Monday, October 04, 2004

'The Simpsons: The Movie' Taking Shape

Ooh, ooh! Found another one...IMDb reports:

After promising a theatrical feature version of The Simpsons for years, the TV show's creator, Matt Groening, has indicated that plans for the movie are at last approaching fruition. In an interview with Britain's Guardian newspaper, Groening remarked, "We're trying to tell a story that we wouldn't do on television and take advantage of a longer process and a more ambitious process for animation." However, he added, the movie "will either kill the [TV] show or completely reinvigorate it." Admitting that he regards himself as a liberal, Groening also said that he has been given unprecedented freedom by the conservative-oriented Fox TV network. He told the newspaper: "We've poked fun at Rupert Murdoch a number of times and some of the executives are worried about it, although Rupert himself seems to be very good natured. He played himself as 'evil billionaire tyrant Rupert Murdoch' and good for him."

I'm not so sure about a movie version of the Simpsons. Are there any more ideas left?

Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - Studio Briefing

1 comment:

Jordan said...

Exactly....D'oh! I mean, excellent.