There are constant talks of Michael Cera not wanting to reprise his role as George Michael Bluth in the continuously-rumored Arrested Development movie.
Now, regardless of his status as an actor (having starred in and been in fairly successful films since leaving Arrested Development), I think that's pretty selfish of him. You know, seeing as he got his start on a TV show that the fans love with a passion and support wholeheartedly.
NOTE: I am well aware that I'm only giving my opinion/side of the story. I don't call him and chat regularly on the phone with him, so he could have a million valid reasons not to be in the movie that I don't know about. I just don't care. He's being selfish.
Anyway, my main thought for what his logic could be is this - perhaps he doesn't want to reassert any typecast he may have received as an awkward, geeky teenager. It's reasonable. Look what happened to Anthony Michael Hall.
However (and this portion of the blog is directed toward Mr. Cera), THE ONLY ROLES YOU'VE TAKEN SO FAR ARE AWKWARD, GEEKY TEENAGER ROLES!
I mean, honestly, if you haven't typecast yourself as awkward already, then reprising your most beloved role probably isn't going to make it any worse for you. I seriously can't see Michael Cera being anything besides an awkward kid other than the bad comic relief in an awful action film (just kidding, Surf Ninjas, you know I love you), or his other choice of going the creepy, stalker/murderer route in some suspense thriller. And that's fine, but at least be in an Arrested Development movie before you start creeping everybody out.
Bottom line - I'm probably wrong. I don't know all the details. I do know that I want Michael Cera to play George Michael in an Arrested Development movie. I also know that I don't want anyone else to play that role. If this is simply a matter of him being selfish, then I'm disappointed. And if he chooses not to do it, I'll say this - when I'm a famous movie producer or director, I don't intend to let him act in any of my films. So yeah...take that Michael Cera!
"Hey, whatcha tryin' ta say to me?"
Friday, February 13, 2009
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All I know is we're seeing the movie whether he's in it or not. And if he's not, you know they'll have a hysterical way of explaining his absence. Maybe GMB died. Just like my heart, a little.
Thank you for that, Holli. I somehow missed your comment before, but I'm glad I found it. I agree that I'll be seeing it whether or not he's in it. And I also agree that they'll do an excellent job of making fun of him for being a think-for-himselfer (if he doesn't do the movie).
Or maybe I'm panicking for nothing and he fully intends to be in it.
Regardless, just questioning it has left me a little more dead in the heart as well. We'll all just have to survive this together.
I hope they kill him off even if he decides to be in it. That'll show him for holding out on us.
Miles...that made me laugh out loud for about 10 seconds. Thank you for that.
I hope they do too now.
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