The Simpsons Movie 2 Announced With Poster and 2027 Release Date

After years of speculation, Disney’s 20th Century Studios has finally made it official: The Simpsons Movie 2 is on the way, complete with a first teaser poster and a release date set for July 23, 2027.

That date is more than symbolic – it arrives almost exactly 20 years after Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie made their big-screen debut in the 2007 hit that grossed over $536 million worldwide.

The announcement dropped on social media with a familiar pink sprinkle donut, drawn by Matt Groening himself, serving as the poster’s centerpiece. Beyond the donut, little is known about the story, tone, or direction of the sequel, and Disney is keeping the Springfield family’s next cinematic outing under tight wraps for now. Still, the long gap between films has sparked both excitement and skepticism among fans who have grown up – literally – alongside the series.

The timing is significant for more than nostalgic reasons. The Simpsons Movie 2 now occupies a slot originally held by an untitled Marvel project that was quietly pulled from the calendar, leaving a gap between Avengers: Doomsday (December 2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (December 2027). In other words, Springfield is stepping in to keep audiences entertained while Marvel takes a rare breather. For some fans, it’s a clever scheduling play; for others, it’s an odd reminder of just how long The Simpsons has been running, with season 40 already on the horizon for 2028.

The original 2007 film was seen at the time as a reward for decades of loyalty, delivering sharper writing and bigger set pieces than the average TV episode. Some longtime viewers remember it fondly as one of the last great flashes of brilliance before the show’s gradual decline in critical reception. Others argue it was already too late, released when the series’ golden age had long passed. The sequel therefore carries heavy expectations: can it recapture the magic, or will it feel like just another late-era Simpsons gag stretched to feature length?

Commentators online have mixed feelings. Some are thrilled at the prospect of another theatrical adventure and even dream about the possibility of a trilogy, perhaps ending the series entirely with a third movie at the 50th season mark. Others are more cynical, pointing out the show’s resistance to continuity and its struggles with repetitive plots, wondering if a feature-length format can offer something fresher than the weekly episodes. Still more take a humorous view of the timing, joking that they’ve aged from Bart’s classmate to Homer’s peer to Grandpa Simpson’s contemporary in the time it took to greenlight this sequel.

One undercurrent of discussion is whether the movie will lean on nostalgia or attempt to reinvent itself. Fans call back to moments like Homer’s pet pig “Spider-Pig” and the Dome over Springfield as highlights of the first film, while others would prefer the series to take bigger creative swings – perhaps even growing up the characters for real. Some fans even pine for a revival of classic Simpsons video games, pointing to how much fun they had with titles from the Xbox 360/PS3 era. There’s also chatter about whether the cast, many of whom are now in their seventies, might lean on AI voice replication to keep the characters ageless on screen.

Regardless of these debates, the sheer longevity of The Simpsons makes The Simpsons Movie 2 more than just another sequel. It’s a cultural checkpoint, arriving at a time when fans are reflecting not only on the show’s past but on their own lives lived alongside it. Whether the film delivers another comedic high point or becomes a footnote in Springfield’s vast history, July 2027 is shaping up to be a milestone worth circling on the calendar.