The Simpsons Is Getting Another Movie
Hey, we may not get more Spider-Man, but more Spider-Pig is always welcome. Disney and 20th Century Studios confirmed The Simpsons 2 with a poster on September 29. “Homer’s coming back for seconds,” it reads, and the “all-new movie” is set for release on July 23, 2027. Initially, that date was to be taken by a yet-untitled Marvel film — but now there’s nothing between 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday and 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, both of which were postponed to December from May.
The first Simpsons movie was a global smash in 2007, bringing in $536 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo. Now, 20 years later, the sequel is finally being made. Why would Disney want to green-light it now? Well, in 2024, former co-showrunner Al Jean told Screen Rant the Simpsons team was “really hoping for Inside Out 2 to do great this summer.” (That movie ultimately grossed over a billion dollars.) “I want to see the animation business completely returned to what it was before the pandemic,” Jean added. “And then, I think if that was the case, it would make sense to do The Simpsons theatrically. But I understand that it’s an issue above me about, ‘Where would you release it? And how would you release it?’” Asked and answered. Big yellow’s back to the big screen, baby.
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