the show, (where) Hollywood wanted to make a movie about (the Bluth family), and we really couldn’t play ourselves, because we are not an actor.”
Damon could have played as an actor (although it is unclear whether Damon would play himself) and portrayed Bateman’s Michael Bluth in the Meta movie. Bateman added that he would of course still be in the film, as his character Michael Bluth would be “on set and watch Matt Damon play Michael Bluth and be so excited.”
Bateman continued that “David Cross would play Tobias in the film also because he was an actor” in the show. Nevertheless, that prerequisite will probably not be made: Bateman did not break words about the condition for “arrested development” fandom and role.
“I don’t think anyone gives a shit,” Bateman said when he asked if the movie could still turn green. “I think it’s done.”
Bateman’s co -star Walters died in 2021. Martin Mull, who also appeared on the series, passed 2024.
