Those who can't get enough of Nicholas Sparks' stories should rejoice. His novel "Dear John" will hit the big screen next year, and a first trailer for the love drama debuted on the Web just recently. See below.
In the flick, Amanda Seyfried plays a young woman falling in love with a solider (Channing Tatum) while he’s on leave. When he's deployed, however, the two try to maintain their relationship via love letters.
Also starring is Richard Jenkins, who plays John's father. Jamie Linden, who penned "We Are Marshall," wrote the screenplay. Lasse Hallström ("The Hoax," "Casanova") directed the film.
Considering this is a Sparks story, it's pretty easy to figure out the nature of the film. Maybe too easy? I sincerely hope this one's more intriguing and not as conventional as last year's "Nights in Rodanthe."
The trailer honestly failed to win me over, particularly because it didn't show me anything except Tatum and Seyfried hugging and reading each other's letters. Like I said, I hope we're in for something solid here.
"Dear John" opens in theaters Feb. 5, 2010. Sparks is working on a film he wrote with Miley Cyrus in mind for the lead character.