No, Ferris Bueller isn't coming back

Question for intellectual property lawyers: Why did they go out of their way here to make sure the viewer knows it's Matthew Broderick the actor rather than Ferris Bueller the character? If it's a simple matter of them not being

Honda isn't typically one to dive into the Super Bowl advertising fracus with splashy spots, so when the company anonymously teased us with a quick clip.

A new Super Bowl ad for Honda CRV pays homage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off and stars Matthew Broderick.

That's before the classic "bow-bow-chicka-chicka" from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" plays, ending the preview with just the date of the Super Bowl left to tease us. It seems clear that Broderick reprises the role of Ferris Bueller, but the preview told

– Star Trek: The Next Generation cast members will be at the Calgary Comic Expo on April 28th. – Ian Abercrombie, who played Elaine's boss, Mr. Pitt, on Seinfeld passed away. He ate Twix with a fork and knife! He can't see the spaceship! The socks!