I CAN NOT wait until August 12, 2011. Simply can’t wait! Wanna know why? That’s when one of the best books I’ve ever read comes to a theatre near you!
After I read The Help, I said that not only was it going to become a film, but it was going to win at least one Oscar, if not 2 or 3. Seriously, it’s that good. I beg you to read it, if you haven’t already done so. Please feel free to check out my book review of The Help here, or read about when I met Kathryn Stockett (and got an autographed copy of The Help) at BookExpo America here.
In case you haven’t read the #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help is a brilliant, painful, funny and downright inspiring look at what happens when three courageous women of mixed races strike up an unlikely friendship during the 1960′s in Mississippi. Skeeter (played by Emma Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives — and a small Mississippi town — upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (played by Viola Davis), Skeeter’s best friend’s housekeeper, is the first to open up — to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter’s life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories — and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Aibileen introduces Skeeter to another maid named Minny (played by Octavia Spencer), and along the way, a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly — and unwillingly — caught up in the changing times.
I seriously was just moved to tears by that movie trailer. It looks soooo good, and every character is cast perfectly in my humble semi-expert opinion as a former movie theatre manager. I can’t tell you how excited I am for Katheryn Stockett and the director/screenwriter, her childhood best friend, Tate Taylor. I think this is going to become the hit of the summer. Make sure to save the date–because August 12, 2011 will be here soon enough!
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Oh how exciting! I LOVED this book and I only pray they did it justice!
Traci – It is exciting, isn’t it?
I wonder if the pie is in the movie…
RFW – Oh my gosh, I’m sure it will be, and it will be fabulous! When I met Kathryn Stockett at the BookExpo, her publisher even passed out free pies!
Oh, they have to leave in the pie scenes…those were fabulous! Seriously, I can’t WAIT for this movie, and hope I enjoy it as much as the book.
I don’t think I can wait 109 days!!
Laurel – I am thrilled you are one of the many, many fans of the book!
I too loved THE HELP!! Can’t wait for the movie. Hope they do it justice! I tried to watch this link you gave but I did not find THE HELP on it. What am I missing?
Thanks
Karen
Karen – Oh, maybe when you tried to watch YouTube was down? It was working fine last night & earlier today.
Sorry, after I posted and clicked on comments the link was there!! I watched it and it looks great! Can’t wait! Thanks for keeping us informed. I have a group that met to talk about the book.
I still have not read it yet!!!! I’ve heard its amazing, and its impossible to get in the library. (I’m ranked #253 on the waiting list!) I am going to have to find a way to get my hands on a copy in time. Worst case scenario..my birthday is 3 days before the movie comes out…I can add it to my wishlist!
Thanks for sharing this, I had no idea 
Anietzerck – WHAAAAATTT? You better read it a.s.a.p., cause you don’t know what you are missing!
Thanks so much for posting this trailer, girlfromtheghetto! I ADORED this book, and was very much looking forward to the movie adaptation. I hadn’t realized it was going to be in theaters so soon!
That was quite a spoilery little movie trailer, wasn’t it?
(Gee, I wonder what part of the book Hilly is reading that causes her to scream like that? 
) That being said, it does seem, based on the trailer, that this will be a fairly faithful adaptation of Stockett’s novel. So, that’s certainly refreshing to see.
Though some of the casting choices are not who I originally envisioned playing these roles, I can definitely see these actors doing these characters justice. For example, Octavia Spencer is a bit older, I think, than the Minnie described in the book. But she definitely has the spunk and good humor to lend life to this AMAZING character. (Minnie was always my favorite!) And though, I would never have pictured the vivacious Emma Stone as the sweet, but awkward, Skeeter or the reserved Bryce Dallas Howard as EVIL Hilly, they both seem to do a fine job at their respective roles in the trailer.
In short, you’ve just made my evening. I absolutely can’t wait to see this in theaters.
K Jewls – You are so welcome! I love making someone’s evening.
They always spoil movies with the trailers theses days–it pisses me off!
I’m totally all for Emma Stone–she’s great. I love her, just love her for Skeeter. I love how excited her mom got about her auditioning for the role. Forgot where I read that, otherwise I would have shared it in my post.
Super amazing book and fabulous trailer…it gave me that shivery weak but screamingly excited sort of thrilled feeling! If the movie lives up to the book and trailer, I hope it sweeps the country in a really meaningful way…working together, taking risks, crossing lines and having courage are worth it in the end!
Ni8k – Oh, I hope so, too!
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