Movie trailer for THE ART OF GETTING BY starring Freddie Highmore & Emma Roberts

Here is a trailer for The Art of Getting By (formerly titled Homework) written and directed by Gavin Wiesen. It premiered at Sundance (read our review) and stars Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Rita Wilson, Sam Robards and Blair Underwood.

The story follows a teenage boy by the name of George, who is a high school loner with no ambitions at all. It’s his senior year, and George pretty much just gives up on life. He doesn’t do any of his school work, he’s on the verge of expulsion, and all he does is doodle in his textbooks. He is an artist. He just figures he’s going to die eventually anyway so what the hell is the point of striving to be something. Then he meets a girl named Sally and becomes mentored by a successful artist by the name of Dustin. These new relationships change everything for George, and helps put him on the right path, but not before almost everything crashes down around him. Like most coming of age movies George learns life lessons the hard way.

I am a huge fan of Roberts, she was one of the best part's of Scream 4. New York City looks great, and is a nice backdrop for the film. Highmore has definitely grown up from August Rush and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Check out the trailer below and share your thoughts:

Here’s the official synopsis for the film:

George (Freddie Highmore), a smart teenage loner, has made it to his senior year despite the fact that he has never completed an assignment. Enter Sally (Emma Roberts), the school beauty, who hides her melancholy behind the protective mask of popularity. An unlikely connection blooms as these kindred spirits bond over their troubled parental relationships. With his education hanging by a thread, George concedes to let Dustin mentor him. Dustin is a successful artist, and he’s 25 years old—finally, someone George can respect! With Sally and Dustin by his side, George blossoms and dares to look toward the future. But George soon learns that life and love have a way of dashing dreams as rites of passage and mounds of homework threaten to do him in on the eve of his graduation.

The Art of Getting By opens in limited release June 17.