Morning Man Encore: Jason Bateman!

Originally posted Dec. 9, 2009

We don’t know when an Arrested Development movie will come together but no doubt Jason Bateman will make room in his busy schedule to reprise his role of Michael Bluth for the big screen.

It was that Fox series, which won the Emmy for outstanding comedy, that positioned Jason for movie stardom.

Since the show left the air in 2006, Jason has appeared in a lengthy list of movies including the recent hit comedy Couples Retreat, the gem Extract which I loved, and the new release Up In the Air.

He also had roles in Hancock, The Breakup, Juno, The Kingdom, State of Play, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and The Ex.

An Arrested Development movie would bring everything full circle.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that it will be every bit as good as the show and probably a whole lot better simply because of the running time,” Jason told me last year. “You as an audience are trapped inside a movie theater and you can appreciate the density of the writing and the minutiae of the comedy. There’s no distractions, there’s no phone, there’s no fridge, there’s no doorbell. You’re in there, completely inside our world.”