As anyone who once loved Sex & The City, or who still holds a candle for Arrested Development, will know, the whole business of transporting beloved television comedy series to the big screen is a fraught one.

(In fact, to borrow from The Simpsons, "the road to Superbowl the megaplex is long and pointless.")

For some time now, there have been whispers of a movie being made of the beloved Party Down, the brilliantly downbeat comedy series that was taken from us too soon. In September last year, star Adam Scott insisted that the film was "90% there".

Well, now costar Megan Mullally has brought all the Party Down fans a late Christmas gift. Evidently the film's story outline was "enthusiastically approved" by investors, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Mullally told the Television Critics Association: "I will be doing the Party Down movie. John [Enbom] is writing it right now."

Apparently the whole cast is back (though word is still out on Jane Lynch, who is of course now very busy and important on Glee), and filming will take place mid-year. Celebrate!