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| The film will be colored digitally and presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio (the equivalent of ] film).<!--This does not need to be cited - all relevant information is contained within the linked article.--> Such a wide aspect ratio is somewhat more difficult for ], especially in long horizontal camera pans, as it requires wider backgrounds to be drawn. However, this format gives the animation a more "cinematic" feel and sets it apart from the 4:3, or "]", format of the television series. | The film will be colored digitally and presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio (the equivalent of ] film).<!--This does not need to be cited - all relevant information is contained within the linked article.--> Such a wide aspect ratio is somewhat more difficult for ], especially in long horizontal camera pans, as it requires wider backgrounds to be drawn. However, this format gives the animation a more "cinematic" feel and sets it apart from the 4:3, or "]", format of the television series. | ||
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| The Simpsons Movie Soudtrack was released on the ] in July 16, 2007 and featuring the hit single "U Can't Shine Like Me" by ], and "I Will Kill You" by ], anf featuring the tracks by Young Jeezy featuring Lil' Wayne, Keyshia Cole featuring Ludacris, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5 featuring Beastic Boys, T.I., Chris Brown featuring Nas, Kai featuring Akon, Lyfe Jennings, Beanie Sigel featuring Jazze Pha, Jennifer Lopez featuring Three 6 Mafia, David Banner, Lifehouse, Jay-Z featuring Omarion, and Much More. "The Simpsons Movie: Music From The Motion Picture" is in stores July 16, 2007 Go Get It said Announcer. | |||
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2007 film| The Simpsons Movie | |
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| File:Simpsons movie poster.pngThe Simpsons Movie teaser poster. | |
| Directed by | David Silverman |
| Written by | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham George Meyer David Mirkin Mike Reiss Mike Scully Matt Selman John Swartzwelder Jon Vitti |
| Produced by | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Scully Richard Sakai |
| Starring | Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Harry Shearer Pamela Hayden Tress MacNeille |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer David A. Stewart (songs) |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release dates | July 27, 2007 |
| Language | English |
The Simpsons Movie is an upcoming animated film based on the 1989 animated sitcom series The Simpsons. It is being produced by Gracie Films for 20th Century Fox with animation produced by Film Roman and Rough Draft Studios and is scheduled to be released worldwide on July 27 2007. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, and Richard Sakai are the producers and it is written by eleven of the television series' most prolific writers.
A soundtrack, "The Simpsons Movie" was upcoming by Interscope Records.
The whole range of "notable" Simpsons actors and characters are expected to be used. Along with the regular series cast, frequent guest stars Albert Brooks, Kelsey Grammer (Sideshow Bob), and Joe Mantegna (Fat Tony) will be in the film, as will Minnie Driver and activist Erin Brockovich.
The film's producers expect that the film will be rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America, as it will contain stronger language and subject matter than that of the TV series.
Previews
Teaser trailer
A teaser trailer for the film was attached to the Fox movie, Ice Age: The Meltdown and could be seen in most theaters in the U.S. starting on March 31, 2006; this same trailer (cropped for television) was broadcast during the April 2 episode of The Simpsons, Million Dollar Abie.
The teaser begins with the camera panning closely over the Superman "S" insignia, while a voice-over actor dramatically announces "In 2007, leaping his way onto the silver screen, the greatest hero in American history." This is meant to give the impression of the trailer being for Superman Returns, one of the high-profile releases of the summer of 2006.
The shot then zooms out to show Homer, wearing only a tiny Superman T-Shirt and briefs, sitting on his couch. He blinks and timidly states, "I forgot what I'm supposed to say!"
The words "The Simpsons" appear, followed a moment later by the word "Movie" in large letters, as simultaneously the announcer says "The Simpsons Movie Opening worldwide, July 27, 2007." Homer is heard in the background, saying "Uh oh, we'd better get started!" It then displays the release date, while Mr. Burns says "excellent" in the background.
The teaser was later shown alongside Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties in cinemas and is available for download in full quality surround sound HD from Xbox Live Marketplace to Xbox 360.
Animatics
In July 2006, two clips of early, unfinished footage from the movie were shown to audiences during a Simpsons panel at Comic-Con 2006. The clips are black and white animatics, presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Additionally, a new logo for the movie debuted at Comic-Con. The second animatic clip can also be found on the X-Men 3 DVD. A third animatic clip was also released on The Simpsons Season 9 DVD.
