“We Take Full Responsibility” - ‘South Park’ Creators Apologize to Kendrick Lamar as Mystery Movie Faces Yet Another Delay
Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they still believe in the musical comedy after repeated delays and its removal from Paramount’s release schedule.
- Paramount removed the untitled musical comedy, internally known as Whitney Springs, from its theatrical release slate last November. The film is a collaboration between South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and rapper Kendrick Lamar.
- Parker and Stone issued a statement accepting responsibility for delays, citing "South Park and life's circumstances" getting in the way. The pair recently renamed their show South America in a satirical jab at Donald Trump.
- The musical comedy carries a Paramount commitment exceeding $100 million and reportedly includes original, unreleased music by Lamar. The plot follows a Black man working as a slave re-enactor in the Midwest who discovers his white girlfriend's ancestors once owned his.
- Sources say the film faced significant rewrites and reshoots, complicating post-production. Parker, Stone, and Lamar maintain creative control under their deal, leaving filmmakers responsible for finalizing the project from their production banner, Park County.
- While the film remains unfinished and undated, the creators stated they "still believe in the project." It marks Parker's first feature as director since Team America: World Police in 2004.
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Trey Parker & Matt Stone ‘Take Full Responsibility’ For Scheduling Delays in ‘Whitney Springs’ Movie Collab With Kendrick Lamar
"South Park" creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone "take full responsibility" for the repeated delays of "Whitney Springs" movie collab with Kendrick Lamar.
‘South Park’ creators apologise for long delay of Kendrick Lamar movie: "We still believe in the project”
The creators of 'South Park' have issued an apology for the delay of their movie with Kendrick Lamar – telling fans that they “still believe in the project”.
'South Park' Creators Trey Parker, Matt Stone's Movie With Kendrick Lamar Put on Ice
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are apologizing for their $100 million big-budget musical being shelved. The Ankler first reported that Trey and Matt's untitled musical comedy film, known internally at Paramount as…
Trey Parker & Matt Stone Blame ‘South Park’ For Delay Of Their Still-Unfinished $100M Kendrick Lamar Reparations Musical
Nearly five years after Paramount Pictures first picked it up, the mysterious musical comedy from Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Kendrick Lamar remains unfinished, without a release date, and considerably more expensive than anyone previously realized. And according to Parker and Stone, there’s a fairly straightforward reason for the long delay: “South Park” — or “South America,” as they recently rechristened it in a Paramount-skewering gag — got …
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