'Super 8' Clip Leak: JJ Abrams, Steven Spielberg Film Clip Shows Monster (VIDEO)

WHAT IS IT? Major Leak Reveals Elle Fanning's New Movie's Secret

For a guy who likes to keep things mysterious, JJ Abrams is giving an awful lot about his new film, "Super 8," away to the public.

Having already released the movie a day early, Paramount, the distributor of Abrams' and producer Steven Spielberg's new film, have leaked a viral clip -- which is a combination of footage from throughout the film, pasted together -- explaining the existence of the monster that plagues the small Ohio town in which the film is set.

After witnessing a military train crash lets loose the smoke-covered monster, a group of middle schoolers, led by Elle Fanning and newcomer Joel Courtney, pursue the reason behind the destruction of their working class suburb, as Courtney's dad, played by Kyle Chandler, does the same as the acting sheriff of the town.

There's worry that the film, without an existing property to fall back on and a marketing campaign that perhaps revealed too little, may not reach box office expectations in its opening weekend. Will this video leak help? That remains a mystery.

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