Disney+ just announced a brand new short featuring Maggie Simpson!
The youngest of the Simpsons family will star in Maggie Simpson in ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap’, which will premiere on May 4th.
Here’s a synopsis: In a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield, Maggie is on an epic quest for her stolen pacifier. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with young Padawans, Sith Lords, familiar droids, Rebel scum, and an ultimate battle against the dark side, in this original short celebrating the Star Wars galaxy.
The new short is just one of the multiple new releases for Star Wars Day on Tuesday (May 4). It is also the first of several from The Simpsons that Disney+ will release throughout the year paying tribute to the service’s marquee brands and titles.
Star Wars‘ new animated series, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, will premiere, as well as new artwork created by Star Wars fans, which is a first for Disney+.
A global group of artists and Star Wars fans have created illustrations representing an assortment of Star Wars movies and original series, bringing them to life in their own unique styles.
The artwork will be debut on Disney+ until May 9th, and will then be able to purchase on Amazon!
Disney+ just debuted the trailer for the upcoming The Clone Wars spinoff series, which premiere on Star Wars Day, May 4th.
The brand new series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch—a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army—each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.
News of The Bad Batch was first announced in July 2020. The show will debut with a special 70-minute premiere, followed by brand new episodes every Friday, starting May 7th.
Disney+ has picked up it’s first ever Emmy Awards for it’s original content!
The streaming platform launched in November 2019, and one of the biggest draws for originals was the Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
The show became a mega hit with fans and is now award winning.
The Mandalorian won five of it’s 15 2020 Emmy Awards nominations on Wednesday evening (September 16). The trophies they received were for visual effects, sound editing, sound mixing, production design and cinematography.
Other nominations include Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Taika Waititi as IG-11, Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series for Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon, Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special, Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, and three noms in the Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series category.
There are still two more nights of handing out awards, and the show could very well pick up more, including the big award of Outstanding Drama Series. Stay tuned!
In case you missed it, the season two trailer for The Mandalorian was recently released!
Disney+ has just revealed that the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian will premiere on Friday, October 30th.
“This is the day. New episodes start streaming Oct. 30 on #DisneyPlus. #TheMandalorian,” Disney accounts shared on social media.
Fans have been waiting and anticipating for more since the season one finale in December 2019.
While not much is known about the upcoming second season, we do know that Timothy Olyphant and Rosario Dawson have both joined the cast. Stay tuned for more info as soon as it’s released.
The show’s hit first season is currently nominated for a whopping 15 Emmy awards this year!
Mandalorian fans can of course re-watch season one on Disney+, as well as stream the behind-the-scenes series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian.
