"The Simpsons" Feature

Today, a trailer for "The Simpsons" upcoming feature is being released with "Ice Age 2"... This pup is now in production at IDT for a summer 2007 release. It's been rumored about for years. It's been an open secret around the studio for weeks...since everyone and his brother has been working on the flick, but "secret" it has been. Fox had another animation studio do the trailer, the better to keep the whole thing under wraps. Employees have been required to sign confidentiality agreements. (We wouldn't want to reveal any deep dark secrets about Bart, Marge et famille, now would we?) I've known about the project for awhile, but didn't want to spoil the party by blogging about it. Good to know that there's another hand-drawn feature being produced (at least partly) here in town.