FOX releases info about "Simpsons" movie

from the futon critic

SIMPSONS MOVIE RELEASE ANNOUNCED BY HOMER SIMPSON

LOS ANGELES… Homer Simpson announced the much-anticipated feature film
based on the hit television series THE SIMPSONS will premiere in
theaters worldwide July 27, 2007. The announcement was made in a
specially-prepared teaser trailer that appears on prints of ICE AGE:
THE MELTDOWN, which opened in theaters March 31. The teaser also aired
on Sunday's (April 2nd) episode of the hit TV series on FOX, which has
just been picked up for its 18th and 19th seasons.

Starring in the animated film are series regulars Dan Castellaneta,
Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry
Shearer, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille. Guest starring in the
movie are Erin Brockovich, Minnie Driver, and Albert Brooks.

Producing the feature are THE SIMPSONS series executive producer James
L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening, current showrunner Al Jean, Mike
Scully and Richard Sakai. The script is written by Groening, Brooks,
Jean, Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike
Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti - all series
veterans. David Silverman (MONSTERS, INC.), the series' supervising
animation director, is helming the feature.

"This was enormously challenging, because it involved filling 120
blank pages with an actual story and words people say," said producer
James L. Brooks.

"We're very excited about the performances in this movie. Come next
Oscars, we think it's going to be Milhouse's night," said producer
Matt Groening.

Milhouse Van Houten...

"I can absolutely guarantee that this film will far exceed the wildest
expectations of every SIMPSONS fan," said producer Al Jean. "Start
lining up at the theater now, preferably in costume."

"The movie is a result of the very singular vision of eleven people,"
said producer Mike Scully.

"We have all watched THE SIMPSONS evolve from a groundbreaking
television series into a global cultural phenomenon and everyone at
Fox is excited about its leap to the big screen," said Chris
Meledandri, President of Twentieth Century Fox Animation.

Now in its 17th season, THE SIMPSONS is the longest-running comedy
series in the history of television. The critically praised series has
been bestowed with numerous honors, including a Peabody Award, 21 Emmy
Awards, 21 Annie Awards, four Genesis Awards, eight International
Monitor Awards, two People's Choice Awards, three British Comedy
Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, and a Television Critics Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion
pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires, and distributes
motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are
produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century
Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Atomic, and Twentieth
Century Fox Animation.