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Fantasy fans now can have something fresh to look at as 20th Century Fox has delightfully activated a new official site for its "The Dark Is Rising" where a trailer for the flick is also submitted in.

Apart from the clip, the site also provides the story of the movie while allowing the visitors to register for updates by submitting their birth-dates. As for the trailer itself, it gives the viewers glimpses of the lead character Will Stanton's adolescent innocence and the moment he discovers his powers as an Old One.

Slated for an October 5 release this year, "The Dark Is Rising" is a big screen adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper telling about the story of Stanton who learns that he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. David L. Cunningham directs from the script penned by John Hodge with Marc E. Platt producing.