The first trailer for The Giver starring Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, and Jeff Bridges debuted Wednesday morning.
The book to film adaptation of Lois Lowry’s classic novel reflects the dark theme found in the source material. Watch The Giver trailer below:
In addition to Streep (who plays Chief Elder), Thwaites (Jonas), and Bridges (The Giver), The Giver is not short on high-profile co-stars. Other actors appearing in the project include Alexander Skarsgård as Jonas’ father, Katie Holmes and Jonas’ mother, Taylor Swift as Rosemary, and Cameron Monaghan as Asher.
Two stills from the film were released in January and depict Jonas and The Giver.
The Giver opens in theaters August 15, 2014. The synopsis for the film reads, “The haunting story of The Giver centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbury Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.”