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Six seasons and a movie — it’s finally coming true!<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Community<\/em><\/a> movie is officially in the works, with stars <\/span>Donald Glover<\/a> and\u00a0<\/span>Joel McHale<\/a> telling ET that they’ve <\/span>read the script <\/a>and McHale confirming in a <\/span>Deadline<\/em><\/a> interview that there’s been talk about production beginning “this year.”<\/span><\/p>\n Fans of the comedy, which gained a devoted following during its six-season run — five on NBC, one on Yahoo! Screen — have been clamoring for a wrap-up movie for years, especially given the show’s meta “six seasons and a movie!” catchphrase.<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s a look at where things left off for our favorite study group — and what we know so far about the upcoming movie.<\/span><\/p>\n THE CAST <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Joel McHale\u00a0as\u00a0Jeff Winger<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A disgraced lawyer who is forced to return to community college to get the degree he lied about, Jeff is the centerpiece of the study group — in fact, he’s the one who forms it, albeit with ulterior motives to seduce Britta.<\/span><\/p>\n However, throughout the series, Jeff is seen evolving emotionally, becoming attached to his new friends, despite his best efforts. He goes from shamelessly hitting on Britta to wanting a domestic life with Annie — and while neither romance ultimately pans out (at least, not yet), it’s indicative of the man Jeff has become.<\/span><\/p>\n Gillian Jacobs\u00a0as\u00a0Britta Perry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Frequently ridiculed as “the worst,” Britta is an outspoken, passionate activist with very little follow-through — oh, and she once lived in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n But while she might be the butt of many jokes — and will never pronounce “bagel” correctly — Britta has proven time and time again to be a caring friend to the members of the study group.<\/span><\/p>\n Danny Pudi\u00a0as\u00a0Abed Nadir<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Perhaps the mastermind behind the madness, Abed is obsessed with pop culture and his hyper-fixations tend to end up impacting the group in one way or another — whether that means turning them into claymation characters or staging a pillow fight that becomes the subject of a Ken Burns-style documentary.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Alison Brie\u00a0as\u00a0Annie Edison<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A perfectionist and former straight-A student, Annie ends up at Greendale because she became addicted to Adderall in her desperate attempts to be a successful student. While now sober, her studious, type-A personality is a regular source of conflict with the study group, particularly with Jeff — though that tension ultimately leads somewhere else.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Donald Glover\u00a0as\u00a0Troy Barnes\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A former high school football star and popular jock, Troy threw away scholarships, future success — and pressure — when he deliberately injured himself at a keg party after graduation, which is how he finds himself at Greendale.<\/span><\/p>\n Originally still attached to his cool guy persona, Troy gets goofier throughout the series, and his best friendship with Abed leads to some wild adventures. Glover departed the show in season 5, which showed Troy inheriting Pierce’s boat, with plans to sail around the world with LeVar Burton.<\/span><\/p>\n Yvette Nicole Brown\u00a0as\u00a0Shirley Bennett<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A divorced mother of two, Shirley is often the group’s emotional support — and sometimes its only source of kindness and (Christian) morality. However, she’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Shirley shows her sharper side when it’s called for — like in a foosball game or a Christmas brawl.<\/span><\/p>\n Jim Rash\u00a0as\u00a0Craig Pelton\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dean’s baaaack! We can only hope that the <\/span>Community<\/span><\/em> movie will feature more of Dean Pelton’s iconic entrances — no doubt there will be plenty more of his lust for Jeff.<\/span><\/p>\n Ken Jeong\u00a0as\u00a0Ben Chang<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The absolutely unhinged character that is Ben Chang is hard to describe. He claims to have “Changnesia,” impersonates the dean and lives in the air ducts at the college. After taking off to find fame in Los Angeles, Chang returns to the study group at the end of season 6, claiming that’s where he belongs… We’ll see.<\/span><\/p>\n Chevy Chase\u00a0as\u00a0Pierce Hawthorne\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The only member of the original cast who will not be returning for the <\/span>Community<\/span><\/em> movie, Chase’s character — a bawdy and rude millionaire — was killed off in season 4 after <\/span>reported conflicts<\/a> with Glover and others on set.<\/span><\/p>\n A 2018 profile in\u00a0<\/span>The New Yorker<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reported that, on the\u00a0<\/span>Community<\/span><\/em>\u00a0set, Chase “often tried to disrupt [Glover’s] scenes and made racial cracks between takes.”<\/span><\/p>\n “Chevy was the first to realize how immensely gifted Donald was, and the way he expressed his jealousy was to try to throw Donald off,” creator Dan Harmon said in the expos\u00e9. “I remember apologizing to Donald after a particularly rough night of Chevy\u2019s non-P.C. verbiage, and Donald said, ‘I don\u2019t even worry about it.'”<\/span><\/p>\n In response to the remarks, Chase told the magazine at the time, “I am saddened to hear that Donald perceived me in that light.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n True to the show’s meta tendencies, the season 6 finale, titled “Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television,” wrapped things up by having all the characters pitch their ideas for a possible seventh season. As some of his counterparts start to plan for bigger and better changes in their lives, Jeff panics as he imagines being left behind in Greendale.<\/span><\/p>\n Ultimately, only two more of the group members depart — Annie to\u00a0Washington, D.C., for a summer internship with the\u00a0FBI, and Abed to Los Angeles to become a production assistant. And it’s Abed’s path that gives fans the biggest hint about where the upcoming movie might be headed.<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview with <\/span>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, Glover hinted that the film will center on a college reunion, as well as Abed’s Hollywood career. Apparently, in the years since college, Abed has become “this big director,” and the Peacock film will be “his magnum opus.”<\/span><\/p>\n McHale <\/span>confirmed to ET<\/a> at the 2023 Emmys that he had officially seen the script for the <\/span>Community<\/span><\/em> movie — after Glover <\/span>hinted that it was “done”<\/a> in a previous ET interview.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s happening, we got the money!” McHale told ET. “That was 90 percent of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview with <\/span>Deadline<\/em><\/a>, the actor reiterated that production was ready to go, it’s just been a matter of assembling the in-demand ensemble cast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWHERE WE LEFT OFF<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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