The long-awaited musical moive from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar as a producer, remains unreleased years after it was first announced, with the filmmakers blaming “life’s circumstances” for the delay.
The project, reportedly titled Whitney Springs, was originally scheduled to arrive in cinemas on July 4, 2025, but has since been removed from Paramount’s release calendar.
Parker and Stone addressed the delay in a statement, taking responsibility for the stalled production while insisting they still believe in the project.
“We take full responsibility for the schedule delay of this movie,” the pair said. “We apologize to our partners at pgLang and Paramount and we appreciate their patience. South Park and life’s circumstances have gotten in the way, but we still believe in the project.”
The musical comedy, which reportedly carries a production budget of more than $100 million, features Kendrick Lamar as a producer through his creative company pgLang and is expected to include new music from the Grammy-winning rapper.
According to reports, the film follows the story of a historical slave plantation museum in the American Midwest and a young Black man who clashes with the town’s mayor, a role reportedly played by Parker.
The movie was initially expected to be released in 2025 before being pushed to March 2026 and later removed entirely from Paramount’s schedule.
If released, the film would mark Parker and Stone’s first feature film as directors since 2004’s Team America: World Police and their return to big-screen filmmaking after years of success with South Park and the Broadway hit The Book of Mormon.
Kendrick Lamar’s involvement in the movie would also mark his debut as a feature film producer.
Despite the delay, the creators said they remain committed to completing the project. The film’s production company previously said the team was “working hard at finishing the movie,” though no official release date has been announced.
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