It's one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and now that the trailer for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has arrived online, fans everywhere are watching the footage with Zapruder-like intensity for clues to the remake's vision. We went right to the source for a talk with director Scott Derrickson. Read our exclusive chat with him below, then watch the trailer for yourself (click here to see it in glorious HD) and let us know what you think of the film in the comments below.

The last shot in the trailer is a hero shot, although strangely not of Keanu Reeve's character Klaatu, but of his trusty robot Gort. The look of the character deliberately recalls his look in the 1951 original. Read more...

The end of summer blues have you down? Think about next summer instead – with news today on "Speed Racer," "Bond 22," and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" highlighting our links of the day.

- Whoa! Keanu Reeves to star as Klaatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still." (Variety)

- Details on the look of "Speed Racer" from Susan Sarandon. (Collider)

- Peter Jackson makes a fifteen minute WWI film…And it's a masterpiece. (NZ Herald)

- "Bond 22” picks up "two minutes after 'Casino Royale,'" says Paul Haggis. (ComingSoon)

- "Faces of Death" gets a story. (Rotten Tomatoes)