The Simpsons Movie

Well, The Simpsons movie trailer has finally been revealed. It looks great! The visuals are very involved, much finer details and more background than we have seen before, but still looks like the classic animation that we love. A role call tells us that most of our favourite characters are in - Lenny & Karl, Burns and Smithers, Grandpa and Ralph. Actually, the crowd shots reveal many one off characters we've seen before as well - Don Brodka, Gabbo & Arthur Crandall, The crazy Texan, Mr teeny. Barney appears to be a drunk again, I wonder what they’re doing there – I certainly think he’s been boring since he went sober.

We see a scene of Bart skateboarding naked through Springfield. It also looks as though they are revisiting the storyline where Burns blacks out Springfield with a giant disc (in a homage to Independence day). At the very least, Burns is at his maniacal best. Homer has done something that angers the entire town, with a very angry mob [Dr Hibbert "I'll Kill you you soon of a bitch"] trashing the Simpson house. We see Marge become angry a him (but that’s not all that unusual), and it hints he may leave Springfield.

We do see Homer off on adventures around the world, so it does point the possibility of him being chased out of town. We also see Bart and Flanders bonding - possibly little Barteroony is seeking a father figure? I wonder how Homer will take the news that Bart wants to be a Flanders? Im looking forward to more news, and to July 27.