Recently it was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2015 event that a special "Sword Art Online" anime film is in the works. The film announcement was coupled with a "Sword Art Online" highlight trailer that reveals the project as well as shows clips from the previous installments in the franchise.

Fans can check out the new announcement trailer below.

So far, many fans are reacting to the news of the new "Sword Art Online" movie project with excitement.

"I screamed when I saw the 'Sword Art Online' movie news sitting on top of the accel world game news like a double-layered cake. My mouth is closed, but I'm still internally screaming," said NuclearChimp in an ANN forum.

Anime News Network reports that the movie project will be a completely new anime work written by original creator Reki Kawahara. In addition, the film will be directed by Tomohiko Ito, who previously directed the TV anime series and previous anime special. A-1 Pictures will again handle the animation production.

More information about the "Sword Art Online" anime movie will be released on Oct. 10 in the next issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine.

"Sword Art Online" was originally a light novel series by Reki Kawahara. For those who are not familiar with the series, My Anime List describes "Sword Art Online" as follows:

"In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players can control their avatars through brain waves using technology called 'NerveGear'."

It goes on:

"When players enter the game, they discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive. To escape, players must beat the game by defeating each boss on all 100 floors; however, if they die in the game, they die in real life too. Their struggle for survival starts now."