Micheal Bluth fighting Thanos to save the world? It could happen. While co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo are best known for their work onCaptain America: The Winter Soldier,Captain America: Civil War, andAvengers: Infinity War, one of their first big projects in the industry was actually working on the Golden Globe-winning seriesArrested Development. The Russo brothers directed a good number of the series' episodes, including the series' pilot. And it looks like there will be some nods to the show in the upcoming sequel.
In a recent interview with Andy McCarroll Movies, theInfinity Wardirectors were asked whether or not we should expect to see anything fromArrested Developmentin the new Avengers movie. While the pair of directors declined to reveal any details of the movie itself, Joe Russo did at least give usa clue of what to expect. Said Joe Russo.
“There’s a few surprises coming. I would say that Arrested Development shouldfans keep their eyes openin this one.”
While this doesn’t describe any cameos or Easter Eggs fromArrested Developmentin detail, it does tell us that we should expect to see at least something from the comedy series inAvengers: Infinity War. This will certainly befun to look out for, as it is always interesting to find non-Marvel related Easter Eggs and cameos in Marvel movies.
The Russo brothers actually managed to include references to their previous projects in their first two MCU movies as well. The most notable and recognizable appearance was most likely the iconic Bluth Company stair car fromArrested Developmentwhich was featured at multiple times during the airport fight inCaptain America: Civil War.
In addition toArrested Development, the Russo brothers were also producers on the comedy seriesCommunity, which has managed to receive a fair number of references inThe Winter SoldierandCivil War. D.C. Pierson, who played Mark Millot inCommunity, cameoed as the Apple store employee inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, and Daniel Pudi, who played Abed Nadir inCommunity, appeared as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the same movie.
InCaptain America: Civil War, Jim Rash, who played Dean Pelton inCommunity, appeared toward the beginning of the movie as the MIT staff member who bombarded Tony Stark for funding. It was certainly a humorous cameo for the actor that started the movie on the right foot.
With the number ofCommunity cameos the Russo brothers have put out over the years, it does feel about time thatArrested Developmentactors made appearances in anAvengersmovie as well. As great as it was to see the stair car inCivil War, I am sure fans would certainly appreciate it more ifArrested Developmentcast members like Michael Cera and David Cross actually popped up inAvengers: Infinity War, even if their appearances were brief and non-comedic.
While Anthony and Joe Russo did not confirm that we should be looking for cameos specifically in their interview with Andy McCarroll Movies,Arrested Developmentfans should still keep their eyes open. Even ifInfinity Warjust brings back the stair car, it would still add a bit of fun to the movie that is sure to please all fans of the comedy series.
