A sequel to 2007`s The Simpsons Movie and another Family Guy film are being planned, according to a new report. Ben Fritz of the Wall Street Journal cites sources as saying that in addition to those films, Fox is planning a Bob`s Burgers movie.It`s not immediately clear how far along in production these films may be, but it`s safe to say none of them are coming soon. Intriguingly, Fritz reported that the Family Guy film would combine live-action with animation, just like the Sonic the Hedgehog movie will.Read all the way to the bottom of my story on the weirdness these days at Fox`s movie studio these days and here`s some fun stuff you may not have known https://t.co/IPSUiQmWuY pic.twitter.com/hq470eD1Hv - Ben Fritz (@benfritz) August 10, 2018A sequel to The Simpsons Movie is no surprise, as the first movie was generally well-received, made a lot of money, and ended with Maggie saying during the end credits, `Sequel?` Last year, The Simpsons Movie director David Silverman said there were discussions happening about a sequel but nothing had been locked in yet. Producer Al Jean told Variety that a sequel to The Simpsons Movie probably won`t happen until The Simpsons TV show goes off the air.`The movie was such a time-intensive operation, it pulled a lot away from the show. I would rather end the show whenever that happens before doing another movie,` he said. `It`s unlikely there`ll be another Simpsons feature while the show is being produced.`Making the first Simpsons movie while producing the TV show at the same time `knocked the stuffing out` of the production team, Silverman said. Given that there is no end in sight for The Simpsons as a TV show, the next movie probably won`t be out anytime soon.As for the Family Guy movie, creator Seth McFarlane said back in 2015 that fans could expect news about the film `soon,` but that never happened. The first Family Guy movie, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, saw a straight-to-DVD release in 2005. It was later split in ...
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