Earlier today, a rumour from Jeff Sneider stated that a Rick & Morty movie was in the planning stages (here), and before I could get it written up, co-creator Dan Harmon tried to get out in front of it by confirming that the rumour was true and sharing some details.
As the new trailer for season 9 dropped, Harmon and showrunner Scott Marder spoke to Cinemablend about the project and the unexpected leaking of the news online.
“I got to go get a coffee,” said Harmon, “We saw the same leak, and we are therefore now able to confirm that there is a movie in the works. Jacob Hair is, is the director… he is an absolute, to say rock star is honestly feels like trivializing it.”
Hair has served as a supervising director for Rick and Morty for several seasons and has been on the series since season 4.
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Harmon goes on: “When we started talking about a movie and could a movie happen and who would direct it, the first question was, ‘Can Jacob do it?’ Because that would be a dream, as opposed to going out and just getting somebody that did a great job on another animated thing. This is our guy, who has done some of the most amazing work on the show. “
With the show’s ninth season dropping next week and it having already been given the greenlight until season 12, it’s hard to know just when the movie will happen but I honestly think that, while the show has lost some if its magic in the last few seasons, a big screen outing might be a good way to draw a line under the story.
Twelve seasons and a movie, as it were.
So, a Rick and Morty movie? Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all.
Watch the new trailer for Rick and Morty season 9:
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