Joel McHale warns viewers that when the film “Community” comes out, prepare to shed tears as he cried across the table to read.
TheWrap met with the actor at the Saturn Awards, which he hosted. First he jokingly teased the details of the film that seem more in line with the “The Lord of the Rings” movies.
“We have shot all three of them so far,” he said. “We shot him in New Zealand. Peter Jackson was the director. We shot him in The Shire. I was very young, and this is happening.”
“We announced it. Peacock is paying for it, thanks Peacock,” the comedian continued. “So yeah, it’s happening and everyone’s back.”
When asked about reconnecting with the cast, McHale set aside his satire to express how emotional the moment really was.
“I’m going to look too old. I’m not kidding, so you know I’m being sarcastic about everything, but um, there will be tears,” he said. “We read that table during the pandemic and I cried like a baby afterwards and I’m not kidding.”
“Everybody thinks what I say is kidding, but it’s like being together – it’s really like a family reunion, but without the holes,” he continued. “Because you know, you go into a family that you’re like, ‘Ugh, I have a cousin. He smells bad.’ So anyway, we’re really — I can’t wait. Yeah, that’s all I can say.”
McHale starred as Jeff Winger in the “Community” television series from 2009–2015. Series star Alison Brie has previously hinted at “legitimate conversations” about the film’s development, and most recently, sitcom creator Dan Harmon confirmed those words.
“I will confirm what Alison said, which is legitimacy here, there are negotiations and compromises,” Harmon told TheWrap during an interview about the upcoming season of “Rick and Morty.” “There’s a story — who knows we’ll be sticking to it in the end, but it was something we had to compile to get it out and to court in different places. And now the conversation happens.”
Harmon also cautioned fans that the timing of the filmmaking process may not be as fast as some would like.
On a more optimistic note, Harmon didn’t make it in terms of “when” and “if”.
“I say so with such caution,” he said. “Because sometimes the audience is like, ‘So that means one year, two years what?’ I could only say what I right now Said three years ago and it would have been almost as accurate, and can you imagine if I had said that three years ago? That’s why I’m setting people up for three years of blatant neglect and making them feel forgotten, and it’s hard enough to say nothing. ,
Elijah Gill contributed to this report.
