Since Arrested Development executive producer and Narrator Ron Howard uttered the final line of the 2003-06 FOX series (“No, I just don’t see it as a TV series. Maybe a movie?”), fans of the cancelled cult hit have been yearning for an official press release stating that a movie based on the Bluth family is a-go. Though word has yet to escape from the mouth of a studio exec, AD creator Mitch Hurwitz has kindly updated fans on the matter. Hurwitz was on hand this week at the Television Critics Association press tour (touting his new FOX series Running Wilde, starring AD alum Will Arnett and David Cross) and he gave this straight answer to the press: “We’re writing it [the script]; we’re about halfway through.” He sounds very confident that the script will get picked up and things will move forward as planned. “We will make this movie. The only stumbling blocks will be scheduling. Everybody wants to play together.” That is true; virtually every actor from the ensemble cast has publically state they are willing and excited to reprise their roles for a movie. Hurwitz added, “It’s not going to be a big money maker. It’s going to be fun, like a family reunion.” That is exactly what I am expecting it to be, nothing more. To see Michael, George Michael, G.O.B., Buster, Lindsey, Tobias, Maeby, Lucille, George Sr., and Oscar together again, for one last hurrah, would be a wonderful treat. Oh, and who could forget…STEVE HOLT! The only information Hurwitz would divulge is that political references are being changed (from George Bush to President Obama) since the script was “started it awhile ago” and that “the Bluths may not be vacationing in the Gulf of Mexico anymore.” Beyond the rewrites, completing the script, and recasting the Uncle Mel character, “we have a clear path”, Hurwitz reassures. I will be keeping my ear to the ground with this one; as soon as a deal is struck with final script in tow you will be informed.