The New Simpsons Movie opens in theaters on September 3, 2027. Disney revealed the official title and an unfinished Homer baseball clip at D23 on August 15. No public trailer, full story, or streaming date has been announced.
- Official title: The New Simpsons Movie
- Release date: September 3, 2027
- Where: theaters; no Disney+ or other streaming date has been announced
- First footage: an unfinished D23 clip shown to attendees, not a public trailer
Disney’s official D23 show-floor announcement and premiere promotion both list the theatrical date. The footage shown to attendees was a first look, not a full trailer or a complete plot reveal.
For anyone who has somehow missed Springfield, The Simpsons is the animated comedy about Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The family has been making jokes, causing disasters, and somehow avoiding aging since the late 1980s. The first Simpsons movie arrived in 2007, which makes this return feel like a very long-delayed trip to the theater.
The Sequel Is Officially Called The New Simpsons Movie
The title appeared during Disney’s D23 presentation and was reported in the event’s live coverage. It is wonderfully blunt: not “The Simpsons Movie 2,” not “Springfield Vacation,” just The New Simpsons Movie. The wording feels like the kind of joke the show might make about Hollywood running out of ideas, although Disney has presented it as the actual title rather than a temporary label.
That title may sound odd now, but the joke has a built-in expiration date. Once the movie is a few years old, it will not be new anymore. That is also exactly why it feels like a Simpsons title: simple, self-aware, and just a little bit silly.
The First Footage Sounds Like Peak Homer
D23 attendees saw an unfinished clip rather than a public trailer. GamesRadar+ reported that Homer tries to catch a runaway baseball, and the crowd reacted strongly to the bit. A separate D23 report described the same sequence as Homer chasing the ball from the stadium toward the Duff brewery, which is a very Simpsons way to turn a tiny problem into a city-wide adventure.
Because the animation was not finished, there is no reason to treat that scene as the movie’s full premise. It may be one joke, one opening gag, or the first step in a much bigger mess. What it does tell us is that the sequel is still leaning into physical comedy and the Springfield locations fans already know.
The footage has not been released as a normal trailer, so people outside the D23 room cannot pause it frame by frame or start a three-hour theory thread about the background characters. For now, the D23 coverage guide is the easiest way to keep up with the event’s other announcements while we wait for an official public look.
When Does The New Simpsons Movie Come Out?
The New Simpsons Movie is scheduled to open in theaters on September 3, 2027. That is the date currently listed by The Walt Disney Company and the official D23 premiere promotion. Earlier trade reports placed the sequel in a July 2027 slot, so the Disney listings are the date to use now.
The original The Simpsons Movie opened in 2007. Disney+ still includes that film in the Simpsons collection described in its press materials, which gives new viewers an easy way to catch up before the sequel arrives. You do not need to memorize every Springfield resident to enjoy the first movie, but knowing Homer’s talent for making a small mistake much bigger will help.
There is no streaming date yet, and the studio has not announced whether the movie will arrive on Disney+ after its theatrical run. The September 2027 date is the confirmed part; everything after the theater window is still a question.
What We Know About the Story So Far
The D23 clip gives us a baseball and a chase, not a full synopsis. Disney has not announced the movie’s villain, a complete cast update, or the larger problem that pulls the Simpsons family into the story. The official D23 programming page confirms that The Simpsons had a fan panel about the art of storytelling in Springfield, but it does not give away a movie plot.
That is probably the right amount of information for a film this far away. The first movie’s marketing worked because it let fans recognize the family, the town, and the jokes without explaining every punchline ahead of time. The new movie can do the same thing: show us one ridiculous problem, then let Homer make it worse.
The show is still active, too. D23’s series history and movie note place the sequel inside a franchise that has spent decades turning everyday family problems into huge animated stories. That context matters more than a long list of rumored cameos right now.
The Plain Title Is Already a Simpsons Joke
The New Simpsons Movie sounds like a placeholder someone forgot to replace. That is probably why it works. It tells you exactly what the movie is, while leaving the door open for the characters to make fun of the wording. Give Homer one line about “the new one” being old news by opening weekend, and the title has already paid for itself.
Some fans will still call it The Simpsons Movie 2. That was the easy name for years, and Variety used it when the sequel was first reported. After a 19-year gap, “the new one” is a little optimistic—but it also feels more like the show than a polished subtitle would.
The best version of this joke is probably small: a Springfield billboard, a news anchor correcting himself, or Homer insisting the movie is new because he just heard about it. The title does not need a complicated explanation. It just needs the show to be as silly about it as everyone else.
The Simpsons Is Going Back to Theaters
Here is what we actually know: The New Simpsons Movie is a theatrical sequel, it opens September 3, 2027, and D23 attendees saw Homer chase a runaway baseball toward Duff. There is no public trailer or full story yet. That is not much, but it is enough to prove the movie is more than another “coming soon” promise.
It will land in a crowded Disney animation year alongside Frozen 3, Coco 2, and Zootopia 3. Those movies are new chapters for their franchises. The Simpsons is different: it is a family reunion with a theater budget, and Homer already appears to be sprinting toward the first disaster.
The next trailer will tell us more. Until then, the plain title and the September date are doing the job. Homer is back, the baseball is loose, and Springfield is probably about to blame someone else.
Would you watch The New Simpsons Movie in theaters? And does the plain title work for you, or should Disney have called it The Simpsons Movie 2?
