The Amazing World of Gumball Moviehas long been in production with only a few updates arriving since it was announced in 2021. From director Ben Bocquelet,The Amazing World of Gumballpremiered in 2011 and follows the Watterson family, primarily the 12-year-old son Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and his adoptive brother Darwin, who is a goldfish. The series lasted for six seasons, though many fans are still holding out hope forThe Amazing World of Gumballseason 7, which finally looks to be on its way (viaComicBook).
The Amazing World of Gumballhas been widely celebrated for its animation, which frequently experiments with style; humor; mature subjects; and willingness to be inventive with narrative form. Nearlyevery episode ofThe Amazing World of Gumballhas something unique, and the show has developed a cult following over the years. Naturally,fans were delighted whenThe Amazing World of GumballMoviewas announced, though production news has been slow to come out and has often been disappointing.
The Amazing World Of Gumball Movie Latest News
Ben Bocquelet Says The Project Is Not Dead
In June 2024, X user@MidouMirasked the series creator Ben Bocquelet about the status of the movie at a special panel at Annecy 2024 and posted his responses on X (viaComicBook). Dispelling rumors thatThe Amazing World of GumballMoviewas canceled, Bocquelet said,
“It is not dead […] we still have a script I’m really working. We still kind of want to do it. But obviously it’s interesting because with time I’m now looking at like the movie where we’re trying to make back then differently. So it’s kinda like a good thing in a sense, but also bad, that I get sort of like revise the story and stuff and have a really new take on it. So it is not dead.”
So, while there is no official timeline,Bocquelet has still not given up on the film.
The Amazing World Of Gumball Movie Is Not Confirmed
HBO Canceled The Movie In 2022 And Shopped It To Other Networks
The Amazing World of GumballMoviehas had a winding journey in the years after it was announced, and the film is no longer confirmed. The film was announced in 2021 (viaCBR),
“The Amazing World of Gumball Movie (working title) – Produced out of EMEA, the upcoming TV movie is based on the hit Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball, which follows the hilarious misadventures of Gumball Watterson and his goldfish best friend, Darwin.”
Then in 2022, HBO announced that they were canceling several planned animated movies, includingThe Amazing World of Gumball Movie(viaTVLine). HBO planned to shop the film, meaning some other studio could pick it up.
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However, fans' hopes were reignited when, in January 2024, internet sleuths noticed theEntertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR)page forThe Amazing World of Gumball Moviewas updated (viaTheDirect). Notably, the 2024 release date that had always been on the page was not updated, indicating the movie was still in development. This theory has been given some weight thanks to Bocquelet’s comments in June 2024.
The Amazing World Of Gumball Movie Cast
Most Of The Main Characters Should Return
It’s unclear which actors would return forThe Amazing World of Gumball Movie. It’s almost a certainty thatthe entire Watterson family would return. Anais, Nicole, and Richard have all been voiced by the same actors across every season: Kyla Rae Kowalewski, Teresa Gallagher, and Dan Russell, respectively; so those voice actors should return.
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Gumball and Darwin have been voiced by four different voice actors, each, across the series. Duke Cutler (Gumball) and Christian J. Simon (Darwin) are the last actors to voice the characters, so they may return for continuity. However, there’s the chance that Kowalewski, Cutler, and Simon have aged out of their roles, so they could be recast by new actors.
The Amazing World Of Gumball Movie Story Details
Ben Bocquelet Said He Wants To Try Something New For The Movie
The originalThe Amazing World of Gumball Movieannouncement provided a synopsis that saw the film as a bridge between the first six seasons of the show and the next iteration of the series (viaDeadline).The movie would have a very meta quality, beginning the film withThe Amazing World of Gumball’s biggest fan finding a lost episode of the show which opens a portal between Gumball’s world and the real one.
However, in 2024, Bocquelet said he was taking another look at the story and trying something new.
However, in 2024, Bocquelet said he was taking another look at the story and trying something new. Considering the wild and imaginative stories that have been told in the series,The Amazing World of Gumball Moviecould be about almost anything.
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The Amazing World of Gumball is an animated satirical comedy series by creator Ben Bocquelet. The series follows anthropomorphic brothers Gumball and Darwin Watterson as they engage in chaotic misadventures at home, school, and throughout Elmore, California.
