Matt Groening may have just let something slip. During a fan Q&A with members of The Simpsons creative team, someone asked the obvious question: “You’re doing a second movie. How about a second Simpsons: Hit & Run?”
Groening’s answer was short and surprisingly confident. “I think the original game is coming back in some form.” Showrunner Matt Selman immediately jumped in with two words: “Or not.”
Writer and producer Rob LaZebnik then steered the chat toward the show’s Fortnite collaboration, and that was the end of it.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run launched in 2003 on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC. Radical Entertainment developed it, Vivendi Universal Games published it, and it became the go-to family-friendly GTA alternative for kids who weren’t allowed near Liberty City. Seven levels, five playable characters, three chunks of Springfield packed with Easter eggs, and voice work from the actual show cast.
It also has a reputation for brutal late-game missions. Tight timers, fragile cars, and that final nuclear waste delivery still haunt people two decades later.
Fans have begged for a modern version for years. Selman himself has talked about the demand before, while pointing at the messy rights situation behind the scenes.
