New ‘The Simpsons’ Short Film To Play In Theaters In Front Of Pixar’s ‘Onward’
By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2020 8:30 am EST
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Personally, I’ve never been a fan of the practice of screening shorts before a feature. Don’t get me wrong – many of the Pixar shorts are very good. It’s just that when I go to the movies, I’m there to see the feature, and that’s all I really care about. It’s like when I go to a concert – I’m not there for the opening act. Bring on the headliner.
On top of that, I’m a big fan of the early seasons of The Simpsons, but the show hasn’t been up to snuff in the last, oh, let’s say 15 years, maybe? So a new Simpsons short film doesn’t inspire much confidence, either. But hey, maybe this will be a cute, fun little distraction. At the very least it’ll be better than Pixar’s Lava. Details of the Simpsons short aren’t available at the moment, but based on the display image above, and the title, it involves Maggie going on a date (?) in the Mediterranean (??). Or something like that. Also, based on his clothes, Maggie’s date appears to be a baby who is also a gangster. I’m firmly against letting babies in the mafia, just for the record.
Onward opens in theaters March 6, 2020.
