Jason Bateman reveals how Matt Damon would have appeared in the scrapped Arrested Development movie.
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Fans of Arrested Development know better than anyone that the story of the comedy series was a roller coaster ride.
The information was revealed during the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast. Bateman revealed to O'Brien that Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz at some point started to think about the possibility of extending the story of the Bluth family into a movie.
“I remember Matt Damon coming up to me at—I think it was like a Golden Globes or something—and I was so excited to meet him and, and he was a huge fan of Arrested Development. And he was saying, ‘You know, I really think I could play, because I hear you guys are doing the movie, I think I could—can I play you?'”
Will There Be An 'Arrested Development' Movie? Despite its popularity and great reviews – the show has an overall 75% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Seasons 1 and 3 landing a rare 100% score – the possibility of an Arrested Development movie is slim at best. Bateman himself stated during the podcast that he doesn't think that"anybody gives a shit, I think it’s done.”
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