To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
After degenerate a teaser in June , Netflix just released the full - length trailer forTo All the Boys I ’ve bed Before , the highly anticipated adaptation of Jenny Han ’s YA novel of the same name . The first in a trilogy of novels surrounding lackadaisical heroine Lara Jean Covey , To All The Boys I ’ve Loved Beforemade it to the New York Times Best Seller listing before getting optioned by Will Smith ’s Overlook production company just weeks after its freeing in 2014 . Overlook also partner with Netflix forfantasy criminal offense dramaBright , and Han ’s a well - known YA author and was the mind behind the popularThe Summer I Turned Prettyseries .
Adapted by Sofia Alvarez and channelize by Susan Johnson ( Carrie Pilby ) , the film starsLana Condor(X - Men , Alita : Battle Angel)as Lara Jean , a high - school day Jr who save private alphabetic character to her crushes because she ’s too unsure to approach them . Also , her crushes include her sister ’s boyfriend Josh ( Israel Broussard ) and the most popular boy in schoolhouse , Peter ( Noah Centineo ) . But then the missive mysteriously get charge to their recipients and all adorable Hell break loose . John Corbett also star as Lara ’s OBGYN father Dr. Dan Covey , who ’s the kind of dad who earnestly hands his daughter condoms .
pertain : To All The Boys I ’ve Loved Before Teaser Trailer
The trailer promise a lightweight , but bright and rummy teen romcom - it can be seen above , while the fresh poster can be see below . After Josh finds out about her " smell " for him , Lara convinces Peter to make to date her so she can save face and avoid nuclear fallout with her sister . While it ’s clear Peter and Lara will predictably fall for each other , the plastic film promises to refine a tired figure of speech and create something fresh , entertaining and well - acted - Anna Cathcart ( The Descendants)is an other comedic standout as Kitty Covey , Lara ’s nosy and filterless unseasoned baby . As a whole , the film itself look sharp-worded , rum and significantly , more diverse than most mainstream adolescent fare .
substantial fib and subtle theatrical has become something of a vogue for Netflix this yr - at least when it comes to love affair . The juggernaut streaming service is still riding the succeeder ofSet It Up , its sleeper hit adult romcom written and directed by women and starring Lucy Liu as a fun news media power - player . It won critical acclaim forAlex Strangeloveand its sensitive geographic expedition of stripling sexuality , and originally this twelvemonth , Step Sisters , which managed to deal with ethnical appropriation and classism with grace all the while showcasing shamelessly entertaining step sequences . In an interview withRonReads , Jenny Han spoke about how her work is a natural fit with Netflix given her own commitment to showcasing diversity in YA lit :
I want my Quran to look like the genuine world , and the real humankind is populated by all sort of the great unwashed . I think diversity in young adult literature is very important because it mull what the world really looks like , and that it ’s a larger experience . It ’s not just one narrow experience .
While there ’s presently no plan to adapt the other two book in theTATBseries , consideringsequel rumour already whirl aroundSet It Up , it ’s not without the realm of possibility we could see more of Lara Jean in the future . If the film turns out to be as good as the trailer promises it might , teens should be so lucky .
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