More Talk of a Sequel
Ever since the blockbuster success of the Simpsons Movie and the subsequent DVD, speculation has always been out there regarding a possible sequel. After all, anytime a movie strikes it big in the box office, one can never truly rule out a sequel. It’s too lucrative, for producers, to not imagine. Still, Al Jean has, in the past, ruled out a sequel in the present.
Still, there’s another dynamic at play, and that is the ongoing writer’s strike. Typically, the effect has been most seen on television, but there’s a hidden component. The strike is having an effect movie production. In terms of The Simpsons, it also is gumming up any sort of sequel. Part of the strike, of course, is keeping developmental talks on hold until the main strike issues have been resolved.
Larry Carroll, on MTV’s Movie Blog, has tackled the issue a little. He writes:
Talks on the sequel should begin whenever everyone on both sides of the picket line is satisfied, but since it is a cartoon and all the “Simpsons” talents will still be working on that pesky little TV show, we’re talking several years before a green light gives us an actual movie to watch.
So, basically, there will be no sense of instant gratification in this regard. Animation usually is a much slower creative process. Live action movies, for example, tend to be quicker makes, as there’s no animation, voice acting, voice synch, and so on. Then again, it took more than a decade and a half of the Simpsons on Fox before a silver screen version materialized. Plus, there’s always the idea that good things take time, even years to produce, whereas lackluster garbage can be marshaled out in a matter of days, even hours and minutes. Fans, more than anything, want a good, quality, enjoyable product.
The Simpsons, The Simpson Movie, MTV
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