Reacting to the DEAR EVAN HANSEN MOVIE Trailer
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- Sincerely....what? Let's break down the trailer, talk about what we're excited for, and discuss the public reaction surrounding the DEAR EVAN HANSEN MOVIE!
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HI THEATRE FRIENDS! Today we're going to discuss all things #DearEvanHansen -- specifically, that first #DearEvanHansenMovie trailer!!!!! The film stars Broadway's #BenPlatt and will premiere September 24th, 2021 from Universal Pictures. We got our very first look at the movie earlier this week and reactions were... mixed. So let's talk about it!
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Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, the film is written for the screen by the show’s Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show’s Oscar, Grammy and Tony-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman).
Featuring Grammy winning songs, including the iconic anthem “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through a Window,” “For Forever” and “Words Fail,” Dear Evan Hansen stars six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Oscar winner Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Colton Ryan (Apple TV+’s Little Voice), Nik Dodani (Netflix’s Atypical), DeMarius Copes (Broadway’s Mean Girls) and Danny Pino (NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
Dear Evan Hansen is produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, and is executive produced by Michael Bederman, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
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It’s pretty crazy, if Ben Platt wins an Oscar for his performance in this, he’ll have an EGOT entirely from him playing Evan Hansen
Does he have an emmy for Evan? That would be epic tho!! Now I want him to win an oscar!
@@marjoleintje1993 he won a daytime Emmy for performing “You Will Be Found” on the Today Show!
@@SD20004 wauw reallly!!! I did not know that was even possible! Love that!! Let's get him this oscar!! youngest EGOT winner ever?
That is WILD
@@marjoleintje1993 by a long shot!! The youngest atm is 39 years (he said in an interview he was in no rush to get it though)
For a second I actually bought the James Corden cameo... why would you do this to me? 😂
HAHA SAME
it could so easily be true lol
Right?! I was just tiredly disappointed but absolutely not surprised for a second there
sjajdhjaa same 💔
he finds his way into absolutely everything
Fully agree. They did Ben so dirty. They should've done a similar thing to The Politician so it was more believable. Like they could've even brought Laura Dreyfuss back.
I just binge watched the politician and ben looked like a high schooler I think the only reason he doesn't in the trailer is cause of the hair they gave him
@@cheeseballs4all I think that's definitely part of it! But also just because he's surrounded by people younger than him that look much younger than him.
yeah, kaitlyn, amandla and niko all pull off believable 16 year olds, they look young and next to ben, the difference is incredibly stark. I think zoe and evan already have an uneven power balance in their relationship with zoe's vulnerable state and the information evan 'knows' and the age difference is only going to amplify that it for me makes it pretty uncomfortable. not sure if I'm gonna watch it anymore.
@@lolarose8973 I feel like what makes me feel better about it at the end of the day is knowing that Kaitlyn Dever who plays Zoe is 24, same age as me, and the age gap between the two of us and Ben isn't that large.
@@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz oh yeah that definitely helps, I still find it unsettling visually though
I think that Ben doesn’t look too old to be a highschooler. But that hair ages him 10 years.
I don't like the hair either
EXACTLY OH MY GOD
Hey everyone. That is HIS hair. His natural "Jew curls" as he calls them. Check out the Platt Brothers on CZcams and he has it there. Jeesh guys. Let's focus on the performance and his Golden Voice instead.
Yeah, even if that's his natural hair its styled as if it was a 99c store wig.
@@martijnyc unfortunately it’s important to get the look down and like considering he played a collage student somewhat recently it just ages him out of high school.
Would I rather have had Andrew Barth Feldman or someone who looked 16 play Evan? Yes. Am I still going to cry every time I see this trailer and eventually movie? Yes.
Same
My one issue with Andrew Barth Feldman is that he is significantly younger than the rest of the cast and I know I would feel pretty uncomfortable with a teenager playing with 20 years olds. I know it’s happened before, it still just makes me uncomfortable.
@@yeahlex_campbell3276 I agree, also at the time of casting Andrew was still a minor which would have made it even weirder (and child labor laws would've been a pain to film around if everyone else was an adult)
I think roman banks wouldve been a great candidate for evan
@@lolarose8973 actual role wise probably, but they wouldn't be able to make as much money from non theatre people if they cast a no name in the lead role
I’ve seen a lot of people upset that Ben is playing Evan because he’s a bit older, but I really couldn’t care less! I’m just excited to be seeing Evan played by a guy who won a TONY specifically for doing such
I don't think Ben is the problem, or even doesn't look the part in real life. But I think they overcompesated with the hair and makeup making him look puffy. And to me is a bit uncanny valley sometimes.
He's 10 years older and he looks like he is hitting his 30s for him as a person. There are people in their late 20s that can pull off the late teens look but in this case not so much for Ben. Ben is still young and being 27 is not a bad thing at all. He could still pull off broadway/stage for this role but for a film not so much. He is giving his all in this movie and you cant blame anyone but the team that didn't think this through. I'll still see it but I agree on they should have made the cast look the same age or at least similar together. Rent the film also ran into this problem but at least all of them looked the same age.