First clip
The first clip shows an angry mob of
- Springfieldians: (chanting) "We want Homer! We want Homer!"
- Lenny: So, uh, who is gonna kill him?
- Moe: Uh, I think the people in the front row.
And heading for the Simpsons' house, where Marge and Homer are hiding, looking out through a bedroom window.
- Marge: Look what you've done to us! Our only hope is for you to face that mob and apologize for what you did.
- Homer: I would, but I'm afraid if I open the door they'll take all of you!
- Carl: (off screen) No, we won't. We just want Homer!
- Homer: Well maybe not you, but they'll kill Grampa!
- Grampa: (off screen) I'm part of the mob!
The angry mob brings a ladder up and climbs up to the bedroom.
- Lisa: Ladders! They've got ladders!
The mob breaks the window and people start climbing up one by one as Homer throws items at them as he shouts out puns.
- Homer: (throwing a lamp at the Sea Captain) Lights out! (throwing a camera at the Blue Haired Lawyer) Say cheese! (throwing a doily at Dr. Hibbert) And uh... hello doily!
- Dr. Hibbert: I'll kill you, you son of a bitch!
Homer screams and runs as the crowd starts coming in through the window. Downstairs, the mob breaks through the front door and runs into the house, breaking everything in their way.
- Krusty: Teeny! Take out the baby.
Maggie smashes her bottle, points it at Mr. Teeny as a weapon and they make karate gestures at each other.
Second clip
The second clip begins with a voice over:
- Homer: "Hi I'm Homer Simpson, and don't tell Fox, but here's an unfinished scene from The Simpsons Movie. It's a work in progress so I don't want anyone asking stupid questions like 'Hey, what happened to the color?'".
As Homer says this, the movie logo on screen fades to black and white and he yells "Hey, what happened to the color?!"
In the first scene, Homer is in an arctic location on a dogsled, whipping the dogs and repeatedly yelling "Run!" at them. In the next scene, the dogs are sleeping and Homer continues to whip them, now yelling "Rest!" The dogs are then seen running again.
- Homer: "Okay. That's enough whipping for now... with this arm!"
He proceeds to whip them with his other arm. Night falls, they stop to rest, and Homer begins to untie them.
- Homer:"Now I know we've had a rough day, but I'm sure we can put all that behind us and just..."
The dogs viciously attack Homer as he screams and yells "Ow, that's my whipping arm!" and then run away.
- Homer:"Why does everything I whip leave me?"
This clip is shown as a special feature on the X-Men: The Last Stand DVD, and the Ice Age: The Meltdown DVD, except the clip ends after the dogs run away and Homer does not say the final line.
Third clip
A third animatic, found on The Simpsons Complete Ninth Season DVD, begins with the same voice over as the previous clip. Marge and Homer are standing in their back yard next to a small silo Homer built labeled "PIG CRAP".
- Marge: Hmm, I don't think that's what silos are for.
- Homer: Are you questioning my farming skills?
- Marge: Homer, it's leaking.
- Homer: It's not leaking, it's overflowing.
- Marge: He filled up the whole silo in just two days?!
- Homer: Well, I helped.
- Marge: Homer, stop! I know it's easy for your mind to wander...
We see a monkey inside Homer's brain playing cymbals and dancing.
- Marge: ...But I want you to really concentrate on me.
The monkey stops playing and points at Marge
- Marge: God spoke to us for a reason. I'm not quite sure what that reason is, but I'm asking you, please dispose of that waste properly.
- Homer: Okay, Marge.
Homer drives to a lake with hundreds of "No dumping" signs placed about and proceeds to run over all of them in his path. As he does this, we see the camera from his point of view and the signs he runs over read, "No Dumping", "We Mean It", "Please Reconsider", "Have You No Heart?", "Stop Dammit Stop", "Why Must You Do This?", "You're Killing Us, Dude", and "Bastard!!!". He stops beside the river.
- Homer: This feels right.
He cuts the silo loose and it drops into the lake.
Theatrical Trailer
A one and a half minute long trailer was first seen on November 12, 2006 on FOX, immediately after the second act of The Simpsons episode G.I. (Annoyed Grunt).
