"Super 8" spoiler-phobes, you might want to look away from this one. A brand new viral clip centered on this weekend's big release has hit the web, giving plenty of details on the monstrous menace at the core of the mystery. Though you still won't see the film's central antagonist in its entirety, you'll learn a whole lot about it — and, yes, even see a glimpse or two of the thing itself. As I said, be warned… but if your curiosity can't wait until after you've seen the movie, well, all you gotta do is press play on the video below.

Check out the rest of today's biggest movie news after the jump, including Damon Lindelof's biggest post-"Lost" assignment to date and some potential changes in store for "The Hangover Part II" DVD release!

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Denzel WashingtonDust off your rocker switches and joysticks, because Hollywood seems to be all about video games this week -- well, video games and comic books. Today's Dailies feature gaming's most famous vampire hunter, as well as plenty of news from Comic-Con, with "Roger Rabbit 2," "Alice in Wonderland," and much more.

-- James Wan, who helped launch the wonderful world of the "Saw" movies now gets to bring famous vampire hunter Simon Belmont to theaters, as he writers and directs a film version of the classic Konami video game "Castlevania." (Blood Disgusting)

-- Producer Lornezo di Bonaventura says his team has "crafted a really strong, deep mythology" for their film adaptation for the really classic video game "Asteroids." (IGN) Read More...

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'Ateroids'News of Hollywood cherry-picking video game franchises for movie adaptations is nothing new, but here's something that's a bit more surprising. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest game to be slated for the big screen is the action-packed "Asteroids."

Yes, you heard that right. Universal Studios is making "Asteroids" into a movie. Some of you have never played the classic 1979 Atari title, but the concept is very simple -- fly your triangle "spaceship" while shooting at flying saucers and asteroids, and trying not to smash into them. It was a revolution back in the late-1970s, but is a far cry from sophistication in the era of next-gen consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Read More...

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