<p><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Final-Fantasy-15-Director-Talks-Specifics-128677.html"><em>Final Fantasy XV</em></a> is set to be a hit on multiple fronts. There's the upcoming RPG, of course, as well as the ongoing anime series that fans seem to be enjoying. Now we've got a look at the next piece of the puzzle, <em>Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV</em>, an animated movie that helps set the stage for the game. There's even a shiny new trailer to help get viewers prepared.</p><h1>The New Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV Trailer</h1><p>The last time Square Enix got involved with a motion picture, it nearly destroyed the company. But while critics and fans didn't seem to enjoy <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Final-Fantasy-Spirits-Within-154.html"><em>The Spirits Within</em></a> all that much, the developer is taking a more calculated risk with its latest feature based on the <em>Final Fantasy XV</em> universe.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htnkOpknGok</p><p>For starters, <em>Kingsglaive</em> is directly tied to an actual <em>Final Fantasy</em> game, whereas<em>Spirits</em> was the most detached you could get from the beloved series. Also, you can expect lots of battles, swords, monsters and the like, rather than alien-ghost-things that steal peoples' souls.</p><p>What's super rad is that this <em>Final Fantasy XV</em> movie will see a theatrical release here in North America, with <em>Kingsglaive</em> set to launch nationwide on Aug. 19 in select theaters.</p><p>As was revealed on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/07/23/new-kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-trailer-revealed/">PlayStation Blog</a>, the story is directly tied to <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Final-Fantasy-15-Release-Date-May-Have-Been-Revealed-124427.html"><em>Final Fantasy XV</em></a>, but you won't have to know anything about the latter to enjoy the former.<em>Kingsglaive</em> tells a self-contained story that stands on its own two feet, but will greatly enhance the experience for folks who plan on actually playing the game when it launches this fall.</p><p>While <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Final-Fantasy-XV-Villain-Top-All-Other-Final-Fantasy-Villains-76607.html"><em>Final Fantasy XV</em></a> will reference King Regis' war with a neighboring empire, the the<em>Kingsglaive</em> movie tells that actual story. Similar to the game, however, the bond between father and son will apparently be as big a focus in the film as it is the game.</p><p>It's also worth pointing out that Director Takeshi No Zune is reporting that as fans of the <em>Final Fantasy</em> series, the movie's crew has peppered the film with plenty of references to the games, meaning long-time lovers of spectacular hair, extra belts, and swords the size of a house should have even more to enjoy than the average viewer.</p><p>As for the trailer itself, it certainly looks spectacular. We've seen plenty of footage from <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Final-Fantasy-XV-Already-Has-Ton-Pre-Orders-141837.html"><em>Final Fantasy XV</em></a> that looks almost too good to be true, and <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Final-Fantasy-Getting-Its-Own-Movie-Here-What-We-Know-121727.html"><em>Kingsglaive</em></a>certainly seems to be following suit. In short, this sounds like the <em>Final Fantasy</em> movie fans have always wanted.</p><p>As for the stars, you can expect to hear in the English version; the cast consists of Aaron Paul, Lena Headey, and Sean Bean.</p><p>After this trailer, we've officially set our expectations to "pretty-dang-high."</p>