{"id":13482,"date":"2026-07-22T10:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13482"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:35:06","slug":"rick-and-morty-film-in-the-pipeline-creator-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13482","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rick And Morty\u2019 film in the pipeline, creator confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/rick-and-morty\"><i>Rick And Morty<\/i><\/a>\u00a0co-creator Dan Harmon has confirmed that\u00a0the\u00a0animated show\u2019s first feature film\u00a0is in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Reports about the project first emerged in May, after years of fan speculation about the possibility of taking Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>Now, speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/rick-morty-movie-progress-update-dan-harmon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>ScreenRant<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0<\/i>while promoting the forthcoming spin-off\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/rick-and-morty-spin-off-series-about-president-curtis-coming-this-summer-3947463\"><i>President Curtis<\/i><\/a>, Harmon has\u00a0confirmed that the film is indeed in the works, offering a glimpse into its\u00a0current status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, that is on Ruby on Rails, baby. That\u2019ll be released next summer,\u201d he joked, before clarifying: \u201cBut yeah, we\u2019re picking away at that as a script right now, and the hope is to get that over to whoever we\u2019re working for when we\u2019re done writing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Longtime series director Jacob Hair is attached to helm the film.\u00a0He\u00a0has worked on the show since its fourth season and serves as supervising director on the current ninth run. Confirming his involvement, Harmon\u00a0has said: \u201cWe are now able to confirm that there is a movie in the works. Jacob Hair is the director.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rick and Morty | Season 9: Trailer #2 | adult swim\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEEIUYnmXBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harmon\u00a0went on to explain that work on the film could continue alongside the television series because the production does not have to accommodate the schedules of live-action actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a lot easier because you don\u2019t have to wrangle cartoons\u2019 schedules,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re\u00a0drawings of people, and so\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0all in as far as writing the script. That can be picked away at the same time as doing the show.\u00a0Yeah,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0going on with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show is currently nearing the end of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/rick-and-morty-season-9-episode-schedule-where-to-watch-uk-3948475\">its ninth season<\/a>. The finale, \u2018Field Of Dreams\u2019, will air on Adult Swim in the US this Sunday (July 26), before arriving on NOW and HBO Max in the UK on Monday (July 27).<\/p>\n<p><i>President Curtis<\/i>, meanwhile,\u00a0will premiere on Adult Swim\u00a0immediately\u00a0after the US broadcast of the finale, with episodes reaching HBO Max the following day. Created by Harmon and James Siciliano, the spin-off stars Keith David as President Andre Curtis alongside Stephanie Beatriz and Jim Rash.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the main series has already been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/rick-and-morty-renewed-through-season-12-3803958\">renewed\u00a0up until\u00a0season 12<\/a>, which is expected to keep it on air until at least 2029.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zack-snyder\">Zack Snyder<\/a>\u00a0had previously expressed an interest in directing a\u00a0<i>Rick\u00a0And\u00a0Morty<\/i>\u00a0film and offered to help get the project moving. He and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/james-gunn\">James Gunn<\/a>\u00a0later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/james-gunn-and-zack-snyder-argue-over-superman-in-rick-and-morty-skit-3876627\">made cameo appearances in the series<\/a>, playing exaggerated versions of themselves and arguing about Gunn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/films\/superman\"><i>Superman<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWord of advice \u2013 he\u2019s the Man of Steel, not the Man of Conversation,\u201d Snyder told Gunn in the episode. \u201cDo more shots of him punching.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick And Morty\u00a0co-creator Dan Harmon has confirmed that\u00a0the\u00a0animated show\u2019s first feature film\u00a0is in the pipeline. Reports about the project first emerged in May, after years of fan speculation about the possibility of taking Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith to the big screen. 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