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After much anticipation, Warner Bros. will release its first ever trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim on Wednesday, December 12. The news comes from the DCU Movie Page, which tweeted the following earlier today: "Pacific Rim finally begins! Official trailer december 12! https://www.panpacificdefense.com/

The link features a countdown clock, a world map, and this teaser video from the Kaiju Emergency Alert System:

The site is part of Pac Rim's new viral campaign, which also includes a "leaked" document (via Total Film) from the Great Britain Air Command to one Lt. Col. Takada, discussing the so-called "Jaeger Initiative." Look:

Pacific Rim hits theaters July 11, 2013.

Via SlashFilm

Update: More viral goodies have hit today, including video of a Kaiju attack and, via Wired, a blueprint of one of the film's Kaiju-fighting giant robots:

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