The Simpsons Movie 2 Confirmed With First Poster and 2027 Release Date

Disney’s 20th Century Studios has confirmed The Simpsons Movie 2 is real, and it already has its archetypal poster and a merchandise day of July 23, 2027.

The institution announced its plans for a Simpsons sequel connected societal media today, revealing that an "all-new movie" based connected the long-running animated drama is present acceptable to premiere successful astir 2 years. No details astir however The Simpsons Movie 2 (or immoderate its last rubric ends up being) volition proceed the Springfield family’s communicative were revealed, though its archetypal poster does travel with a drafting of a acquainted pinkish donut illustrated by bid creator Matt Groening.

That July 2027 merchandise day puts The Simpsons Movie 2 retired astir precisely 20 years aft the archetypal movie archetypal took Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to theaters. It’s a docket that volition besides spot the sequel get astir 1 twelvemonth earlier The Simpsons play 40 premieres successful 2028.

Variety adds that The Simpsons Movie 2 present holds a spot connected the Disney movie calendar antecedently held by an untitled Marvel project, which has since been wiped from the docket completely. While the Simpsons volition assistance capable the void for moviegoers that weekend, it’s a displacement that besides means Marvel Cinematic Universe fans volition beryllium without a caller introduction to walk the clip betwixt Avengers: Doomsday connected December 18, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars connected December 17, 2027.

The Simpsons Movie premiered July 27, 2007, and sees the titular household connected the tally aft Homer (and his favored pig) pollutes the Springfield h2o supply. It was a theatrical travel to Springfield that managed to beryllium rather the success, bringing successful a planetary container bureau full of much than $536 cardinal (via Box Office Mojo).

It’s unclear wherefore Disney is choosing to revisit a big-screen Simpsons communicative with The Simpsons Movie 2 aft 20 years. Groening past teased a The Simpsons Movie sequel successful 2019, promising, astatine the time, that determination would yet beryllium a follow-up "one of these days."

While we hold for much crippled details, you tin work up connected wherefore co-showrunner Matt Selman says The Simpsons won’t beryllium tackling immoderate “big topical things” anytime soon. You tin besides cheque retired our database of the apical 36 episodes of the show.

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