More Arrested Development Movie News/Rumors

I’m living up here and if you tell anyone about this, I will fucking kill you.

Rumors about the development of an Arrested Development movie pop up all the time like the good part of puberty. The problem is that when rumors first drop, there is a monsoon of excitement and hype, but the longer a movie only remains a rumor, all that wanes and concludes with a somber bow. So I remain skeptical, as bad as I want it to happen.

The latest tidbits come from an interview with Jeffrey Tambor (George Sr.). Tambor was asked if he is sick of people asking about the movie. He replied:

“Well no, because we’re doing it. We are going. It’s a go. I actually just this week talked to Mitch Hurwitz, so we’re doing it.”

“When the writer calls you, and the director, and the executive producer calls you, it’s a pretty good sign.”

Over the summer, Jason Bateman seemed to be pretty positive about the movie and stated that the movie:

“would not be just simply the equivalent of four episodes back to back to back. It’s actually something that would be specific to the medium of film.”

Then Michael Cera made this statement to National Post:

“I don’t think I would want to see a movie of the series if I was a fan, anyway…And I don’t really see a need for it if you can get the three seasons on DVD.”

Big superstar Michael Cera, already forgetting where he came from, turning his back on the people who propelled his career. I’m already sick of your gee-whiz-schtick anyways. And you know what? On this planet Earth, there is not one human being named “Nora.” They made that shit up for alliteration.

Contra Film Finally Coming to DVD

Who can forget the Summer of ’89, when Sly and Arnold decided to appease all their fans and make the most kickass video game adaptation of all time.

Lucasfilm Thinks They’re $o $pecial

It seems that kids would rather play with figures of aliens, spaceships, and droids rather than dead actors and Shia Labeouf. Lucasfilm proudly reports that Star Wars was the highest grossing toy license of 2008, beating out The Dark Knight and their other property, Indiana Jones. Earlier this week, Lucasfilm sent out this to remind everyone that not every Star Wars toy has been bought:

Intergalactic STAR WARS Adventure Awaits This Holiday Season
Clone Wars Toys from Hasbro & LEGO Systems, Inc.,
Lightsaber-Style Fun for Wii and Nintendo DS, and the Clone Wars Movie on DVD Highlight the Top Picks from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 12, 2008) – A new generation of STAR WARS fans have propelled STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, the breakthrough CG-animated series, to mega-hit status on Cartoon Network and put CLONE WARS products on every kid’s wish list for the 2008 holiday season. STAR WARS has become the year’s No. 1 licensed toy property, according to the NPD Group.

“The Wolfman”: A New Source Of Rage

It’s hard to come up with new forms of rage, but when classic films are re-made against my will, my mind and heart work together to create some.  Right now, I’m at that stage of ager when you are so f’n mad that you are perfectly calm.  Kind of like that scene in Ren and Stimpy when Sven first shows up.  Yeah, I’m that mad. 

2012 Teaser Trailer; CGI Apocalypse

Above is the teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich’s 2012. It might be the least exciting teaser of all time. I don’t give a shit about that monk and I’m glad he drowned. And then they insult our intelligence at the end: Google 2012. Are you referring to December 12, 2012, the day of the apocalypse as predicted by the Mayans? Too bad the Mayans couldn’t predict climate change, because then I’d actually be worried.

Remember when Emmerich made awesome movies like Independence Day and Stargate? Ones that, yes, were CGI heavy, but that were actually enjoyable? It’s obvious he has an apocalyptic, CGI boner, but his track record since ID4 kind of sucks; The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, and the Godzilla remake. 2012 is going to be just a bunch of CGI disaster sequences cut up with shots of John Cusack and Danny Glover making “OH NO” faces. Wait, Danny Glover is in it? Fuck it, I’m there.

Animated Asshole Of The Week: 11/13/08 edish

There are many forms of animation. Pen/pencil, clay, and computer happen to be the most common media. But there is another form that people turn a blind eye to, or don’t consider it to be animation at all. Jim Henson perfected the art, and we know it as puppetry.

Now before you start with the “puppetry is just puppetry” bullshit, remember that this is MY opinion. If you disagree with me, I know a few necromancers that could bring ole Jim back for a day to set you straight.

This week’s “Animated Asshole”, is more of a duet. Saying that they are a singular asshole would greatly disrespect their skill to insult, not to mention the fact that it would just be dumb to break them apart. So without further adieu, I present RBM’s first double asshole: Statler (Right) and Waldorf (Left).

Mitch Mitchell, Drummer for Jimi Hendrix, Dies at 62; Keith Richards Still Alive

(Thanks to smug correspondent Joe Provost for the tip). Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, died yesterday of unknown causes. From IHT:

Mitchell was one of two Englishmen in the Experience, the group that catapulted Hendrix to fame in the late 1960s.

Along with the bassist Noel Redding, who died in 2003, Mitchell was recruited in a rush in the fall of 1966, after the journeyman Hendrix had been discovered in a New York club and whisked to London by Chas Chandler of the Animals.

This leaves Ginger Baker as the last man standing out of the great British drummers (Keith Moon, Mitchell, & Baker). Pour one out for ‘im.

New Watchmen Trailer Premieres Tonight

Yahoo is premiering the new Watchmen trailer that is being attached to Quantum of Solace, tonight at 5:00 PM. I know a lot of people are going to hold out so they can see the trailer on the big screen, but I call those people “suckers.” Even the people going to see Bond at midnight will be seven hours behind. Like how the Red Sox are always behind the Yankees in the hunt for talent. Oh, and the first trailer for J.J. Abram’s Star Trek is going in front of Bond as well. Which is exciting if you like spaceships filled with gay J. Crew models looking like wax dummies. Just saying.