Yesterday on Twitter, Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird teased the release of a new short film that will reveal what took place the night Edna Mode babysat Jack Jack.
Fans of the movie should remember about midway through the film, a weary Mr. Incredible handed Jack Jack off to an unassuming Edna Mode for a night off, only to find both characters in transformed spirits the morning after. So…what happened?
From Brad Bird himself:
Many of you have suggested we show what transpired the night E babysat Jack-Jack. Well, we were WAAAY ahead of you! AUNTIE EDNA, an all-new short directed by i2 story supervisor Ted Mathot will be on the #Incredibles2 in-home release available on Digital 10/23 and Blu-ray 11/6! pic.twitter.com/om5uYjMixH
— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) September 5, 2018
As Bird mentions, the short was directed by Ted Mathot, a longtime Pixar creative who has worked on a large number of animated productions, going all the way back to Rugrats, The Simpsons, and Ren & Stimpy. His first stint with Pixar and Brad Bird was as a story artist on the first Incredibles. He also worked on Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Brave, and Finding Dory. But to my knowledge, Incredibles 2 is the first film he’s served as story supervisor (though he did write Presto, the 2008 short film).
While this short film is not a huge surprise to many, it’s certainly one I’m excited about. Jack Jack Attack was a highlight of the first Incredibles, and we can probably expect Auntie Edna to capture the same inventive slapstick that made the character so memorable despite having a limited role. Of course, we got way more Jack Jack in Incredibles 2, so I’m really looking forward to how the endlessly super-powered Jack of all trades contends with the stylish problem solver, Edna Mode.
Auntie Edna will be packaged with Incredibles 2, releasing Digital-only on October 23 and Blu-Ray on November 6th.
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I knew they were doing this! So glad it’s finally coming out.
I’m surprised Ted Mathot didn’t work on Jack Jack Attack.
YES!
If you guys were able to show what happened between Kari and Jack-Jack then I knew for sure you would do the same for Edna. Can’t wait to watch!!!! Thanks for sharing this great news and geometry dash scratch which is interesting.