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South Park Duo's Kendrick Lamar Film Delayed Again
10 Sep
Summary
- South Park creators apologize for the ongoing delay of their film.
- The musical comedy film features original songs by Kendrick Lamar.
- The release date has been postponed multiple times since its initial planning.
The musical comedy film from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, in collaboration with Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free's pgLang, has experienced further delays. Parker and Stone issued a statement taking responsibility for the ongoing production schedule setbacks and apologizing to their partners at pgLang and Paramount Pictures. They expressed continued belief in the project despite life circumstances and their work on South Park impacting its completion.
The film's plot reportedly centers on a Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum who engages in conflict with a racist mayor character, portrayed by Parker. It is expected to include unreleased original songs from Grammy Award-winning artist Kendrick Lamar. This project was previously scheduled for a March 20, 2026, release but was removed from the calendar. Earlier postponements were made due to Lamar's tour and Parker and Stone's South Park production duties.
This news follows the recent Emmy win for South Park, which secured its sixth award for best animated series, with its 29th season slated to premiere on September 16. The script for the film was penned by South Park producer Vernon Chatman, though no cast members have been announced yet. Paramount film executives had previously praised the script as one of the funniest and most original they had encountered.
