In an interview with Fancast, the show's creator Mitchell Hurwitz dishes on some of the ideas he's had for the AD movie: a prequel? A film within a film? A straight-ahead story with an animated recap? There's just one problem: he can't begin writing a script until the entire cast signs on, and there's one key dissenter...

So what of the rumors that new dad Will Arnett and shiny movie star Michael Cera are the only two remaining holdouts?

"I don’t want to talk about who is holding out right now because we might still work that out and I don’t want to pressure anyone through the press," said Hurwitz. "Although I will say that Will Arnett is gung-ho, so there’s a big clue!"

Arnett's confirmation provides one more "yea" vote for the Film Tracker™ now we can only wait for someone, somewhere, to interview Alia Shawkat, hopefully providing the final inducement Portia de Rossi will need to return to the screen instead of languidly flipping through Life & Style in Ellen's green room. Will a united, unanimous Bluth clan change Cera's mind? Or will the role of George Michael suddenly be played by a stammering Haley Joel Osment?

• Arrested Development Movie, Still Developing, Says Mitch Hurwitz [Fancast]

The "Arrested Development" feature has moved closer to reality, with Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard reportedly closing deals for the long-gestating project from Imagine and Fox Searchlight. [...]

Hurwitz, who created and exec produced the Emmy-winning series, is on board to write the film as well as direct with help from Howard.

Will Howard's "help" extend to a co-directing slot? We had always figured Hurwitz was a no-brainer to direct , but then we realized that he never actually helmed any episodes of his series (to be fair, he still show-ran the hell out of it). We'll say one thing: Howard might seem a little too middlebrow to actually sit in a director's chair for the Arrested Development movie, but a speedo-clad Tom Hanks feels a lot more in tune with the AD sensibility than it does with the Da Vinci Code sequel.

• 'Arrested Development' film gets closer [THR]

Inaugurating the AD Film Tracker is Ron Howard, who said this during his junket duties for Frost/Nixon:

“I think it’s looking very promising,” said Howard. “We’re still just lacking that one thing we need: a script.” He also confirmed that Mitchell Hurwitz, who created the Emmy-winning series, would direct the movie.

That adds both Howard and Hurwitz to the "yea" column already populated by Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Bateman, and David Cross, leaving only Michael Cera as the film's lone holdout thus far. Superbad, it's time to get with the program. We don't want to do this, but we can always replace you with Annyong.

• Update: Ron Howard confirms Arrested Development movie [Paste]

What he won't be doing any time soon is a movie version of a certain quirky TV show. He hasn't heard of any plans for an Arrested Development film.

"I don't think I would want to see a movie of the series if I was a fan, anyway," Cera says. "And I don't really see a need for it if you can get the three seasons on DVD."

Michael, the mere fact that you say there's "no need" for an Arrested Development movie tells us that you're not ready for the vocal protest that's bound to ensue from shocked fans. Let's all hope this is just a bit of negotiations hardball designed to bump up the salary for Arrested Development's most unexpectedly bankable performer — otherwise, we'll have to bring back BluthWatch '08. And this time, it's personal.

• Michael Cera: A superstar? Aw, shucks [National Post]