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!
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 – Teaser
Summed up as: We might have only just begun summer, but the teaser for this fall’s next installment of The Hunger Games is already here!
Coolest thing about the trailer: This is a creative, unsettling and just slightly heavy-handed (like the series itself) approach to promoting the film, reminding us just how nefarious Panem and President Snow really are.
Dumbest thing in the trailer: While we kinda love Josh Hutcherson as a person (his interview last year in OUT Magazine was so cool), he’s such a tool as Peta Mellark and stands there toolishly in this trailer.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Uh, yes!!!!
TMNT – second trailer
Summed up as: Another effort to suck some cash out of the tired 90s franchise known as The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Coolest thing in the trailer: We finally get to see a bit of Splinter, Shredder, and (best of all) Whoopi Goldberg!!!
Dumbest thing in the trailer: The Turtles themselves! They really didn’t think the visuals through very well. Their faces are so weeeeird. And poor Megan Fox. She barely gets a line of dialog in this trailer!
Worth seeing opening weekend? Sorry dudes, but, like, no way.
AFFLUENZA
Summed up as: A hard-boiled look at Gen Y, in an affluent NY suburb right before the 2008 financial ‘collapse’.
Coolest thing in the trailer: The cast. There are tons and tons of notable YA actors here, including Trans4mers’ Nicola Peltz and our fave, Faking It’s Gregg Sulkin.
Strangest thing in the trailer: How everyone, including the parents, get high at every turn. But then again, this is a portrait of a ‘generation in decline’, after all…
Worth seeing opening weekend? This looks intriguing, so we’ll say yes. A nice alternative to all the hyped-up effects extravaganzas.
4 MINUTE MILE
Summed up as: Another sports movie about the underdog, this time a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who needs a track scholarship to survive.
Coolest thing in the trailer: The under-appreciated Richard Jenkins gets the plum role of the young athlete’s mentor. We’re also happy to see YA character actress Analeigh Tipton in a ‘straighter’ role as the love interest.
Funniest thing in the trailer: Jenkins’ Mr. Miyagi moment – ‘Wax on, wax off.’ #Classic.
Worth seeing opening weekend? If you like underdog stories, sure. And who doesn’t like underdog stories?
AT THE DEVIL’S DOOR
Summed up as: The latest occult possession movie with people standing haphazardly in dark hallways, just because.
Coolest thing in the trailer: One word: Santana! Yes, you got it—Naya Rivera is getting all dark here, trading in Glee for a succulent-looking horror treat.
Scariest moment in the trailer: The weird neck moment. Gross!
Worth seeing opening weekend? Wanna get a summer chill? We do!
LIFE AFTER BETH
Summed up as: The zombie genre invasion continues with this dark rom-com, favorited at many a film fest.
Funniest thing in the trailer: We kinda love Aubrey Plaza as a snotty zombie who can talk, but unsurprisingly, her parents—John C. Reilly and the always-brill Molly Shannon—steal the show
Weirdest thing in the trailer: Creepy Dane DeHaan as the straight-laced love interest? He might’ve been good as a zombie too…
Worth seeing opening weekend? This is a little late in the game when it comes to zombie movies…we feel like we’ve been there, done that.
SPARE PARTS
Summed up as: Another underdog movie, this one based on a true story about four underprivileged Arizona high school students with dreams of winning a NASA robotics competition.
Coolest thing in the trailer: Alexa PenaVega, formerly known as Alexa Vega of Sky Kids!
Biggest surprise: Exciting to see Marisa Tomei in any project, even ones where she keeps her clothes on, like she does here.
Worth seeing opening weekend? This one looks inspiring but VOD-able.