The Simpsons as depicted in 2007’s The Simpsons Movie Matt Groening\/20th Century Fox\/Kobal\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/p>\n The Simpsons<\/span> are coming to the big screen. Again.<\/span><\/p>\n On Monday evening, it was revealed that the long-running animated sitcom would be getting a second spin-off film, bringing Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and their Springfield neighbours back to cinemas.<\/span><\/p>\n Disney<\/span> \u2013 the media conglomerate which has owned The Simpsons since 2017 \u2013 announced the news in a social media post depicting the iconic\u2019 family\u2019s patriarch reaching for a doughnut covered in sprinkles shaped like the number two.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHomer\u2019s coming back for seconds,\u201d the poster teased, alongside a release date of 23 July 2027, almost 20 years to the day since the first film premiered in Springfield, Vermont.<\/span><\/p>\n The Simpsons initially began life as a series of short cartoons on Tracey Ullman\u2019s US variety show, before getting their own stand-alone series, which became one of the most revered and influential of the 1990s and 2000s.<\/span><\/p>\n A first Simpsons film, the imaginatively-titled The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007, receiving mostly positive reviews and going on to rank among the highest-grossing movies of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to appearances from the likes of Tom Hanks, Albert Brooks and Green Day, The Simpsons Movie introduced new characters like Colin, a love interest for Lisa, and the family\u2019s pet pig Plopper, though neither of these remained as permanent characters in the show.<\/span><\/p>\n