Catch it here first! We are on the lookout for the freshest, hottest and coolest YA trailers as they come out, with the bare basics laid out for your enjoyment. Watch this space and enjoy, coming soon to a theater near you!
HUNGER GAMES – MOCKINGJAY PART 1
Summed up as: After a couple of cheeky faux-official teaser trailers ‘from’ the Capitol, here we have the first full trailer of the third installment in the history-making series.
Saddest thing in the trailer: Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s posthumous turn as Plutarch Heavensbee. We’re still wondering how they’re planning on finishing Mockingjay Part 2…
Weirdest thing in the trailer: How the Capitol’s henchmen in white and black look exactly like Vader’s Storm Troopers in the Star Wars universe. Shameless copy or covert homage?
Hottest thing: Gale’s (Liam Hemsworth’s) closeup. Peeta seems absent here.
Worth seeing opening weekend? What do you think???
THE HOBBIT: The Battle of the Five Armies
Summed up as: Peter Jackson’s second opus of a Tolkien trilogy comes to a long and studied end, with Smaug, Bilbo and company in tow.
Did they show too much? No, and dare we say it looks slightly underwhelming?
We’re wondering: Most of the old standards are here, many of whom have appeared in all six of these movies: Ian McKellan as Gandalf, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, and reigning Best Actress Oscar Winner Cate Blanchett as Galadriel. But will Gollum make another appearance? We all know he’s the best part.
Worth seeing opening weekend? One more time for good luck!
THE MAZE RUNNER
Summed up as: Get out your scorecard for another dystopian YA novel adaptation, this one featuring Dylan O’Brien (yes! Stiles from Teen Wolf!) fighting for survival within a mysterious and deadly labyrinth.
Did they show too much? No, and we want more!
Most beautiful thing in the trailer: The sumptuous Kaya Scodelario (of Clash of the Titans), who serves it up as the only female trapped in the maze with a cabal of boys. She seems to hold her own.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Even if you haven’t read the James Dashner book, this looks pretty downright amazing.
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Summed up as: This is just getting better and better. After a coy teaser, we see just how intelligent this satire of the black-white relationship in this country promises to be.
Coolest thing about the trailer: Just how unafraid the filmmakers are to call ‘em like they see ‘em. There are too many observational gems to list here.
Funniest thing in the trailer: “Weaved? It’s weave. Now. Present tense.”
Worth seeing opening weekend? #totebags
WHIPLASH
Summed up as: The Sundance Award winner about an up-and-coming drummer (the incredible Miles Teller) and the music coach who almost ruins his life.
Coolest thing in the trailer: For anyone who has ever struggled with creativity or the feeling of not being ‘good enough’ (i.e., all of us), this trailer might give you chills.
Best part: “I think he likes me more now.”
Worth seeing opening weekend? This one was so hard to catch at the festivals, so we will be there!
GAME OF THRONES: NEW CAST
Summed up as: A roll call of the new additions to the very international cast of Season 5, each presenting whom they’ll be portraying and how they feel about it.
Who are we most excited to see? Definitely Keisha Castle-Hughes, who is all grown up now after her Oscar nominated turn in Whale Rider 12 years ago!
Best part of the trailer: “I am frothing with excitement to be part of this epic, epic series!”
Watch or DVR? For fans of the show: both.
YOUNG ONES
Summed up as: The exact opposite of Waterworld. And we’re thinking it’ll be way better.
Did they show too much? No. The glimpses of the triumvirate of fabulous YA stars in this—Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult and our fave Kodi Smit-McPhee—leave us wanted way more.
Interesting fact: The writer and director of this film, Jake Paltrow, is Gwyneth’s younger brother.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Yes!
IF I STAY
Summed up as: Reigning queen of all things YA, Chloe Grace Moretz, is the star of yet another novel adaptation, this time about a girl caught between worlds after falling into a coma brought on by a car accident.
Did they show too much? No, but we’re slightly concerned that this will resemble Ghost or The Lovely Bones just a bit too much.
Best part of the trailer: Chloe’s onscreen chemistry with love interest Jamie Blackley.
Worth seeing opening weekend? For fans of the Gayle Forman novel, or of Moretz, this is a no-brainer.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 – Red Band Trailer
Summed up as: The boys are at it again, this time without John Cusack in tow. Oh, and they go to the future instead. How very Back to the Future.
Did they show too much? Yes. The whole movie is basically here. But then, you won’t have to actually go see it!
Funniest thing in the trailer: Definitely Craig Robinson’s cover of the song “Stay”.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Did you like the first one? Or more aptly: Can you stand Rob Corddry for more than 15 minutes?
THE TOY SOLDIERS
Summed up as:sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, plus the loss innocence in the 1980s.
Coolest thing about the trailer: The cast of largely unknown actors seem very up to the task of recreating the era and serving the drama.
Don’t miss: The epic beats of Daily Bread.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Uh, yes!!!!