The trailer begins with a 3D computer generated scene of a picturesque meadow, filled with flowers and butterflies. A rabbit hops from a hole in the ground, and begins dancing from rock to rock to the tune of Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The rabbit continues dancing, now along with flowers, as a voice over says "In a time when computer animation brings us worlds of unsurpassed beauty, one film dares to be ugly."
The Simpsons Movie logo with Moe in the center of the donut falls into view, and knocks down the rabbit and the flowers. Moe says "The Simpsons Movie", and then holds out his arms and grandly announces "In 2D!" Moe then looks down at the rabbit, and says "Uh... The bunny's not breathing."
The trailer then changes to a scene of Homer driving a crane with a wrecking ball, and saying "Time to save my family" in a determined voice.
The crane moves forward, and swings the wrecking ball towards a truck on an adjacent road. The ball reaches the end of its arc as it reaches the truck, and merely nudges it. As the ball reaches the truck, there is a stop sign in the background. It actually says SOP. This may be a reference to the rumor of Homer polluting the town's water supply. The ball then swings back towards the crane, smashes through the cab, and carries Homer up into the air.
The ball continues to swing back and forth, crashing Homer into the elbow of a large Paul Bunyan statue in front of a gas station, and a big fake fork attached to a billboard advertising the "Zesty Fork" restaurant. Homer is then swung repeatedly back and forth between a large rock and a building with the sign "A Hard Place", before the wrecking ball finally loses momentum and stays still.
Then, the message "In Theaters Worldwide July 27, 2007" appears. After a few seconds, the trailer flashes back to the previous scene, where the stilled wrecking ball, with Homer still aboard, suddenly smashes into the rock again and then breaks from its chain and crashes into the ground.
The trailer then ends as the movie's website is shown, while Homer says "This film is not yet rated" woozily in the background.
In Australia, Network Ten aired the trailer on November 13, 2006.
Five countries will have the movie released before the "In Theaters Worldwide July 27, 2007" release date - this is shown on the official 20th Century Fox international websites for the countries listed. Belgium and France will release it 25 July and Argentina, Germany and The Netherlands will release it on 26 July 2007.
UK, Russian, Latin America, Spain and Australian Exclusive Trailer
The one-and-a-half minute trailer appeared on the Sun Newspaper's website and first shown on December 11, 2006.
The trailer begins with the same CGI dance sequence as the theatrical trailer, and then shows Homer and Bart on the roof of their house, with Homer preparing to hammer a nail into a shingle. Homer says "Steady... Steady..." holding the hammer ready over the nail. He swings, misses the nail, and embeds the hammer head in his eye, and Bart laughs at his pain. The release date is shown, and then the scene returns to Homer and Bart on the roof, with Homer again preparing to knock in a nail. Homer says "Steady... Steady..." again, swings, and suddenly the roof beneath him collapses and he falls down into the house with Bart looking down at him. The trailer ends just like the theatrical trailer, with the website being shown and the film being not rated. In other markets, this teaser trailer was shown when Eragon was released on 14 December 2006. In North America, It was shown when Night at the Museum released on December 22nd, 2006. Then on December 24th, 2006, the trailer was on Apple Movie Trailers and given an official North America name, "Trailer 2".
Production
The people behind The Simpsons had entertained the thought of a movie since early in the series, but things never came together. The episode "Kamp Krusty" was originally going to be a movie, but difficulties were encountered in writing a movie length script, at which point the movie plans were dropped in favor of a season premiere. Before his death, Phil Hartman had always wanted to do a live action Troy McClure movie. Several of the show's writers mentioned in DVD commentaries that they would have loved to do it. Matt Groening has revealed that they had been offered the chance to make a live-action Simpsons Movie, but turned it down as it would have likely ruined the franchise and angered fans. The writers of the show began working on the current script in 2001.
Rumors and speculation
Rumors of a Simpsons movie have been circulating since early in the series. Speculation had seen a decrease until 2000, when news website Corona posted an April Fool's Day hoax describing fictional plans for a live action movie. In 2004, rumors of a movie development spiked, with sources claiming that it would premiere on July 27 2007; this was confirmed by 20th Century Fox on June 6, 2005.
