Craig Schulz, the son of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, is hopeful a new movie based on the comic strip will happen.
In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Craig discussed the possibility of another Peanuts film.
I could tell you, but Id have to kill you. [Laughs] Nothing is off the table, were always exploring different ideas and different things in this co-view series [The Snoopy Show] that weve done, which touched upon the environment, the love for teachers, Mothers Day, and how it interacts with enough people, he said. l those subjects are just really fun, and as you know, the Peanuts universe is sort of endless.
There are currently five features in the Peanuts franchise: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), Snoopy Come Home (1972), Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977), Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Dont Come Back!!) (1980) and The Peanuts Movie (2015). The 2015 computer-animated comedy follows Charlie Brown (voiced by Noah Schnapp) and his attempts to impress the Little Red-Haired Girl, whom he has a crush on. Meanwhile, Snoopy writes a book where he embarks on an adventure as a World War I flying ace.
In a review of The Peanuts Movie, Varietys chief film critic Peter Debruge wrote, The late Charles M. Schulz almost surely would have appreciated the result, which presents a wholesome, goody-goody view of childhood emotional challenges barely advanced since his lil folks first graced the big screen back in 1969s A Boy Named Charlie Brown, apart from the risky move or transforming the cartoonists hand-drawn bobble-headed characters into complex computer-generated models of themselves in 3D, no less.
Craig continued, There are so many great characters to work with, theres so many great themes to work with that we explore everything, and I dont know that a movie is off the table. I would like to see one come back, but keep your fingers crossed, we will see.
The latest Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie premiered Friday on Apple TV+.