Arts The Simpsons Finally Aim for the Silver Screen
So it’s official: They’re making a Simpsons movie.
The “big secret” was revealed in two ostentatious ways this week—via a 25-second trailer placed before Friday’s opening night screenings of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown and a trimmed version of same which aired during last night’s Simpsons episode of Fox. According to the ads and press release, the movie’s due on July 27, 2007.
I wish I could be more wholeheartedly enthusiastic about this, but there are far too many things that could go horribly, horribly wrong. Considering the recent spate of sappy learning-and-growing Simpsons episodes, I’m right to be afraid.
Still, if the masterminds who once made The Simpsons the densest, most reliably sharp comedy in television history have decided to combine their talents to create a cinematic Simpsons blowout (the best episodes pack so much into 24 minutes it’ll be fascinting to see what they can do in 90), I’ll be the first to camp out in front of Annie Wagner’s desk for tickets to the press screening…
God, is that show still on the air?