@@allysaber949 I'm going to pass and i agree about Ben.
It’s not that he’s too old- like he said look at grease, but there is still a problem: in Grease the whole cast at least looked the same age range, so they look like peers.
The problem with the casting in DEH is they have some actors that actually look like 15 year old high schoolers so Evan does not look like his peers. Unfortunately this also means he looks over a decade older than Zoe, his love interest- which is just going to add another layer of the already uncomfortable aspects of that relationship. I mean I hope it does well, but people’s complaints are totally valid and film is a very visual medium.
I get the whole point was to capture Bens performance but the best approach may have been an onstage proshot.
@@michaelb9537 I love Grease
Usually I don't like when older actors play high schoolers but this is the exception where I will gladly accept Ben Platt playing Evan. His portrayal of Evan is just so iconic I don't even care if he looks old
Same!!!
They filmed the auditorium scenes in my high school and the fact that I performed Les Mis and Little Shop of Horrors on the same stage as Ben Platt is unreal
THAT'S SOOO KL, imagine after the movie comes out just standing, people standing on that stage and recreating the scene just geeking out!
That’s amazing! I would melt with happiness.
Awesome! I was in those scenes!
the whole issue i have w ben playing evan, is one, i think his haircut ages him a lot. and second it makes me empathize with evan less because ben fully looks like a grown man surrounded by teenagers completely lying to their faces.
I wish DEH existed back when i was in high school. I'm 28 now
They really did him dirty with that haircut
it kind of makes me with they got Andrew to play Evan
Agreed. A big reason audiences are able to sympathize with evan is because he’s a kid. Ben platt was great as evan on Broadway but on the screen you can tell he’s an adult and it’s just kinda :/
Yeah I love deh but idk if I’ll like the movie. I agree Ben was great in the broadway run where they need an adult for the role ,but on camera he definitely looks too old to play a high schooler you’d empathize more with a younger actor.
Not gonna lie, that James Corden bit kind of scared me, which I’m not proud of, but willing to accept it:
i definitely agree that the crew didn't do him any favors when it came to how old ben looks in the movie. i think they really screwed him over stylistically with their visual choices, because the makeup to make him look more sallow or the wild hair just sort of made him look... his age. and while obviously that wouldn't be a bad thing for a different movie and I DON'T BLAME HIM FOR AGING, OBVIOUSLY, i think it really messed him up when it came to a more "teenager-y" appearance? if that makes sense at all.
i really wish someone like andrew barth feldman or jordan fisher had been evan, and if not them, i wish they had brought the ENTIRE obc to the movie instead of just ben platt. it would have been a harder promotion, but it could have been a good career boost for new performers instead of just another mark on ben platt's filmography.
Rachel McAdams was legit also 27 when she did Mean Girls. I feel bad for Ben Platt :-(
Yeah. She didn't remotely look like a teenager either. Also, Lindsay Lohan definitely looked younger than her. No one cared.
Rachel mcadams didn’t have intimate songs to be sung with someone who looks 10 years younger than them. Tone and genre matter. Comedies get away with more because the tone allows it.
This movie has a deadly serious tone. That makes suspension of disbelief hard for the general audience. The tone of the film asks you to take the content very seriously, and then all of a sudden you have a 30 year old looking high schooler break out into song. It just won’t work. It’s uncanny.
@@jvanness90 I agree 100%. Also, since the show deals with grief and lying in order to make things seem better than they were, the age plays a crucial role in how this comes across. Since Evan is a teenager, you can sympathize with him a bit more knowing that he's young and doesn't know how to handle the situation without nursing anyone. An adult in the same situation; on the other hand, comes across as manipulative. Ben Platt doesn't look old he does look like an adult especially against everyone else in the cast.
and the guy who played Damien was 26, Lacey was 21. Amanda and Lindsey were in their late teens. I think it works better there because they all fit together. The older actors fit the type of "young" look that the younger actors portrayed. Which is exactly what Kat was saying. If they had picked older actors to play off Ben, then it wouldnt be so jarring. I think it will still be awesome to see him in this role though.
@@noahhutchins5164 I hadn’t thought about the age issue in regards to Evan Hansen’s lying, but this is a good point. There are so many things about this just giving me icky vibes, honestly.
KAT YOU SCARED ME WITH THE JAMES CORDEN JOKE OMG 🤣😵
And I’m so excited for this!! I hope they do the story justice, it looks like they’re going to
i think ben platt is a little old for the role, but he’s far from the only actor too play a teen when he’s not one. also ben platt in his tony award winning role that made him really famous is a big draw, *especially* outside the theatre fandom, whereas someone like andrew barth feldman (the person i’ve seen people suggesting the most) would be FANTASTIC, but wouldn’t have the same marketing boost if that makes sense. anyway all the actors are talented and i’m ready to suspend my disbelief (necessary for a musical anyway lol) and have a great time!
Speaking to people who don’t know musical theatre they don’t know who Ben Platt is so I don’t think he’s a draw for the film. I like Katherine’s take on this. It’s not that he’s too old to play a teen but everyone else in the cast looks younger than him so it makes him stand out as being too old.
