Genre: Thriller/Comedy.

Studio: 20th Century Fox/Universal Pictures.
Production Company: Imagine Entertainment.

Project Phase: Greenlighted.

Who's In It: John Goodman (Homer Simpson); Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson); Mae Whitman (Lisa Simpson); Haley Joel Osmond (Bart Simpson); John Tutorro (Ned Flanders); Glenn Close (Maude Flanders); Morgan Freeman (Doctor Hibberd); Tim Robbins (Principal Skinner); Eric Stoltz (Otto); Sean Connery (Groundskeeper Willy); Janeane Garafolo (Ms. Krabapple); Kelli Williams (Ms. Hoover); Billy Bob Thornton (Mayor Quimby); Dan Aykroyd (Chief Wiggum); Harry Shearer (Reverend Lovejoy); Illeana Douglas (Mrs. Lovejoy); Robin Williams (Krusty the Klown); Steve Martin (Kent Brockman); Hank Azaria (Apu); Mike Myers (Moe); Robert Duvall (Mr. Burns); Christian Slater (Smithers); Oliver Platt (Barney); Denis Leary (Lenny); Dave Chappelle (Karl); Jack Lemmon (Gil); Gene Hackman (Grampa Simpson).

Who's Making It: Robert Altman (Director); David Mamet, William Goldman (Screenwriters); Brian Grazer (Producer); Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon (Executive Producers); Stan Winston (Maggie Special FX); Danny Elfman (Musical Score).

Premise: When the local nuclear power plant is sabotaged, working man Homer Simpson is assigned to find the culprit... even if it means investigating every single resident of Springfield.

Comments: After languishing for years, the Simpsons are given a makeover, and transported into the world of live action. Hopefully this film will follow in the footsteps of previous cartoon adaptations, such as The Flintstones, Pokemon, and Howard's End.

[Page draft sent in by Lee Zachariah.]

Scoop Feedback:

December 31, 1999... According to an interview in Producing Groupies, Brian Grazer offered the directorial position to Ron Howard. Howard was forced to decline, as he was busy wrapping up directing duties on Who Wants to Babysit a Millionaire: A True Story. [Scoop sent in by some guy named Bick Brockwell.]

January 6, 2000... David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Spanish Prisoner) and William Goldman (All The President's Men, The General's Daughter) are sollaborating on the screenplay, which will apparently give huge character arcs to each and every character. Sources say the script is clocking in at a industry record of 1,563 pages. Rumour has it that 20th Century Fox may want to cut a couple of scenes. [The twenty-page email detailing this rumour was sent in by p. t. anderson.]

January 12, 2000... Robert Altman has beaten out David Lynch, John Woo, and Nicholas Roeg for the director's chair. [Scoop sent in by Alan Smithee.]

January 15, 2000... As casting begins, we hear that the role of Maggie, which hasn't been cast yet, will be brought to life using CGI. [Scooped by Jar Jar Binks.]

January 17, 2000... John Goodman has won the role of Homer, beating out Philip Seymour Hoffman. Oliver Platt may also have been up for the role, but has since been cast as Barney. [Reported by an irate Dan Castenellatalletenalella.]

January 20, 2000... In an effort to tone down his wild child side and bring out a more angsty, intellectual side, Altman casts Haley Joel Osmond (The Sixth Sense) as Bart. One rumoured plot point has Bart interacting with both Lionel Hutz and Troy McLure, only to find out that they're both ghosts. [Scoop posted by Blair.]

January 21, 2000... The rumour about Bart seeing ghosts has been debunked by David Mamet himself. Apparently the rumour was started by William Goldman. [Scoop sent in by David Mamet. Obviously.]

February 3, 2000... A documentary about The Simpsons Movie and Altman's life is in production, titled Eat My Short Cuts. [Reported by Griffin Mill.]

February 18, 2000... Stan Winston is hospitalised after he confuses his work on The Simpsons Movie with his work on A Norwegian Werewolf in Monaco, and has designed Maggie with fangs and body hair. [Reported by an Israeli Vampire in the Burkina Faso.]

April 1, 2000... Production is soon to wrap on the film which is predicted to break all records set by Titanic, E.T., and Heaven's Gate. Fox and Universal are planning to build eight million more cinemas around the world specifically for this film. [Reported by Spielberg Bonapart.]

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