In a recent conference call, Al Jean spoke about what we can expect to see from both season 20 of The Simpsons and the show’s future in general. Jean spoke about the possible return of Plopper the Pig from The Simpsons Movie, writing for the character of Ned Flanders, another Simpsons movie which may be in the works, The Simpsons Ride and even the possibility of the Simpson kids ever growing up.
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Simpsons Movie DVD Details Leaked
TVShowsOnDVD.com have been given some exclusive details about the upcoming Simpsons Movie DVD. The 87-minute big-screen feature will be available in both Widescreen and Fullscreen versions on December 18th, just in time for Christmas. Extras including an Animators and Producers commentary, plus deleted scenes and promos will be available on the disc which should retail for about $29.98. Further details can be found at TvShowsOnDVD.
SOURCE: TVShowsOnDVD
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Simpsons Movie Pirated In Australia
Sydney has the dubious distinction of being the first market in the world where “The Simpsons Movie” was pirated, with distributor 20th Century Fox tracking an illegal Internet copy of the film to a Down Under locale within 72 hours of its Australian release. But in an indication that the industry’s enforcement initiatives are working, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft said Friday that a 21-year-old Sydney man was arrested the day before in relation to the unauthorized recording and uploading and charged with copyright theft. He faces up to five years jail.
The “Simpsons” copy was found before the film’s U.S. release July 27 and tracked back to a computer in western Sydney. AFACT alleges that the man arrested used his cell phone to film the movie at a cinema in western Sydney before uploading it on the Internet. Close international cooperation between the Australian Federal Police, AFACT and 20th Century Fox resulted in the removal of the unauthorized recording within 72 hours of its posting. But during that window the movie was uploaded to a U.S.-based global streaming site where it was viewed or downloaded more than 3,000 times.
AFACT additionally tracked it to other streaming sites and P2P systems where it had been illegally downloaded in excess of 110,000 times. Investigators even found a version of the film dubbed in French. Copies of “The Simpsons Movie” already are widely available on the street in China, though it is unclear if the Chinese copies came from the Australian upload.
SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter
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Simpsons Movie Earns Big D’oh!
“The Simpsons Movie” turned doughnuts into dollars over the weekend, raking in $71.9 million to debut as the top movie this week. The big screen tale of the lovable, if dysfunctional, family rolled over the competition, sending last week’s top movie, Universal Studio’s “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” into second place with $19 million, a 44 percent drop. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” from Warner Bros., fell to third place with $17.1 million, a 48 percent drop from last week. The film has grossed $242 million domestically after three weeks in theaters.
“Homer’s odyssey paid off,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. The film, which featured the antics of yellow-hued Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and a host of motley characters, grossed an average of $18,320 on 3,922 screens across the country and also opened strongly in 70 foreign markets.
“We are ecstatic,” said Chris Aronson, senior vice president for distribution at 20th Century Fox. “It far exceeded even the most optimistic of expectations.” The hand-drawn movie had the fifth best opening weekend of the year, beating such notable contenders as “Transformers,” from Paramount, “Ghost Rider,” from Sony Pictures and the computer-animated “Ratatouille,” from The Walt Disney Co. and Pixar Animation Studios.
SOURCE: Forbes
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The Simpsons Movie: Now In Theaters
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The Simpsons Movie has hit movie screens around the world, and audiences have already started to lap up their piece of Simpsons history. The movie is screening in United Kingdom, Australia, and much of Europe as of today, while audiences in North America and the rest of the world will have to wait until Friday.
Simpsons Channel has been lucky enough to have seen the movie and can confirm that if you’ve been excited by what you’ve seen from the previews, the movie will not disappoint! And a tip to viewers: don’t leave that theater until the Gracie Films logo appears! Please use this discussion board to post your reviews and comments about the movie, and readers, be wary of potential spoilers from the reviewers.
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Simpsons Animated Burger King Commercial
The Simpsons have been animated into Burger King’s commercial which serves as a promotion for the movie as well as the restaurant chain. For those who havent seen it or those in other countries, you can view it below.
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Vermont To Host Movie Premiere
A last-minute entry wound up the winner in the competition to host The Simpsons Movie premiere. Springfield, Vt., beat out 13 other Springfields across the country that entered the Hometown Movie Challenge. Twentieth Century Fox studio asked them to create a video showing their enthusiasm for The Simpsons. Videos were posted on USA TODAY’s website, where readers voted for their favorite. Springfield, Vt., got 15,367 votes. Springfield, Ill., came in second with 14,634 votes. Springfield, Ore., was third with 13,894. The Vermont town of 9,300 will host the premiere at Springfield Theater on Main Street July 21 with the movie’s filmmakers on hand to walk the yellow carpet.
SOURCE: USA Today
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7-Eleven Gets A Kwik-E-Makeover
Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of “The Simpsons” fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art. Those stores and most of the 6,000-plus other 7-Elevens in North America will sell items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO’s cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees.
