The Simpsons Movie News

'The Simpsons Movie' Sequel Not in the Pipeline

October 07, 2009 04:10:20

There won't be a sequel to "The Simpsons Movie" until the TV series finally wraps. In an interview at the Mipcom sales mart for a creative keynote event, creator Matt Groening told director Morgan Spurlock that the second movie is far from happening because making the series and producing the movie was so exhausting.

"It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening shared on the making of the first movie. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four." Although he didn't shoot down possibility that a sequel will be developed, he insisted that it won't be for any time soon. "Some day maybe we'll do another one - but don't hold your breath," he said.

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Creator Discusses 'The Simpsons Movie' Sequel

July 16, 2008 03:07:02

The 2007 animated comedy film "The Simpsons Movie" has proved that the feature film adaptation of the satirical parody series has been waited by many of its fans. Nailing the top box office chart on its first weekend with $74 million, the David Silverman-directed movie has since grossed $526.8 worldwide. But, the massive success doesn't seem to affect its filmmakers to move on with a sequel soon.

Discussing about the possibility of "The Simpsons Movie 2", creator Matt Groening gave out hint that there maybe a sequel in the future, but insisted that it won't be outed for the time being. "It's going to be a while before a second movie," the 54-year-old cartoonist explained during the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour on July 14. "We'll get to it, I'm sure. But no plans at the moment."

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Movie Winners Announced at the 2007 UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

October 22, 2007 11:10:48

Collecting more than three million votes, the UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards finally named its winners on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at London's ExCel in its first celebration, picking up a hit flick and two famous actors as champions in its film categories.

Deemed the Best Movie was animated picture "The Simpsons Movie" of which original version "The Simpsons" series also snatched the Best Cartoon title. Meanwhile, the Best Actor and Actress prize went to Johnny Depp and Emma Watson, respectively, the two beating out the likes of Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe, Keira Knightley, and Cameron Diaz for the honors.

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Simpsons Movie Makers Have No Plan for Sequel

September 13, 2007 02:09:15

Hit the mark high in its theatrical debut last July to then collect a worldwide gross of about $484.4 million so far, sure hopes are high for "The Simpsons Movie" to have a follow-up. Sad to say, however, that this won't happen, at least not soon.

Producer for the animated flick Al Jean has been caught to give indication that there are currently no plans for a sequel to the film despite its hugely successful performance on the box office.

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D'oh! The Simpsons Rules Box Office

July 30, 2007 10:07:59

A loud "Woo Hoo!" sure can be heard from filmmakers of "The Simpsons Movie" by now as Homer and his lovable, if dysfunctional, family members effortlessly reach their goal in entertaining most moviegoers to bring their vehicle to the top spot of the weekend domestic box office ended July 29, 2007.

Forcing last week's champ "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" to go down one step below, the big screen version of the long-running popular animated TV show amazingly scores a fantastic $74 million, over three times larger than the $19.1 million the Universal Pictures comedy has collected in its second spin on the chart.

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"Simpsons" Hometown Is Vermont's Springfield

July 11, 2007 01:07:45

The America's favorite dysfunctional family finally find their real home in Springfield, Vermont.

Gaining 15,367 out of 109,582 votes posted on USATODAY.com for "The Simpsons Movie Springfield Challenge", the town triumphantly beats out thirteen other like-named cities to come out as the winner of the competition and subsequently becomes the host of the flick's premiere held on July 26.

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Full "Simpsons Movie" Site Launched

June 30, 2007 01:06:42

Neatly preparing for the coming of "The Simpsons Movie", 20th Century Fox has delightfully launched the full site of the animated flick on the web for all fans around the globe to take a look at and entertain themselves in their wait for the film's release on July 27 this year.

In the site, visitors not only can learn more about the film, but also can play some interesting games like playing cards with Moe in "Three Card Moe", helping Homer save his family in "Wrecking Ball", and making Homer go full throttle in "Ball of Death." Other interesting features include a virtual tour of Springfield, a visit to Moe's tavern, and opportunity to create your own Simpsons character avatar.

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Final "Simpsons Movie" Trailer Hits

June 22, 2007 02:06:21

Giving the fans and moviegoers one last look on the flick, 20th Century Fox has ultimately brought up the final theatrical trailer for "The Simpsons Movie" on the web.

Posted on Yahoo! Movies in both standard and High Defition format, the clip repeatedly points out that Springfield is in trouble and the most unlikely hero, Homer, is going to have to do something to either save the day or destroy the town.

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Make Your City the Real-Life Springfield

June 08, 2007 04:06:20

The fictional city of Springfield has been widely known to be the hometown of the world's family of comedy, none other than The Simpsons, but soon there will be the real-life version of it, thanks to USA Today.

Yes, in celebrating the coming of "The Simpsons Movie" this summer, the 20th Century Fox has selected fourteen cities to compete to be the best "real-life" Springfield which will be determined based on the votes drawn from USATODAY.com readers.

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"Simpsons Movie" Featuring Green Day

June 05, 2007 02:06:06

The famed pop punk band is getting an animation treatment this time. TV Squad has delightfully brought in report stating that Green Day will be featured in "The Simpsons Movie" and will perform their own version of the Danny Elfman theme song for the flick.

Supporting the tidbit is The Hollywood Reporter which confirmed that the trio would appear as themselves with "crazy things" happening around them. However, further details about their involvement in the film's plot are being kept under wraps though it is informed that their rendition of the theme will be released as a single on July 24.

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"Simpsons" New Trailer Launched

February 20, 2007 01:02:26

Giving further look on its anticipated animated feature "The Simpsons Movie", the 20th Century Fox has ultimately put a brand new trailer of the flick on the web, the studio itself has confirmed.

Available on Apple in various QuickTime formats, the trailer can be viewed via http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/ thesimpsonsmovie/. It starts with a parody of "Spider-Man 3" before revealing a little bit more about plot which appears to have a more epic tone than the TV series.

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better than the show itself!

posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009