{
  "id": 6597130,
  "title": "South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker Take “Full Responsibility” for Delay on Kendrick Lamar Movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/south-parks-matt-stone-and-trey-parker-take-full-responsibility-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T14:35:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/matt-stone-trey-parker-kendrick-lamar-movie-delay/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have admitted to the delay of the movie Whitney Springs, a musical comedy they are making with Kendrick Lamar. In a statement to The Ankler, the duo apologized to Lamar and their partners at pgLang and Paramount for the scheduling issues. They emphasized that they take full responsibility for the delay and pleaded for patience, explaining that both South Park and life's circumstances have gotten in the way. The film, originally set to be directed by Parker and produced by Stone, was supposed to be released on July 4th, 2025, but was pushed back to March 20th, 2026 before being removed from Paramount's calendar entirely. The movie, which centers on a Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum who clashes with the racist mayor of a Midwest town, played by Parker, is set to feature new original songs from Lamar. Paramount Pictures acquired the film in 2022 after executives were impressed by the script written by South Park veteran Vernon Chatman during a visit to the production company Park County.",
  "summary": "The musical, centered on a Black reenactor at a slave plantation museum, reportedly will feature original songs from Lamar. South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker Take “Full Responsibility” for Delay on Kendrick Lamar Movie Eddie Fu",
  "key_points": [
    "Matt Stone and Trey Parker admit to movie delay.",
    "Whitney Springs pushed back from July 4, 2025, to March 20, 2026.",
    "Film now removed from Paramount's calendar."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "South Park Creators Apologize For Kendrick Lamar Movie Delay: “We Still Believe In The Project”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/south-park-creators-apologize-for-kendrick-lamar-movie-delay-we-still",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:47:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}