This is actually pretty exciting. I mean we run a lot of stories that I try to make sound exciting (it’s my job), but this is one that actually impressed me. Footage from the upcoming adaptation of His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass has just leaked out online. I’m not talking crappy, lame footage that link to and then try to make it sound like it’s not depressingly boring, I’m talking about pretty cool stuff, especially for a movie that’s so far off.

The footage is a teaser trailer designed to be shown to cooperate muckity-mucks. Toy companies mostly, this is New Line trying to get manufacturers interested in making useless pieces of plastic based on their films, which they can then turn around and sell to children and nerds to increase their hefty profit margin. Well, I suspect this bit of footage might do the job.

It’s pretty rough, but it really gives you an idea of what to expect from the movie. It’s no Lord of the Rings, but it certainly doesn’t look like an Eragon sized stinker either. Watch for yourself. Click play below: