Dan Harmon says he’s “actually terrified” about scheduling conflicts and fan expectations for Peacock’s Neighborhood film.
Earlier than the strikes introduced Hollywood to a near-standstill, Dan Harmon, co-writer Andrew Visitor, and Joel McHale pitched a Neighborhood film, which Peacock gave an enthusiastic thumbs up. The movie revolves across the Neighborhood gang reuniting for a Greendale Neighborhood Faculty reunion, lastly making good on the comedy’s promise of “six seasons and a film.”
Harmon and Visitor met at The Smoke Home in early 2020, with Visitor agreeing to board the long-gestating undertaking. The duo’s first order of enterprise was to find out who would return for the fan-craved function.
“It grew to become a really prolonged course of as a result of we wished to incorporate as a lot of the solid that wished to be included and subsequently wanted to know who was earlier than we knew what the film was going to be,” remembers Visitor whereas talking with The Hollywood Reporter. “As a result of if we’re simply making a film with Jim Rash and Joel McHale, there’s a film there, however we have to determine that out sooner fairly than later.”
Fortunately, everybody besides Chevy Chase was recreation to return. With McHale, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Yvette Nicole Brown able to enroll within the follow-up movie, the troublesome activity of syncing schedules may start. Whereas scenes might be shot individually if all weren’t obtainable to share display screen time, Harmon insists on having everybody current for that candy Neighborhood chemistry.
“As a result of the factor that’s going to matter most to me as an viewers member or to anyone who liked that present is seeing these folks see one another,” Harmon says. “They usually nonetheless love one another, and it’s not going to really feel the identical when you’re capturing them individually at totally different months in numerous places.”
Nonetheless, with the strikes throwing every little thing out of whack, Harmon is worried about getting the band again collectively after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA smoke has cleared. “By the point we are able to re-coordinate, what are the percentages that everybody’s schedule goes to as soon as once more align?”
Harmon is considering greater than the celebrities. He’s additionally involved about pleasing followers of the collection. The Neighborhood film carries great hype on its shoulders, and Harmon doesn’t need to screw it up. “I hate to say how terrified I’m to do it flawed, as a result of there’s part of me that is aware of that that worry can’t presumably end in a very good factor,” Harmon confesses. “And also you’re not going to get wherever doing an impression of what you assume it is best to do or what you assume they need, however I actually don’t need to do it flawed, and it’s actually terrifying.”
Do you assume Harmon needs to be involved about followers judging the Neighborhood film too harshly? What’s your concept of a implausible reunion for the Greendale gang? What number of costume modifications do you anticipate coming from Jim Rash’s Dean Pelton? Be at liberty to share your ideas within the feedback part under.