The creators of “South Park” have issued a public apology regarding production delays on their upcoming film project with rapper Kendrick Lamar. Trey Parker and Matt Stone acknowledged responsibility for the postponement in a statement, expressing regret to their collaborators at pgLang and Paramount Pictures while thanking them for their continued patience during the setback.
The musical comedy, titled “Whitney Springs,” was originally announced in 2022 and was written by longtime “South Park” writer Vernon Chatman. The film is set to feature previously unreleased music from Lamar and was initially scheduled for a 2025 release. However, production complications and the Paramount-Skydance merger led to the project being removed from the studio’s schedule entirely last November, with the release now pushed to 2026.
The film tells the story of a Black man working as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum who discovers his white girlfriend’s ancestors enslaved his own family. Parker will play a racist Midwestern mayor in the production. Lamar, who also serves as a producer alongside Parker, Stone, and Dave Free, was spotted filming in California in 2024. The collaborative team previously worked together on Lamar’s 2022 “The Heart Part 5” music video.
Originally reported by Rollingstone →
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