Charming Trailer for Disney+'s Offbeat Coming-of-Age Film STARGIRL
While The CW is developing a DC series titled Stargirl, Disney has a Stargirl movie of their own that they’ve produced for Disney+. This is a very different Stargirl story with very different characters.
Disney has released the first trailer for Stargirl, and it looks like a wonderfully charming and quirky film. It’s described as a “tender and offbeat coming-of-age story” and is based on the best-selling young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli which is “about an unassuming high schooler who finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.”
The film stars singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal in her film debut, Graham Verchere, Karan Brar, Maximiliano Hernandez, Darby Stanchfield, and Giancarlo Esposito. Here’s the synopsis that was shared for the film:
Leo Borlock (Graham Verchere) is an average student at Mica High School. He gets decent grades, is a member of the school’s marching band and has always been content flying under the radar. But all that changes when he meets Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), a confident and colorful new student with a penchant for the ukulele, who stands out in a crowd. She is kind, finds magic in the mundane and touches the lives of others with the simplest of gestures. Her eccentricities and infectious personality charm Leo and the student body, and she quickly goes from being ignored and ridiculed to accepted and praised, then back again, sending Leo on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. A celebration of individuality, kindness and the power of the human spirit.
Stargirl was directed by Julia Hart from a screenplay by Kristin Hahn, Julia Hart, and Jordan Horowitz. Stargirl premieres March 13, streaming only on Disney+, and it looks like a film that I’ll enjoy watching with my girls.