
Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut of Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family this summer.
City officials accepted an invitation from 20th Century Fox to compete for the honor of hosting the premiere screening of "The Simpsons Movie" in July.
Fox publicist Gwyne Ortiz said Fox has asked 16 Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts to participate.
Fox will pick the winner after reviewing short film entries showcasing the community's positive aspects and links to the Simpsons, who live in their own fictional Springfield.
The animated series created by Oregon-born Matt Groening is now in its 18th season.
"There's plenty of serious issues to talk about, but this is something that we might as well try to have a little fun with," Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken told the Register-Guard newspaper.
The cartoon Springfield has a nuclear power plant and several prisons, amenities Oregon's Springfield lacks.
Groening has said he chose "Springfield" because it's one of the more common city names in the United States.
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Springfield, OR. Se encuentra en la lista de las ciudades "tocayas" que compiten por tener el debut en cine de Homero, Bart y el resto de la familia Simpson este verano.
Las autoridades aceptaron la invitaci?n de 20th. Century Fox para competir por el honor de presentar la premiere de "Los Simpsons: La Pelicula" en Julio.
Gwyne Ortiz publicista de Fox ha ofrecido a 16 ciudades (Springfield) desde Oregon hasta Massachusetts para que participen.
Fox elegir? al ganador luego de revisar corto-metrajes que muestren aspectos positivos de la comunidad relacionados con los Simpsons, quienes viven en su propio Springfield ficticio.
La serie animada creada por el oriundo de Oregon Matt Groening se transmite ahora en su temporada #18.
"Hay muchos aspectos que hay que tomar en cuenta, pero esto es algo que podemos intentar y de igual manera sea divertido" dijo el Alcalde Sid Leiken al periodico Register-Guard.
La caricatura de Springfield tiene una planta nuclear y varias prisiones, cosa que el de Oregon carece.
Groening dijo que eligi? "Springfield" por ser uno de los nombres mas comunes en los Estados Unidos.
-Yahoo.com
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