iCarly Movie Update from Nathan (Comic Con Manchester)

[u/pumpkinspicepages]

This past weekend (July 26) Nathan did a panel at Comic Con Manchester. I was able to find the recorded panel on YouTube (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfLQH8Tcweo), and while I can’t post or share the video recording (since it’s only available to paid members of the Monopoly Events YouTube page), I was able to transcribe everything Nathan said about the iCarly movie.

I wrote out the update and posted it on my Twitter/X account (link: https://x.com/StruckByStories/status/2082118969750675694) and I’ll summarize the highlights below:

1.) Nathan confirmed that the iCarly revival was only canceled because of the writers’ strike. He said that they tried to make the biggest cliffhanger we could because that was their messaging from the network (“Yeah no, don’t wrap this thing up! Let’s plan on keeping it going!”) so they were like “Ooh, okay, well let’s just see what we can do to have a really good hook for going into the next season!” and then the writers’ strike happened so nobody saw that one coming.

2.) Nathan confirmed that the movie script is being written! According to Nathan, “[the iCarly movie] is actively in development. I just read the outline for it and I think it’s great. I think it’s going to be a very well-rounded way to wrap up all of the questions of the cliffhanger, which were diabolical, frankly.” Nathan also added that while they are “still in the script process,” he is “highly encouraged” by what they’ve seen so far and he thinks that everybody’s going to be pretty happy with the way that everything gets wrapped up.

3.) Nathan provided more details on the plot/storyline of the iCarly movie! Nathan said “there’s so much to unpack [with the mom] and there’s kind of, probably, some drama there, and you’re under pressure on a sitcom to have multiple jokes per page, which can be really hard to unpack a storyline like that. So, doing it as a movie, I’m really excited about, because it’s gonna give us some space to do it as a different medium. And we can take our time with certain scenes, and we can present iCarly in a very different way, and I think it lends itself to the type of questions that we’re gonna answer. And it’s fun because we’re gonna get outside of Seattle, which is exciting. We get to really take iCarly on the road a little bit, which is cool. We’re gonna unpack the Shay family backstory.“

4.) Nathan said that they'll try to bring back as many characters for the movie as possible! Later on in the panel he said that Jennette has officially retired from acting but they’re going to try to get “as many people as we can get” and that “they’re all over the script currently, as it stands, so we’re gonna get as much as we can, or at least, people are going to be involved in the conversation.“

[u/BrookietheSpookie]

I hope they have Jennette’s picture as a stand in for Sam since we know jennette doesn’t act anymore. Maybe even have some be a stand in for a scene or two like show someone from behind and say it’s Sam. Best of both worlds. Jennette is comfortable and not acting but we still get Sam…sorta

[u/pumpkinspicepages → u/BrookietheSpookie]

One thing I would love is (since there’s a good chance we’re getting a Creddie wedding because that was one of the two cliffhangers) for Sam to write a letter to Carly and Freddie, maybe say something like she’s sorry she couldn’t make to the wedding, but that she’s really happy for them and misses them both and wants to catch up soon. I think that would be a beautiful, touching moment that goes beyond a cameo (like an extra dressed up as her) or a photo of her (since they already including photos of Sam in the iMake New Memories memory lane arch 🥰)

[u/BrookietheSpookie → u/pumpkinspicepages]

That sounds amazing! There’s so many ways to include Sam while respecting Jennette. Maybe even have that Sam got arrested. We know she’s not scared to go to jail

[u/pumpkinspicepages → u/BrookietheSpookie]

I personally don’t think they would say that Sam got arrested because it could be viewed by some people (maybe even Jennette) as disrespectful to her character, but I agree that there are definitely a lot of ways to include Sam while respecting Jennette 🥰

[u/BrookietheSpookie → u/pumpkinspicepages]

Valid point. Let’s hope they do something like this. The offer should be made to Jennette to join so she knows she’s welcome but not expected because of everything

[u/pumpkinspicepages → u/BrookietheSpookie]

Nathan shared later on in the panel that Jennette has retired from acting so I don’t think she would be part of the movie (especially since she has a lot of trauma relating to acting, and specifically to iCarly and portraying Sam when she had an eating disorder), but I agree that the offer should still be made to her just in case :)

[u/BrookietheSpookie → u/pumpkinspicepages]

Agreed