Bateman and Arnett Reteam for Series of Short Films

Will Arnett

Arrested Development stars Jason Bateman and Will Arnett have reteamed in a new venture from Dumb Dumb Entertainment. The group is creating a series of short films, starting with “The Prom Date.”  The film also stars Rachael Harris (Kicking & Screaming) and Aubrey Plaza (Funny People).  Arnett and Bateman are the creators, directors and executive producers of the films, which run three to five minutes.

The film is a twisted take on proms, but also include a very obvious sponsorship from Orbit Gum. In fact, Bateman calls Dumb Dumb a  “sponsor-driven advertising and production company.” Bateman told the New York Times, “I’m not a seller; I’m not an advertiser. We don’t claim to do that. We’re just looking to make cool pieces of entertainment and just arbitrarily make that subject matter a brand’s message.”

Dumb Dumb is expected to announce additional deals in the coming weeks and two more Orbit films will be released soon.

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