It’s still not quite clear what the current status of proposed Arrested Development feature film is; last we heard, it was moving full steam ahead and there were even rumours of a shoot already happening in New York City, but they turned out to be false. Michael Cera recently came out and said that he does think it will happen, but probably not for a while. The good news is that in the meantime there’s another Arrested Development movie that fans can look forward to. It’s an untitled documentary about the AD fan phenomenon intended to “provide awareness and education of this brilliant, witty and original comedy”.
While I’m generally suspicious of these types of fan-made documentaries, and the project’s official website really doesn’t have anything substantial other than a photo gallery of fans, the fact is they now actually have a “final” trailer for this thing and it showcases quite a few interviews with members of the cast and creative team. As expected, they’re all just talking about how amazing and ahead of its time the show was, but for hardcore fans, that’s probably more than enough. A solid release date has not yet been set, but it seems like they are currently in post-production and hoping to have it ready sometime in 2009. More on this as it develops. Check out the trailer below.
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