Simpsons movie go-ahead
Simpsons movie go-ahead
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Saturday, 01, Apr 2006 01:06
Hit TV series The Simpsons will be made into a full length film to be released in 2007, Twentieth Century Fox has confirmed.
The yellow cartoon family broke the news in a 25 second trailer aired in the US. The sequence begins with an introduction to "the greatest hero in American history".
You guessed it, the camera cuts to Homer sitting in just his underpants. "I forgot what I was supposed to say," mumbles the overweight father.
The show has just been granted an extra two seasons taking the family into their 19th year on television screens, it is the longest running sitcom in history.
Matt Groening, who created the show, said that the team would continue to make the programme until they ran out of ideas.
Ricky Gervais is the latest guest invited to write an episode of the show. The Office star penned the plot in which Homer and Marge take part in a version of the reality TV show Wife Swap.