'Community: The Movie' - Film in Early Talks For After the Sixth Season

[Walts Ghost]

COMMUNITY Season 6 Renewal Looking More Likely as Movie Talk Heats Up; Justin Lin Could Direct

The unofficial “Six Seasons and a Movie” slogan for NBC’s beloved if underseen comedy Community began as an offhanded joke by Danny Pudi’s Abed, but it’s now looking like a serious harbinger for things to come. Though creator Dan Harmon returned as showrunner for the fifth season and things have been on a creative upswing, ratings remain very low. However, every comedy on NBC’s Thursday night lineup has low ratings. In fact, after canceling all of its comedy shows besides Community and Parks and Recreation last year, these two remain the only comedies still chugging along on Thursday night as new bets like Sean Saves the World and The Michael J Fox Show have already fallen by the wayside.

As Community continues its low yet consistent ratings course, a sixth season renewal is looking more likely, and given the “Six Seasons and a Movie” moniker, talk of a movie is apparently heating up.

Insiders at NBC and Sony tell TV Guide that they’re optimistic for a final, 13-episode sixth season renewal for Community, and after that sixth season wraps up, they’re already discussing the possibility of a movie. Moreover, at least one director has been considered to take the helm of the Community movie: Justin Lin. Lin certainly has experience with features having helmed Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6, but he also has Community experience as the director of the now-classic season one paintball episode “Modern Warfare.”

Lin is by no means in active talks to take the helm of the Community movie and there’s definitely a deep bench of Community directors who could handle a feature with ease, but Lin appears to be the first name that has popped up.

Of course, all of this talk of a movie is incredibly premature. A number of things have to happen first, including a season six renewal, financing for the movie, and contract negotiations with the actors and talent for the movie. However, a smaller-budgeted Community feature actually doesn’t seem too far outside the realm of possibility. If we’ve learned anything over the past four years, Community is a show that continues to move forward despite setback after setback, and Harmon is nothing if not ambitious.

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Yes!

[rodie]

This is awesome news! I hope they can get Donald Glover and even Chevy Chase on board.

[Show spoiler]Sure he died, but this is Community, they could bring him back if they really wanted to. I could see Pierce faking his death.

[Mandalorian]

Six seasons and a movie, *****es.

[FestinaLente]

So excited about this. Dan Harmon has brought the series back to life as only he can. I've really enjoyed S5 and I'm so happy to hear this news. Very few lows this season. Lots of good stuff.

[chris_sc77]

I've only seen the first four seasons but that's cool news.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by rodie

This is awesome news! I hope they can get Donald Glover and even Chevy Chase on board.

[Show spoiler]Sure he died, but this is Community, they could bring him back if they really wanted to. I could see Pierce faking his death.

I don't think any of them would wanna work with Chevy Chase again. Can't blame them.

[DoubleDownAgain]

Originally Posted by Beast

I don't think any of them would wanna work with Chevy Chase again. Can't blame them.

Who knows...

[Show spoiler]he sorta came back for the cameo in Repilot, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.

[remake]

My body is ready.

[mastadge]

Justin Lin? Let's get the Russos on board.

[King Troll]

One of the best shows on TV but this'll never happen

[Ill_Be_Back]

Great, I still haven't watched season 4 yet.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by King Troll

One of the best shows on TV but this'll never happen

Agreed. This'll just wouldn't work on the big screen. TV humour and Film humour rarely work together, the timing is different and structure to gags are just not the same.

[mastadge]

But the show is so meta and self-aware, it would take Abed 3 seconds to realize something's different, that they're in a movie, and to adjust everything accordingly!

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by mastadge

But the show is so meta and self-aware, it would take Abed 3 seconds to realize something's different, that they're in a movie, and to adjust everything accordingly!

But would they be able to pull it off?

[Walts Ghost]

The movie may just be a VOD or Direct to disc affair, we don't know yet. It seems like talks are already underway, and I wouldn't be surprised if while talks for the sixth season are happening, deals for the movie are hammered away at the same time. If Harmon and co are bent on doing it, as is Sony, then it'll get done.

[JavaJulien]

I'm down for it. Hopefully Donald Glover will be back from his sabbatical.