# Simpson's movie in the works **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845 "2004-04-07T23:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ummm.yeahh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ummm.yeahh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ummm.yeahh)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/1 "2004-04-07T23:35:19Z")
Finally, a script appears to be in the works for a Simpson’s [movie](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/07/film.simpsons.movie.ap/index.html). It’s about time. I have to admit, I’d have been more excited to hear this news a few seasons ago. Sounds like it’s gonna be at least another 5 years before it hits theaters, which is like telling your kid you’re going to Disney World 3 years in advance. But my real worry is that we’re gonna see a Simpson’s movie of the caliber of the past few seasons and not Simpson’s in it’s prime. So a couple questions: 1. What are some possible plot lines? 2. Do they kill off a main character? 3. Will people care in 5 years? 4. Will it be any good? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/2 "2004-04-08T01:17:23Z")
I’d love to see a Simpsons movie that took a slightly different take, like with live action or with the kids about eight years older or done in Pixar style. It could be great. ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ThatGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/3 "2004-04-08T05:27:29Z")
Are we expecting the show to last five more years? I shudder to think. I think it’s obvious that this can be a wonderfully written tribute to the series and its fans…or a steaming pile, a lot of it depends on timing. And please god no live action or CG simpsons for at least 20 years when it can be a gimicky movie based on a “classic” cartoon (scooby doo). ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/4 "2004-04-08T07:14:03Z")
Icle a while back that said that they were trying to do the same thing for the Simpsons movie that Matt Stone and Trey Parker did for Sout Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, and that the original writers of the Simpsons were doing the writing for the movie. It should be a classic. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/5 "2004-04-08T07:15:21Z")
The first sentence in that post was supposed to say “I read an artilcle a while back”. Not sure why it came out like that. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/6 "2004-04-08T07:34:49Z")
My reaction to this news is best summed up in the OP’s name. Still, I’ll probably see it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-movie-in-the-works/238845/7 "2004-04-08T13:04:14Z")
Could the movie plans be somehow related to the actors’ strike?