Blake Lively is Eternally Gorgeous in First Trailer for 'The Age of Adaline'

The last film directed by Lee Toland Krieger was the rom-com Celeste & Jesse Forever, a film that explored whether friendship could survive a failed attempt at romance. His follow-up, The Age of Adaline, will look at whether love is strong enough to overcome anything, including immortality.

Starring Blake Lively, the film revolves around a woman born in the early 1900s who becomes ageless after a freak accident. It may sound great, but clearly it comes with a few drawbacks. Krieger tells USA Today...

"It sounds like wish fulfillment to look like Blake Lively forever. But she cannot grow old with anyone. In a world consumed with youth and vanity, there's something very fresh and beautiful about a story focusing on the beauty of growing old."

Ellen Burstyn plays Adaline's daughter, who she must watch grow old and die, the same as everyone else she'll ever get close to. Er, it's probably a coincidence that Burstyn played a similar role in Interstellar, right? Also starring Harrison Ford, Michael Huisman (Game of Thrones), and Amanda Crew, The Age of Adaline opens April 24th 2015.

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Trailer Time: Charlie St. Cloud, starring Zac Efron

Yahoo Movies has released the trailer for the upcoming romantic fairy tale, Charlie St. Cloud, starring Zac Efron. The story involves Charlie, who makes a promise to his little brother Sam that he'll teach him to play baseball everyday until he leaves for college.When Sam is killed in a car accident, Charlie keeps his promise to Sam's ghost. However when he meets a girl and begins to have a relationship with her, he finds that he must make a decision between pursuing love and keeping his promise.It's based on the 2004 novel by Ben Sherwood.

I'm no big Zac Efron fan, but I like the fantasy elements at play here. While he might've faded into the background in Me and Orson Welles last year, Efron showed he capable of tackling a bit heavier roles that don't just require him to dance and sing real nice. Charlie St. Cloud is being directed by Burr Steers, who wrote and directed one of my favorite films of 2002, Igby Goes Down. He also directed Efron in 17 Again last year.

Check out the trailer for yourself and let us know what you think. Is it possible Efron might be more of an actor than I gave him credit for?

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