Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is preparing his long-awaited direct-to-DVD movie based on the exploits of his cartoon clan for a September 27 release, says The Hollywood Reporter.

"It's been an enormous undertaking to juggle this with doing 35 new episodes of the show, but we think it turned out great," MacFarlane said of the film, his first full-length feature, and the first direct-to-video ever made off a television franchise.

The 83-minute, unrated Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story finds Stewie, the maniacal baby genius, having a near-death experience that prompts him to change his ways. Instead of seeking to dominate the world, he sets out on a road trip to find his real father.

Guest vocal talent includes Barrymore and Ron Livingston, as well as three cast members of Beverly Hills, 90210 -- Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling -- "in a special gag," MacFarlane said.

The DVD will include several special features, including deleted scenes, still galleries, animatics and a commentary from MacFarlane.

"We also sandwiched special features around the movie," he said. "It begins with an animated movie premiere, with the family arriving to watch it, and then there's an after-party at the end."

Original Article Here:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/dvdnews.php?id=10098


Sounds good, I'm a big fan and this is on my "to-buy" list. I wonder why its not going strait to theater?

-Zavier

It SHOULD go straight to theater.  There'd damn well better be at least one or two musical numbers in it.  The article is ignorant when it says, "... the first direct-to-video ever made off a television franchise."  That sentence is a load of crap because animated serials in Japan make OAVs all the time.  OAV = Original Anime Video.  OAVs often have better animation than their television counterparts; often, theatrical quality animation.  So this Family Guy DVD isn't an original concept; it's following a marketting model that the Japanese have tested and proven to be successful.  And I can't wait to see it!

Full disc specs:

Alternate "Unrated" Audio Track
Full Screen Feature
Audio Commentary (participants to be decided)
"Making of" Featurette
Animatic Comparison
Family Guy Season 4 Preview
American Dad DVD Preview

Soooo looking forward to this! :D

CANT WAIT

Just a little more info.

The movie was originally intended to be a three part episode, but the Fox pushed for a full movie, so they added and introduction and closing (for more see the clips farther down). The movie WILL be shown on television in three parts, and on DVD. The DVD will feature material that the broadcast wont (ie swearing, etc.) and the TV version will contain material that the DVD doesn't have, so Fox is forcing the fans to both buy the DVD and watch the show to get the eintire thing.

http://aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=20757

-Zavier