Regretting You Trailer Brings Colleen Hoover’s Tearjerker to Life
I’m Jordan Collins, here to walk you through the trailer for Regretting You, just in case you needed my help – I guess I can simplify this for you. This teaser for the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel arrived on August 5, delivering every tearjerker beat fans have been waiting for. Starring McKenna Grace as teenage Clara and Allison Williams as her mom Morgan, the two and a half minute clip sets the tone for a drama steeped in grief and hope.
The preview opens with Clara recounting how her mom got pregnant at 18 after falling for her high school sweetheart. That sense of youthful promise is shattered by a tragic car accident that kills Morgan’s sister Jenny – played by Willa Fitzgerald – and her husband, played by Scott Eastwood. Clara’s voiceover captures the moment she realizes life does not always follow its own script: “My Aunt Jenny also ended up with her high school boyfriend. I thought we would be one big happy family forever. But the universe had other plans.”
As Clara and Morgan struggle to process the loss, a darker secret emerges: Morgan and her brother in law Jonah – portrayed by Dave Franco – begin to suspect that Jenny and her husband shared an affair. Jonah insists that Clara deserves to know the truth, while her mother is desperate to shield her from heartbreak. The tension between protecting innocence and confronting reality is palpable in every frame, supported by nuanced performances that earned mention in both E! Online and Prime Video press materials.
To distract herself from the pain, Clara turns to Miller, her classmate played by Mason Thames, whom she dubs “the coolest guy in school.” Their growing closeness gives Clara a brief reprieve, especially when teenage romance feels like the last thing she should seek. But Morgan warns that she would rather see Clara steer clear of heartbreak – which naturally adds another layer of friction to their complicated mother daughter bond.
Conflict escalates when Miller calls out Clara’s behavior in a raw exchange: “You keep using me to piss your mom off, and I’m done with it.” That line alone hints at how Avril’s cast chemistry will drive Regretting You, combining teen angst with familial strain. Meanwhile, Morgan opens up in one of the trailer’s final moments: “There’s a lot I wish I had done differently, but I’ll never spend one second regretting you.” That closing confession cements the film’s emotional core, promising both tearful reckonings and hopeful moments.
Mark your calendars: Regretting You hits theaters October 24. In the meantime, you might want to keep an eye on other book to screen projects. The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 premieres July 16 on Prime Video, bringing back the love triangle from Jenny Han’s hit novel. Netflix is also warming up to romance with the August 1 launch of an adaptation of Julia Whelan’s love story set at Oxford.
If cozy crime piques your interest, look for The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix August 28, where Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan star as retiree sleuths. And for espionage meets intrigue, a fifth Slow Horses tale based on Mick Herron’s London Rules is on the horizon.
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Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Prime Video
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