“The Giver” Trailer Released

By Rosemary Vega on March 19, 2014@rosevega

The Weinstein Company has released the very first trailer for “The Giver,” based on the novel by Lois Lowry. The story centers on Jonas, who lives in seemingly idea world of contentment, that is until he is chosen as the Receiver of Memories. The Giver passes on the memories to Jonas, who then learns the reality of the world they live in. The film stars Jeff Bridges as the Giver, Brenton Thwaites as Jonas, Meryl Streep as the Chief Elder, Katie Holmes as Jonas’s mother, Alexander Skarsgård as Jonas’s father, and as we reported in September, Taylor Swift as Rosemary, The Giver’s daughter. (Taylor is in the trailer for half a second at the :44 mark. “The Giver” is slated for release in August 2014.