The long-awaitedCommunitymovie gets a positive new filming and tax credit update. First airing on NBC in 2009, the Dan Harmon-created sitcom concluded its six-season run in 2015, with audience interest remaining high in seeing a movie come to life. ACommunitymovie is now confirmedto be happening at Peacock with Harmon penning the script and original cast members Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudy, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Donald Glover all returning. The project has faced numerous delays since its announcement, however.
Now, a new report fromTheWrapreveals that theCommunitymovie is set to film in the state of California, with expenditures set at $16.3 million. The production will ultimately get back $3.3 million of this as part of the state’s tax credit program. It should be noted that $16.3 million is not necessarily the amount of the film’s final budget.
What The Community Update Means For The Movie
When Will It Start Filming?
TheCommunitymovie was first announced in 2022, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the long-awaited film. Harmon was hard at work on the script, but the onset of the WGA strike last May paused work until September 2023. With Harmon now back at work on the script, there have been numerous reports about when the project could start filming, with the schedules ofCommunitycast memberslike McHale, Glover, Brie, and others evidently a challenge to align.
While it’s still not known when exactly theCommunitymovie will start shooting, the latest update is proof that things are still happening behind the scenes.Various updates from McHale, Brown, and Jim Rash over the last year have suggested that filming will occur in 2025, though all have also sounded somewhat unsure. If filming doesn’t start until next year then promotional materials for theCommunitymovie are still a long ways away.
Pierce Hawthorne actor Chevy Chase will not be returning for theCommunitymovie after he left the show before season 5.
Our Take On The Community Movie’s Latest Update
The Show Was A Cult Classic
The full budget for theCommunitymovie hasn’t yet been revealed, but it’s probably not significantly more than the $16.3 million mentioned in the report. The show famously struggled with ratings from its earliest seasons, and spending a great amount on a movie for a struggling show doesn’t make a lot of financial sense.
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That being said,Community, despite its struggling ratings, is a beloved showand one that fared well with critics throughout most of its run. It’s been almost 10 years since the finale, and it’s a testament to the audience passion for the show that a movie is happening at all. With filming plans evidently now in place in the state of California, more concrete updates regarding theCommunitymovie will hopefully be arriving over the next few months.
Community
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The Community movie is the long-awaited sequel to the television series created by Dan Harmon. The film, which was always comedically teased throughout the series with the phrase “Six seasons and a movie,” will see the majority of the cast return for a big adventure that will pick up some time after the sixth season.
