Back in 2007 The Simpsons Movie made $530 million at the worldwide box office and a further $100 million on US DVD sales, which for any other animated movie would have prompted a greenlight for a sequel. But as the movie took so many years to make and with the creative talent busy on the TV show, a second movie seemed unlikely.

However, in a recent interview the show’s executive producer James L. Brooks said they are open to another movie, and they have an idea where they could go with the sequel.

From ComingSoon:

“We’re open to it,” he told us, adding the disclaimer, “It was much harder than we anticipated. It took us a year to try and get to the point because we’re all so scared of ‘What are we going to do to the Simpsons’ and ‘What if the movie is no good?’ We were all so scared about that and I thought it took us a solid year of looking at each other to get to the point where we can get to the point where we don’t give a sh*t.”

He continued with the exciting news that they do have an idea for a second movie, “It was a huge success and we’re very open to it and we have a beginning notion if we want to do it, but the series always comes first with us. The series is always primary to us.”

I have recently started catching The Simpsons on TV again, and while most episodes aren’t as fun as they were a few years ago, they are still entertaining. I wouldn’t mind seeing another movie, but I won’t get excited because they were working on the first one for around 5 years.

Would you be interested in a sequel to The Simpsons Movie?

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This is genius. Daniel Radcliffe, next seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, will be making a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons but he will not be playing himself nor Harry Potter. Instead, Radcliffe will be voicing Edmund the vampire, a clear spoof of Twilight and Robert Pattinson’s character Edward Cullen.

Spoiler TV got the first image of the character, which you can see above.

The episode, titled Treehouse of Horror XXI will air on Fox in the US on November 7th. Here’s the synopsis for the episode:

Beware of ouija boards, vampires, and unexpected guests in the 21st annual installment of the “Treehouse of Horror.” In “War and Pieces,” the first of three spine-tingling tales, Marge (Julie Kavner), worried about the effects of excessively violent video games, encourages Bart (Nancy Cartwright) and Milhouse (Pamela Hayden) to give wholesome, classic board games a shot. The best friends discover that board games aren’t boring after all when they find themselves playing a real-life game in which they must beat all the challenges before they are allowed to return to home.

The supernatural spells continue in “Tweenlight,” when Lisa (Yeardley Smith) becomes smitten with a mysterious new student, Edmund (guest voice Daniel Radcliffe), who also happens to be a vampire. When a romance blossoms, the young lovers run away to Dracula-la Land, leaving Homer (Dan Castellaneta) to come to Lisa’s rescue.

In the final frightening fable, “Master and Cadaver,” Homer and Marge set sail on a romantic second honeymoon, but are interrupted when they rescue Roger (guest voice Hugh Laurie), a castaway who escaped an attempted poisoning on his ship. Convinced that Roger is sabotaging their getaway and plotting a murder of his own, Homer and Marge take matters into their own hands.

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You would have thought with $530 million at the worldwide box office 20th Century Fox would have yellow-light a sequel to The Simpsons movie, however we are two years on and there hasn’t been any talk of a second film. Will there be one? According to creator Matt Groening we won’t be getting one any time soon.

“It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie,” Groening said. “We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we’ll do another one — but don’t hold your breath.”

As for when the tentpole toon might shut up shop for good, the pair indicated that the final bow was not on the horizon. The current U.S. season is the 21st.

“We cannot predict the end because we can’t believe we are still here today,” explained Groening.

Jean added, “We are contracted to do two more seasons following this one. I gave up predicting the end a long time ago.”

I stopped watching The Simpsons on TV when I discovered Family Guy, but I saw the movie and enjoyed it and would probably see a sequel if they ever get round to making one. Would you be up for a sequel? Do you still watch The Simpsons?

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There’s some sort of SuperSize Me joke in here, but I’m fairly sure that every other news outlet is going to make it (come up with some good ones in the comments).

That’s right, Morgan Spurlock, widely known as the filmmaker/star of the most approachable nutrition/diet documentary of recent memory, SuperSize Me. Spurlock also produces content for TV and the web, including 8 episodes of the SuperSize-inspired spinoff, 30 Days, where people were forced to live 30 days in perspective-altering conditions.

Now, Spurlock has been hired to honor The Simpsons with a documentary that will air next January, concluding the year-long celebration of 20 years of The Simpsons on television (a celebration currently happening). The special will air January 14th on Fox, the same date The Simpsons premiered two decades ago.

Fox’s press release reads:

In The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special In 3-D On Ice, Spurlock will examine the cultural phenomenon of The Simpsons in his distinctive and innovative style. The special will document how the world sees The Simpsons and how the Simpson family has seen the world for two decades.

“When they first called me about this, I thought it was a prank and I hung up,” said Spurlock. “And then my agent called back and said, ‘No, no, this is for real,’ at which point I fainted. Then when I woke up, I called everyone I knew because it was the coolest thing I could ever get to do in my career.”

Regardless of what I think of Morgan Spurlock as a person, I can say two things: 1) The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special In 3-D On Ice is a pretty good title and 2) I will totally be watching when this premieres.

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To celebrate the first ever Simpsons episode in High Definition, 20th Century Fox have given The Simpsons opening sequence a makeover. It is not completely different, however there are some revisions and appearences by characters that didn’t feature in the previous opening sequence. Watch it below!

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The voices behind The Simpsons have finally agreed to a deal that will allow them to “D’oh”, “Excellent..” and “Thank you come again” for another four years. The negotiating had caused the show to be delayed for a number of months, but the actors finally decided that $400,000 an episode would be enough for them.

As part of his deal, Castellaneta (Homer) has been named consulting producer on the series. He’ll now serve as a writer in addition to continuing as a voice performer.

However, although the voice actors are now locked through the next four years, it doesn’t necessarily mean The Simpsons will be back beyond season 20. Gracie Films’ deal with 20th expires at the end of this season, and Fox hasn’t renewed the show beyond this upcoming year.

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