On Friday, a teaser for The Simpsons Movie debuted prior to the opening of 20th Century Fox's latest animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown.

The clip announces Fox's July 27, 2007 release date for The Simpsons movie. The animated 25-second clip opens on a giant superhero S, says The Hollywood Reporter.

"Leaping his way onto the silver screen", intones a narrator, "the greatest hero in American history!" Cut to Homer Simpson sitting on his couch in his tighty whities. "I forgot what I was supposed to say", he says. The narrator continues, The Simpsons Movie coming to the screen, July 27, 2007." "Uh uh" says Homer, "we better get started."

The Simpsons Movie was released July 27th, 2007 and stars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Marcia Wallace, Billie Joe Armstrong. The film is directed by David Silverman.