Lionsgate has shared the Young Werther trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy, starring Douglas Booth (My Salinger Year) as the titular writer and Alison Pill as Charlotte (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World). The film is based on the 1774 tragic romance novel The Sorrows of Young Wether by Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
Check out the Young Werther trailer below (watch more trailers):
When is the Young Werther release date?
Following its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Young Werther is now scheduled to make its debut on December 13, in theaters and on digital platforms. The cast also includes Iris Apatow (This is 40) as Sissy, Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as Albert, Amrit Kaur (The Sex Lives of College Girls) as Melanie, Jaouhar Ben Ayed (No Man’s Land) as Paul, and more.
“While on a simple errand to Toronto, a carefree and charming young writer named Werther stumbles across the love of his life only to discover that the young woman is engaged,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “Despite the urgings of his hypochondriac best friend, Werther turns his world upside down in a desperate, misguided, and hilarious quest to win her heart.”
The film is written and directed by filmmaker José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço. In addition to leading the cast, Booth is also serving as an executive producer alongside Jonathan Bross, Andy Wang, Dave Mepham, Matthew E. Chausse, Mason Novick, Joe Simpson, and Simon Williams. It is produced by Matt Code.
