Jason Bateman,
Will Arnett and Henry Winkler will soon be reuniting in yet another Mitch Hurwitz's creation. However, their reunion won't be taking place in the much-awaited
Arrested Development film given that the movie won't be hitting the theaters anytime soon. This time, Hurwitz, who created the sitcom about a formerly wealthy and habitually dysfunctional family, has enlisted three of the show's veterans for his new animated FOX comedy series.
Sit Down, Shut Up, which is based on a live-action Australian series, is Hurwitz's latest pilot after working on
Arrested Development and serving as writer to the show
The Thick of It. The animated comedy revolves around a group of high school teachers who care more about their own insecurities and agendas than about the needs of their students.
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FOX has ordered a table read which, if successful, would lead directly to a series order, skipping the standard pilot or presentation process. Bateman, Arnett and Winkler will be lending their voices for the table read for
Sit Down, Shut Up, along with Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King, Nick Kroll, Tom Kenny and Maria Bamford.
Sit Down, Shut Up, if it gets picked up, will mark Bateman's comeback to primetime TV following a string of movies, which includes
The Break-Up, Smokin' Aces,
Juno and
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Prior to his film projects, he has appeared as Jake Galvin on
The Jake Effect, the comedy series in which he worked on following his stint on
Arrested Development as protagonist Michael Bluth.
Just like Bateman, Arnett never really left the TV circuit following his portrayal of unsuccessful professional magician George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth on
Arrested Development. His credits include shows like
Freak Show and
30 Rock, while some of his film works consists of
Blades of Glory,
The Brothers Solomon, and
Semi-Pro, just to name a few.
Winkler, on the other hand, has come along way from his auto mechanic-greaser role as “The Fonz” on
Happy Days. Known as the phlegmatic attorney Barry Zuckerkorn on Arrested Development, Winkler has landed roles on the series
Out of Practice and has been cast in films like
The King of Central Park and
Click, among others.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Zap2it.com
(Image courtesy of FOX)