‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Star Wars’ Unite in New Short Film for May the 4th
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Maggie and Grogu are teaming up for a galactic adventure in honor of May the 4th. Disney+ announced this week a new crossover short film between “The Simpsons” and “Star Wars.” Titled “Rogue Not Quite One,” an obvious play on the franchise’s 2016 film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the animated short will star the Springfield toddler as she evades the Empire in her very own aeronautical pram inspired by Grogu’s in “The Mandalorian.” In the four minute short, per the release, “Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy.
Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things ‘Star Wars.'” Read More: 32 Unique, Galactic Gifts for ‘Star Wars’ Fans This isn’t the first time that the Star Wars and Simpsons universes have collided.
At Disney Investors Day in 2021, the streamer brought together Homer and Dana Walden in a promotional video, and in 2021 an animated short called “The Force Awakens From Its Nap” features Maggie battling Padawans in space.
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