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Second Simpsons movie & Family Guy movie in development
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A new article in the Wall Street Journal about the fate of
20th Century Fox amid Disney's takeover of the studio next
year included an interesting nugget: Right now Fox is in
development on both a second Simpsons movie as well as a
Family Guy movie that will mix both animation with live
action.
There were no more details beyond that, but it is
tantalizing info. Unfortunately it is unknown whether or
not either of these projects will make it past early
development once the Mouse House takes over. The article
confirms that Disney plans to finish and release all Fox
films that are in production or post-production once they
take over sometime next year, but there remains a huge
question mark about in-development projects.
The Simpsons Movie came out in the summer of 2007 and was
a resounding hit at the box office and with critics,
ultimately grossing $527 million worldwide. For years
since the film came out Fox had asked producer James L.
Brooks and the staff to come up with another movie, but
they have continually balked at the prospect of doing so
while the series is concurrently in production. That was
the process for the first film, and despite the positive
outcome the creatives involved insisted that it was too
grueling to repeat.
"I'd say [it's in] the very earliest stages," Simpsons
showrunner Al Jean teased Entertainment Weekly last year
during the movie's 10th anniversary. "I certainly am
cautious about a couple things. I wouldn't want it to be
risky in terms of budget, and I would not want it to be
anything that we did purely for the money. I would want it
to be a really great movie. I personally feel no need for
another one unless it's great."
Fox CEO Dana Walden recently doubled down on the network's
commitment to The Simpsons as a TV franchise, stating that,
"There are no plans for them to go anywhere other than Fox,"
and adding that "We have a couple years of episodes already
in progress."
The Simpsons Season 30 is set to premiere on Sunday,
September 30. Originally created by cartoonist Matt Groening
(Futurama, Disenchantment) as interstitial cartoons for The
Tracy Ullman Show, the Simpsons series debuted on the
network in 1989, and it's been one of Fox's most important
shows for three decades. It recently racked up 639 episodes,
making it the largest number of episodes for any scripted
television series ever, breaking the record previously set
by Gunsmoke at 635.
A Family Guy movie was previously teased as far back as 2007,
with creator Seth MacFarlane expressing the same quality
concerns about making a movie during the series' production.
At the time MacFarlane also said he would like to find a
small story about the Griffin family that can be explored in
a feature-length film.
"I don't want to do 'The Griffins must save the world,'" he
said.
The show premiered on January 31, 1999 and was actually
cancelled by Fox in 2002. Following the popularity of reruns
and DVD sales, the show was revived on the network in 2005
and has now run for 16 seasons. It later spawned a spinoff in
2009 titled The Cleveland Show, which ran for four seasons,
as well as MacFarlane's similarly-themed (though not directly
related) American Dad! Next year Family Guy will celebrate
its 20th anniversary.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/965421-second-simpsons-movie-family-guy-movie-in-development>
Second Simpsons movie & Family Guy movie in development
-------------------------------------------------------
A new article in the Wall Street Journal about the fate of
20th Century Fox amid Disney's takeover of the studio next
year included an interesting nugget: Right now Fox is in
development on both a second Simpsons movie as well as a
Family Guy movie that will mix both animation with live
action.
There were no more details beyond that, but it is
tantalizing info. Unfortunately it is unknown whether or
not either of these projects will make it past early
development once the Mouse House takes over. The article
confirms that Disney plans to finish and release all Fox
films that are in production or post-production once they
take over sometime next year, but there remains a huge
question mark about in-development projects.
The Simpsons Movie came out in the summer of 2007 and was
a resounding hit at the box office and with critics,
ultimately grossing $527 million worldwide. For years
since the film came out Fox had asked producer James L.
Brooks and the staff to come up with another movie, but
they have continually balked at the prospect of doing so
while the series is concurrently in production. That was
the process for the first film, and despite the positive
outcome the creatives involved insisted that it was too
grueling to repeat.
"I'd say [it's in] the very earliest stages," Simpsons
showrunner Al Jean teased Entertainment Weekly last year
during the movie's 10th anniversary. "I certainly am
cautious about a couple things. I wouldn't want it to be
risky in terms of budget, and I would not want it to be
anything that we did purely for the money. I would want it
to be a really great movie. I personally feel no need for
another one unless it's great."
Fox CEO Dana Walden recently doubled down on the network's
commitment to The Simpsons as a TV franchise, stating that,
"There are no plans for them to go anywhere other than Fox,"
and adding that "We have a couple years of episodes already
in progress."
The Simpsons Season 30 is set to premiere on Sunday,
September 30. Originally created by cartoonist Matt Groening
(Futurama, Disenchantment) as interstitial cartoons for The
Tracy Ullman Show, the Simpsons series debuted on the
network in 1989, and it's been one of Fox's most important
shows for three decades. It recently racked up 639 episodes,
making it the largest number of episodes for any scripted
television series ever, breaking the record previously set
by Gunsmoke at 635.
A Family Guy movie was previously teased as far back as 2007,
with creator Seth MacFarlane expressing the same quality
concerns about making a movie during the series' production.
At the time MacFarlane also said he would like to find a
small story about the Griffin family that can be explored in
a feature-length film.
"I don't want to do 'The Griffins must save the world,'" he
said.
The show premiered on January 31, 1999 and was actually
cancelled by Fox in 2002. Following the popularity of reruns
and DVD sales, the show was revived on the network in 2005
and has now run for 16 seasons. It later spawned a spinoff in
2009 titled The Cleveland Show, which ran for four seasons,
as well as MacFarlane's similarly-themed (though not directly
related) American Dad! Next year Family Guy will celebrate
its 20th anniversary.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/965421-second-simpsons-movie-family-guy-movie-in-development>