Will Arnett & Ron Howard Talk Arrested Development's Season 4, Life After Netflix

"Arrested Development" fans are counting the days until the return of The Bluth family when the series returns with the follow-up to its third season (which originally aired on 2006 on FOX) on Netflix - and the fun might not stop there according to series star Will Arnett and executive producer (and the show's narrator) Ron Howard.

Will told Access Hollywood that reports of the third season of Netflix being just a one-off might not be the case.

PLAY IT NOW: Ron Howard Dishes On New Arrested Development Episodes - Emmys 2012 Gift Lounge

"I don't think that that's actually true. I think that was something that came out the wrong way," the actor, who played Gob Bluth, told Access at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Gala on Monday night.

"For the last couple weeks, that's been kind of the story and now they've kind of come back to [say], 'No it's not exactly what'... I'm not... it's kind of murky as to what they meant, but from what I understand, that's not true," Will said.

VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Stunning Ladies Of Primetime Television

So could this mean more seasons on Netflix, landing on a network or even a big screen version?

Like Will, Ron Howard wasn't super clear on all the details, but is confident "Arrested" will live on past the new Netflix Season 4.

"We're still hoping to build to a movie and in a lot of ways... Getting the Bluth family on people's radar, in a kind of contemporary way, [is] so we can move forward with it as a movie," Ron told Access, explaining that the movie has yet to be green lit. "It's not a happening thing, but it's something that is being discussed."

VIEW THE PHOTOS: Primetime Hunks: The Hottest Guys On Television!

The show's second life is something Ron credits to the loyal supporters of the series.

"Fans got the show back on the air. I'm hoping that the support will propel it on into the movie theaters as well," Ron added. "I think the show's always going to be defined by the fans. So, who knows what's possible."

VIEW THE PHOTOS: Emmys 2012: The Winners

"Arrested Development" drops on Netflix this spring.

-- Jesse Spero

Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

View the original article here

Ben Stiller returning to 'Arrested Development' for Netflix revival

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It looks like Ben Stiller will be adding a little more Wonder to "Arrested Development."

"Night at the Museum" star Stiller has signed on to return for the upcoming season of "Arrested Development" for an episode, a spokeswoman for Netflix told TheWrap on Tuesday.

While Netflix would not confirm character details, which has generally been the case for guest stars on the upcoming season of "Arrested Development," it's a pretty safe bet that Stiller will reprise his role as magician Tony Wonder, a character he portrayed on two episodes of the series during its original Fox run.

Stiller joins a swelling list of guest stars for the revival that includes Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, "Mad Men" star John Slattery and Conan O'Brien. Henry Winkler and Liza Minnelli have also signed on to reprise their roles as Bluth family attorney Barry Zuckerkorn and Lucille Austero, respectively.

The show might as well pack in as many guest stars as it can - the 14-episode season, which will premiere in its entirety on Netflix in May, will likely be the final one, at least on Netflix.

Speaking at Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on Monday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said, "It's a fantastic one-off ... Think about it as a non-repeatable amazing."

EW.com first reported the news of Stiller's "Arrested Development" return.

View the original article here

Sorry 'Arrested Development' fans, Netflix series is probably a 'One-Off'

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Arrested Development" fans who want the show to come back for good had better start looking for someone to help them out. Netflix will release the fourth season of the show in May, but CEO Reed Hastings said that's all his company has signed up for.

Speaking at Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on Monday, Hastings said he didn't anticipate being able to do season five, six or seven - just the forthcoming fourth season.

"It's a fantastic one-off," Hastings said, citing his company's lack of control over the Fox and Imagine-produced show. "Think about it as a non-repeatable amazing."

Despite its passionate audience, the critically beloved comedy was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three seasons due to low ratings. Years later, Netflix stepped in to distribute a new season.

Creator Mitchell Hurwitz said this month at AllThingsD's Dive Into Media conference that Netflix was one of the only places where the show could live. A movie, he said, would be too difficult because time has passed since the show last aired, but releasing the show all at once, as Netflix will do, enabled him to film around his actors' schedules.

Hastings on Monday tried to downplay the importance of original shows to Netflix's bottom line while concurrently recognizing that they were essential to its future. Netflix, which just released the "House of Cards," has several new shows coming this year, including Eli Roth's "Hemlock Grove" and Jenji Kohan's "Orange is the New Black."

"It may be the center of the PR for a while and that's OK, but i don't want you guys to think that suddenly we're the original content company," Hastings said.

Companies like Hulu and Amazon are also investing in original programming, and Hastings compared them all to successful cable channels, such as HBO, Showtime, FX and Starz. Yet only one can be HBO.

"We want to be HBO," Hastings said. "And let others be the smaller ones."

View the original article here