It’s still hard to think that The Simpsons, one of the least Disney-like animated shows ever, is now part of the Mouse House. But you’d have an easier time accepting that if you attended this year’s D23 event in Anaheim. Everyone’s favorite family from Springfield has a big presence at this year’s expo. And that extended all the way from the Anaheim Convention Center to the Honda Center, where the Disney Entertainment Showcase provided attendees the first glimpse at The New Simpsons Movie. And Nerdist was there to be your very own Kent Brockman. Here’s what we saw in first-look footage from The New Simpsons Movie.
Our first-look at The New Simpsons Movie footage featured an animatic of Homer at a baseball game. He was trying to catch a home run ball, but instead it goes by Hans Moleman as people jump on him. It then bounces around the stadium with Homer chasing it all the way through Springfield, Moe’s Tavern, the Bowling Alley, and finally into the Duff Beer Factory…..before going back to the Isotopes stadum right into Bart’s waiting hands.
So, you know, a pretty normal experience for Homer.
While this doesn’t really tell us much about what The New Simpsons Movie‘s plot will look like, it’s still a funny sequence that should get fans excited for the long-running animated sitcom’s long-awaited return to theaters. The original Simpsons Movie released in 2007. It will be 20 years when its sequel arrives. This animatic sequence is indicative that the movie is still a ways away. It will debut on September 3, 2027.
Expect an amazing popcorn bucket when it does. During a panel earlier in the day, the show’s creative team said they probably spent more time pitching buckets that plots. They also promised that The New Simpsons Movie‘s bucket will be more vulgar than the notorious Dune popcorn bucket. And if that’s true, then yes, this will really be a vulgar bucket.
More amazing? Disney will pay to make them.