The Community feature film is finally moving forward, and cast member Donald Glover says the script is complete.
For quite a few years now, there hav been talks of a film adaptation of cult American sitcom Community, which ran for 110 episodes over six seasons between 2009 and 2015. It pays off a meta joke originated by film buff Abed in an early season when he is obsessed with a superhero show. When Jeff criticises it and says it’ll be cancelled after a few weeks, Abed boldly exclaims “six seasons and a movie!”
That, as Community fans well know, then became something of a mantra going forward.
The show focused on an eclectic group of students at a community college in Colorado. It quickly became a fan favourite, with praise going to the chemistry of the cast and the sharp writing and directing. It was on Community that future Marvel directors Joe and Anthony Russo really got people’s attention.
In 2022, it was confirmed that the film was moving ahead at streaming service Peacock, with original cast members Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Allison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong all set to return.
There were a few names not mentioned, perhaps most notably Chevy Chase, who fell out with many of the cast and creative team – he seemingly has not mellowed in the intervening years, recently claiming that “the show wasn’t funny enough for me, I felt a little constrained” – and Donald Glover.
However, speaking to ET to promote his new show Mr And Mrs Smith, Glover said of the Community film that “I was told that the script — literally, I was texting today — I was told that the script was done. I haven’t read it yet, it’s really just a schedule thing but I’m in”.
It sounds as though we won’t have too long to wait for the film to go before the cameras, we’ll keep you updated as we hear more.
