Take a deep breath, Greendale Human Beings, Community star Joel McHale has opened up about the possibility of a movie based on the series, which he thinks is pretty likely.

Speaking to Esquire about the chance of a Community: Season 7, McHale clarified that the cast’s contracts are up, which would make another full season of the show unlikely. “They would have to significantly increase some of the pay of some of the actors, I think,” said McHale, who stuck with the varied cast through its entire run on both NBC and Yahoo! Screen.But could the actors manage to come back for a Community movie? McHale was optimistic about a feature-length project coming together, saying, “I really do think there’ll be a movie.”

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If a Community movie does indeed happen, McHale insists that creator Dan Harmon’s name is on the script. “I think what has to happen is that Dan [Harmon] needs to write the script. It's a tall order for someone. ‘Go write a brilliant movie script on a beloved show that you've been writing for six years. Go! Just go ahead and do that!’” McHale told Esquire. “I don't think that is something that's like, ‘Let me just have a long weekend.’ The cast would do it. We would all do it.”According to McHale, for a Community movie to be a reality, fans have to vocally stir up some interest: “It might be false optimism, but I really think there will be a [Community] movie. The more people read and talk about it, the more it gets stirred up. I think it'll be bigger than Pitch Perfect 2.”As for his upcoming appearance in the X-Files sequel series, McHale revealed to Esquire that his character -- who's set to appear in two episodes of the revival -- is Tad O'Malley, a news show host who contacts Mulder and Scully.

McHale shared that he's seen every episode of the original X-Files run, and was particularly starstruck upon meeting series star David Duchovny: "At one point, someone mentioned that I was a fan and David Duchovny was standing there and he said, 'Are you a fan?' and I said, 'Yes, yes I am, Mr. Duchovny. Please don't be mad. You guys have no idea how big of a fan I was.' And they were like, 'Ok.' They were so cool about it because I was like, 'I know you're a huge Soup fan, right dude?' It was still a dream come true."Keep it locked to IGN TV for updates on the Community movie, and all that's in store for the X-Files revival!

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