Just when you thought the film geek universe couldn’t get any more riled up, what with the six minutes of The Dark Knight online and the announcement that Peter Jackson is doing The Hobbit and the mere existence of I Am Legend, Guillermo del Toro comes and ups the ante. The trailer for his next movie, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army will premiere this Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

In the meantime, IGN’s movie section has posted exclusive stills from the movie, including the first-ever shot of B.P.R.D. agent Johann, who the site describes as a “protoplasmic mystic.” I've posted one of them to your right. They've got the rest.

The sequel finds war erupting between humankind and the invisible realm, and Hellboy (Ron Perlman), who is part of both worlds, trapped in the middle. Selma Blair and Doug Jones are also returning to their roles from the original movie. Hellboy II opens on July 11, and we’ll probably know a lot more about it once the trailer premieres on Thursday. Check back here for that then.