Oh happy, happy day! Perhaps second only to waking up to a stocking full of presents on Christmas morning, I found myself elated this very morning when I woke up, rubbed my eyes, and found a little, perfect present in the form of the first trailer for the new Wes Anderson movie, Moonrise Kingdom, just waiting for me on the inter webs. After discovering this treasured item, I have done nothing but watch it, contemplate on it, and get giddy with excitement (process is continually repeated).

Moonrise Kingdom will mark Wes Anderson’s seventh foray into the world feature-film writing and directing; and as an avid fan of both movies in general and Anderson specifically, I remain eternally grateful for the glimmer of hope that this trailer represents. This is the kind of hope that assures us movie-goers that there is some validity to the claim that all creativity and originality in feature-filmmaking is not dead. Oh happy day, indeed!

As far as anyone can tell from the true-to-form, somewhat-elusive trailer, Moonrise Kingdom documents a pair of young (children-young) lovers who flee the 1960s New England town/camp in which they are living, prompting a chase by a local search party. Co-written by Roman Coppola, brother of Sofia and son of Francis (seriously, could this get any better?!), Moonrise Kingdom stars (serious) newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the two star-crossed lovers. As expected, Anderson has also managed to deliver a fine supporting cast, made up with the likes of Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman (duh), Bill Murray (duh again), and Harvey Keitel. And most importantly (as well as very expectedly), Moonrise Kingdom seems to boast the same sort of picturesque beauty Anderson has been known to create in both his live-action (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) and stop-motion animation (The Fantastic Mr. Fox) films, with a stellar soundtrack to boot! If this doesn’t excite you, then I’m not sure what will.

Moonrise Kingdom is set for release on May 25th. Until then, feel free to watch the trailer (below) on repeat.