Simpsons, The

By Karl Schneider     August 23, 2006

Last Updated: August 23, 2006

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Film Roman Productions, Gracie Films
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Animation: Film Roman Productions
Project Phase: Filming
Budget: NA
Who's Voicing It: Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Kelsey Grammer (Sideshow Bob)
Who's Making It: David Silverman (Director), Matt Groening (Writer), James L. Brooks (Writer), Al Jean (Writer), Ian Maxtone-Graham (Writer), George Meyer (Writer), David Mirkin (Writer), Mike Reiss (Writer), Mike Scully (Writer, Producer), Matt Selman (Writer), John Swartzwelder (Writer), Jon Vitti (Writer)
Release Date: July 27, 2007
Premise: Homer makes a mistake at the nuclear power plant which poisons the towns water causing everyone to evacuate and an angry mob to chase Homer.
Comments: About time they got this underway.
Updates:

June 14, 2006 - In the months before 20th Century Fox unspools its big-screen version of The Simpsons on July 27, 2007, parent company News Corp. plans to leverage all units of its entertainment empire to promote the film, allowing them to benefit from the halo effect of the popular content brand, president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin said Tuesday. Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecommunications Conference in Santa Monica session that was available via webcast, Chernin said News Corp. held a three-hour meeting last week with about 40 executives from across the company, including its licensing, home video, book, satellite TV and TV network operations from around the world, as well as the film's executive producer, James L. Brooks, to discuss broader strategies related to the film's release. By looking for synergies within the company, Chernin told investors that News Corp. could win several hundred million dollars in incremental revenue from the Simpsons film during the next couple of years. [Hollywood Reporter]

March 31, 2006 - Homer Simpson hit the big screen on Friday in a short teaser trailer announcing The Simpsons movie. The Simpsons teaser debuted prior to the opening of 20th Century Fox's latest animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown. The clip announces Fox's July 27, 2007 release date for The Simpsons movie. The animated 25-second clip opens on a giant superhero S. "Leaping his way onto the silver screen," intones a narrator, "the greatest hero in American history!" Cut to Homer Simpson sitting on his couch in his tighty whities. "I forgot what I was supposed to say," he says. The narrator continues, " 'The Simpsons Movie, ' coming to the screen, July 27, 2007." "Uh, uh," says Homer, "we better get started." [Hollywood Reporter]