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- "We're very excited about the performances in this movie. Come next Oscars, we think it's going to be Milhouse's night" - Matt Groening
- "Since 2001 we'd been working to get a script that would be worthy of people actually paying to see the Simpsons" - Matt Groening
- "We've been running a little behind schedule- But only by about 15 years or so." - Matt Groening
- "If I were feeling any more pressure, I'd be a diamond" - Al Jean
- "We're going to put some fake plots out there just to make it interesting." - James L. Brooks
- "The idea of the movie is that all of us who ran the show at one point and who have been there from the beginning come together as the writing team for this movie. That's the idea of it." - James L. Brooks
- "That trailer is running on 7,000 screens this weekend, committing us to opening every place in the world on the same date, which means, we'd better get started." - James L. Brooks
- "We've taken script security to the point of lunacy, though it helped that we wrote it in Aramaic" - Mike Scully
- "This was enormously challenging, because it involved filling 120 blank pages with an actual story and words people say." - James L. Brooks
- "I can absolutely guarantee that this film will far exceed the wildest expectations of every Simpsons fan. Start lining up at the theater now, preferably in costume." - Al Jean
- "The movie is a result of the very singular vision of eleven people." - Mike Scully
- "It’s been rough. We worked at it for a long time and then found out that Snakes on a Plane was doing the same story." - James L. Brooks
Technical specifications
The film will be colored digitally and presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio (the equivalent of anamorphic widescreen film). Such a wide aspect ratio is somewhat more difficult for traditional animation, especially in long horizontal camera pans, as it requires wider backgrounds to be drawn. However, this format gives the animation a more "cinematic" feel and sets it apart from the 4:3, or "full frame", format of the television series.
Soundtrack album
The Simpsons Movie Soudtrack was released on the Interscope Records in July 16, 2007 and featuring the hit single "U Can't Shine Like Me" by Lil' Romeo, and "I Will Kill You" by Panic! at the Disco, anf featuring the tracks by Young Jeezy featuring Lil' Wayne, Keyshia Cole featuring Ludacris, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5 featuring Beastic Boys, T.I., Chris Brown featuring Nas, Kai featuring Akon, Lyfe Jennings, Beanie Sigel featuring Jazze Pha, Jennifer Lopez featuring Three 6 Mafia, David Banner, Lifehouse, Jay-Z featuring Omarion, and Much More. "The Simpsons Movie: Music From The Motion Picture" is in stores July 16, 2007 Go Get It said Announcer.
Confirmed cast
Regular TV cast
NOTE: This list only includes characters who are confirmed to have speaking parts in the movie.
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson and Krusty the Clown
- Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson
- Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson
- Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Carl Carlson and The Sea Captain
- Harry Shearer as Seymour Skinner, Lenny Leonard and Dr. Hibbert
- Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel
- Russi Taylor
- Pamela Hayden
- Tress MacNeille
- Maggie Roswell
Guests
Crew
- Music by Hans Zimmer
- Songs by David A. Stewart
- Main theme by Danny Elfman
- Executive producers James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean
- Produced by Richard Sakai and Mike Scully
- Based on the television series created by Matt Groening
- Based on the television series developed by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Sam Simon
- Screenplay by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti
- Directed by David Silverman
Notes
- ^ Bowles, Scott (2006-04-02). "Mmmm, popcorn: A 'Simpsons' film in '07". USA Today. Retrieved 2006-04-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Interview: Kelsey Grammer On the Beast PLUS Sideshow Bob Is In The Simpsons Movie! at IESB.net, May 12, 2006
- "Apple - Trailers - The Simpsons Movie - Teaser". Apple Computer.
- Crabtree, Sheigh (2006-04-01). "'Simpsons' movie revealed in trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Ball, Ryan (2006-07-24). "Simpsons Movie Peeks at Comic-Con". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ The Simpsons Movie Preview Animatics Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 at YouTube
- http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=6117
- "The Simpsons Movie - UK Exclusive Trailer!". The Sun. 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- As described in the episodes commentary of The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season by James L. Brooks
- The Simpsons Movie at Corona.bc.ca, April 1, 2000
- ^ Weinberg, Scott (2006-04-04). "Fox Issues Official Word on "The Simpsons Movie"". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2006-04-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
goodwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Homer going to bat in '07 at Variety.com, April 2, 2006
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