Kodi Smit-McPhee Escapes a Troubled Life in Trailer for 'All the Wilderness'

Kodi Smit-McPhee seems to bounce from one coming-of-age movie after another, he just has the perfect look for it, but he's getting some special attention for All the Wilderness. Debuting at SXSW last year, the directorial debut by Michael Johnson has McPhee as a troubled young man unable to cope with the loss of father. His mother (Virginia Madsen) can't figure out what's going on, and his shrink (Danny Devito) isn't helping much, but he finds a chance at a better life after encountering a group of isolated kids just like him.

With a release date pegged for February 20th, the first trailer for All the Wilderness has arrived. From a visual standpoint it looks incredible, almost like a music video, but it remains to be seen if there's more to set the film apart in a crowded genre. The film co-stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Evan Ross, both having spent time as part of The Hunger Games franchise.

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The Rebellion Readies for War in New 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Posters

One aspect non-readers of The Hunger Games books will need to prepare for in Mockingjay Part 1 is the severe shift in focus. While the first two films centered on the actual Hunger Games death tournaments, the final two movies will be much more warlike. They will be an all-out battle between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and the rebellion against President Snow, and now some of the new faces in that war have been introduced in new posters.

The images feature only one familiar face, that of Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, but they all invoke a similar theme of battle-readiness. We also get a look at Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer as Cressida, Wes Chatham as Castor, Elden Henson as his brother Pollux, Mahershala Ali as Boggs, and Evan Ross as Messalla.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1 opens November 21st.

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Evan Ross Joins 'Mockingjay'; Scott Eastwood in 'Fury'; Judd Apatow Plans Amy Schumer Comedy

* Evan Ross (90210) has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, joining other new additions Julianne Moore and Natalie Dormer. He'll play Messalla, who I remember as being part of Katniss' team against the rebellion, but Lionsgate lists him as being the cameraman for Cressida, the chronicler of Katniss' missions. Perhaps they're altering his character for the film, as they've done with others. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21, 2014, with Part 2 opening November 20, 2015.

* Clint's baby boy Scott Eastwood has joined the cast of David Ayer's WWII tank thriller, Fury. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal star in the action flick about an American Sherman tank crew stuck behind enemy lines in the final weeks of the fighting. Eastwood last appeared in Texas Chainsaw 3D, and in his dad's baseball drama Trouble with the Curve. [Deadline]

* Judd Apatow has helped shepherd the careers of Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig by producing Bridesmaids, and of course he's done wonders with Lena Dunham in HBO's Girls, now he's banking on Amy Schumer as his next discovery. Universal has picked up an untitled script that Schumer and Apatow will develop and co-write as a starring vehicle for the R-Rated comedienne, who has been a fixture on Comedy Central and currently hosts sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer.

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