Simpsons Short Will Play in Front of Onward in Theaters

The Simpsons' social media pages announced a new Maggie short film, which will premiere in theaters with Pixar's Onward. The short is called Playdate with Destiny, and an image accompanying the social media post shows Maggie sitting next to another baby overlooking what appears to be the country of Greece, judging by the blue-domed architecture. "Maggie Simpson is speechless...," the caption reads. "Playdate with Destiny, a new Simpsons short film before Disney & Pixar’s Onward. Exclusively in theaters!"

Maggie Simpson is speechless… Playdate with Destiny, a new Simpsons short film before Disney & Pixar’s Onward. Exclusively in theaters! #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/3090Zv8uYE

— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) February 28, 2020

This will be the third time the Simpsons have made it to the big screen. The Simpsons Movie made over half a billion dollars at the box office 13 years ago and another short film starring Maggie played in front of Ice Age 4 and some screenings of Life of Pi in 2012 and 2013. That short was called The Longest Daycare, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It lost the Oscar to Disney's Paperman, which played in front of Wreck-It Ralph. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-30-simpsons-episodes&captions=true"] Assuming there won't be a Pixar short and a Simpsons short in front of Onward, this is the second Pixar movie in a row to not feature a Pixar-created short film in front of the movie. In Pixar's defense, new shorts from the company are uploaded almost every month on Disney+ under the Sparkshorts label. A Toy Story short film also recently premiered exclusively on the service. Does this mean that Pixar will only premiere new shorts on Disney+? Or is this just an extra bit of cross-company fun with Disney purchasing The Simpsons and the rest of 20th Century Fox for over $70 billion? Pixar will release another movie, Soul, in June, so fans won't have to wait long to find out. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/25/the-simpsons-hit-run-in-dreams"] The Simpsons have been in the news a couple of times over the past month. Apu's voice actor won't be playing the role after years of controversy and The Simpsons will feature an Avengers-satire on Sunday's episode where Bart threatens to spoil a big superhero movie after attending a preview event, which leads to studio executives trying to silence him. Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo and producer Kevin Feige will all voice characters for the episode. As for Onward, IGN praised the film in its review. IGN's critic said, "Pixar's Onward is enchanting; a sweet, heartwarming and fun-filled fantasy adventure tale featuring a solid voice cast." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who refuses to watch Simpsons on Disney+ until they fix that trash aspect ratio. Also, Disney+ needs to upload The Longest Daycare.

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