With news that a sequel to The Simpsons Movie is officially happening, fans have discovered a hint that foreshadowed its release date. The unexpected follow-up is scheduled to arrive in theaters in 2027, twenty years after the original film debuted in 2007.
When the new movie was announced, a lot of us Simpsons fans immediately remembered a joke from a 2007 episode. It seemed like the writers had predicted this would happen, hinting at a 20-year gap all along! It’s crazy how they might have planned this out.
Just two months after the initial movie was released, a 1990s episode (‘He Loves to Fly and He D’ohs’) began with Bart’s signature chalkboard punishment. In this scene, the character is repeatedly writing the message: “I will not wait 20 years to make another movie”.
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It looks like creator Matt Groening has made a prediction come true! The new movie is scheduled to come out on July 23, 2027, exactly twenty years and two days after the original film premiered in Springfield, Vermont on July 21, 2007.
Viewers quickly noticed the chalkboard joke, and many believe the show has once again remarkably predicted something that would happen in the future.
One person tweeted, “Does anyone else feel like Matt Groening and the The Simpsons team intentionally held off on releasing a second movie, building on a joke from their first post-movie episode?” Another user simply asked: “Did they wait on purpose to do this?”
People on Instagram kept talking about the funny moment, and one fan said they “knew” the show would bring it up again.
After Bart famously wrote ‘I will not wait 20 years for another movie’ on the chalkboard, it looks like he was correct. Twenty years after 2007 is 2027, and a sequel is actually being made. They always believed the creators would eventually make it happen, they commented.
Some viewers tried to figure out the precise time difference between the two movies, and opinions were split. Some wanted to include leap years in their calculations, while others simply used the initial US release date of July 27, 2007, as the beginning.
I was so happy they didn’t make us wait a full 20 years for a sequel! Someone pointed out they actually took just 19 years and 363 days, which is pretty close. But another fan jokingly calculated it, saying if you do count leap years, it comes out to 20 years and 1 day. It’s amazing how much people are paying attention to the details!
“They actually stuck to their promise about waiting 20 years for a sequel,” someone else offered.
The popular show recently started its 37th season and plans to launch a full-length movie in July 2027. This movie will be shown in a time slot that was previously intended for an unannounced Marvel project.
The Simpsons Movie 2 is scheduled for release on 23 July 2027.
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2025-09-30 18:19