Kendrick Lamar and South Park Creators’ Big-Screen Team-Up Hits a Major Snag

That Kendrick Lamar live-action comedy he’s cooking up with South Park duo Trey Parker and Matt Stone? Still happening, just not when anyone thought. Paramount has yanked it off the calendar again, which means no more March 20, 2026 date. No new date either. The project isn’t dead, but it’s firmly back in the oven.

"It’s true – we’re moving (again). We’re working hard at finishing the movie."

— Park County and pgLang, via Variety

So what actually changed?

Paramount Pictures and the producers pulled the movie from its March 2026 slot and confirmed they’re still actively working on it. That’s all they’re saying for now—no reason given, no replacement date, nothing. The lack of specifics makes this feel like one of those projects that’s been quietly rebuilding under the hood.

What this thing is (and isn’t) so far

Here’s the official stuff: Paramount unveiled the project in 2024 with almost no details. Comedian Vernon Chatman wrote it. Kendrick Lamar, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Dave Free are producing. Lamar’s pgLang and Parker/Stone’s Park County are producing for Paramount. There’s no title. There’s no cast.

As for what it’s about, early reporting floated a pretty audacious premise: a young Black man working as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum discovers his white girlfriend’s ancestors owned his. That’s been out there for a while, but it has never been officially reconfirmed, so treat it as an unvalidated early logline for now.

The release date shuffle (so far)

• Originally dated for July 4, 2025
• Moved to March 20, 2026
• Now removed from the schedule entirely, with no new date

Timing, priorities, and other moving parts

None of this came with a stated reason, but the calendar around the principals is packed. Kendrick’s Grand National stadium tour runs April 19, 2025 through August 19, 2025 in Sweden. He also leads the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine, including nods for his album GNX and the single "Luther," and his 2024 hit "Not Like Us" already took two of the Grammys’ top three categories. Meanwhile, Parker and Stone are cranking on South Park Season 28, which is airing biweekly on Comedy Central. Again, none of that was cited as the cause—just the current backdrop.

Where this leaves the movie

Off the release slate, still in active development, and apparently in the polish-and-finish phase. Given the team and the (potentially thorny) concept, I’d rather they take the time than rush a messy rollout. When they’re ready to plant a new date—and finally share a title and cast—we’ll actually know what kind of grenade they’ve been building. Until then, it’s a hurry-up-and-wait situation.