I don’t think I would of been able to cope if Ben wasn’t Evan he is the original and it is important that he takes that to the film industry in a way. It’s like not as many people would watch a wicked adaptation if indina wasn’t elphaba. In theatre once you play a character enough you get known by that character Ben is known for Evan and when I think of deh I think of him. I honestly don’t think Ben looks that old, there has been people play teens that look WAY older. And people are making the argument that it needs to be realistic, the storyline isn’t realistic it’s fiction. Do I think young actors should get opportunities like this? Yes, but not in this,.
@@kylemcknight8327 It's not about Ben looking old - It's about him looking way older than the other characters. Had the other actors been cast to look the same age as Ben it wouldn't have been so noticeable and they could have got away with it.
But it's important that we don't start to think only one person can play a role. Idina will not be Elphaba in the film, if anything she could have a cameo as Elphaba's mother in the film.
Certain people will not. attract a wider audience. Ben Platt is not famous that he'll attract people outside musical theatre and people who like musical theatre would watch the film regardless of who plays Evan.
Stockard Channing was 34 goddamn years old in Grease. Older people play teenagers, no one should really give a shit.
@@mavvx1 I agree with everything you’ve said except that Ben is not a draw for people who don’t know musical theatre. He has enough mainstream general celebrity fame at this point that people do recognize him even if they aren’t musical fans. They definitely should have matched the cast to him better, but I’m still glad it’s him. We’ve suspended disbelief for much less with actors in certain roles.
I'm glad that we actually get to see Ben Platt reprise his role, like when is that gonna happen again. And like everyone else is saying, there are plenty of adult actors who play teens. But what i don't understand is that they want Jordan Fisher to play Evan, but Jordan and Ben are the same age. I mean I guess he looks younger, but still
Jordan also just can’t sing like Ben can. Sorry not sorry.
What you said about the auto tune makes perfect sense. These producers are making actors sound too perfect sometimes where it just doesn’t sound right. The channel Sideways actually has a great video about that.
We're not mad that Ben is 27. It's that he doesn't look 17. I don't care how good of an actor you are. It's still a distraction for a movie that takes itself serious. It looks like they just put makeup on his face and said, you're good. And the Grease argument is stupid. Movies are made differently today.
I love Grease but i agree
And when they’re not it’s super obvious like with Riverdale
On Broadway, you can get away a hit more with an actor's age since you aren't right in their faves, but film makes everything more intimate and any small issues can become glaring problems
@@noahhutchins5164 That’s one thing I was worried about after seeing DEH on stage
Grease is apparently supposed to be a parody which actually makes a hell of a lot of sense
honestly mainly im just so so so so fucking over of literal adults being cast as teenagers. and although i totally agree that it can work if the cast looks the same age (ie in Euphoria), in this movie Ben (whom I love very much) who looks his age, playing across Kaitlyn Dever who looks 18?? c'mon hollywood. i think if they were hell-bent on capturing Bens performance bringing in the original broadway cast would have been better, or maybe even a pro-shot. otherwise, there are amazing younger Evans out there, who look the part and I would have loved to see them on screen.
I do know that a lot of adults playing teens comes from allowed working hours and then also some situations where you can't exactly use a minor, but I'm not sure this needs to be one. And most of the time those adults are like 22 so to be 4 years younger doesn't look so drastic as 10 or more
yes, I think when they cast older actors it allows for this over sexualisation of the show, when they are meant to be minors. I think that's what it was with euphoria, and it makes me uncomfortable to see 25 year olds doing inappropriate things while pretending to be 16? theres just no reason
right i would’ve loved to see abf in the movie
@@sshaw32096 I mean Andrew Barth Feldman is 19 so the minor thing wouldn’t have been an issue
@@amanday3103 exactly, having a young looking 18/19 year old would’ve been a waaaaay better fit than having someone in their late 20s who really looks like they’re in the late 20s playing Evan.
This musical means so much to me and I'm so excited it will be able to affect more people. The trailer was amazing!
I’m just bugged they didn’t comb Ben’s hair, i feel it doesn’t feel like Evan if his hair isn’t perfectly combed to the side.
It looks like one more reason for him to be insecure tbh. Perfectly combed hair made perfect sense IMO
I would have liked to see a newbie play Evan. Someone who isn't known like Rachel in WSS.
Don't get me wrong I love Ben but the hair and make up team made him look older than he is.
I'm with you! I rather see a newbie in Annie Live on NBC
I plan on seeing WSS too
I thought the same thing as you when I saw the trailer... it's fine if you want to put a 27 year old in high school movie, but the others need to look around the same age. Compared to the others, I think that's when you see Ben's age. I mean, werent most of the Glee kids in their 20s? They looked the same age.
As an aside, I FINALLY get a movie musical ON my birthday. :)
Istg that jumpscare at the beginning I was about to throw fists-
Dear Evan Hansen was the first musical I ever even heard of. It means SO much to me. I’m so excited for the movie, and I thought the trailer was amazing. I almost cried.
Hi Kath just here to say that around 3 years ago you recommended Bare: A Pop Opera and now I am still feeling the emotional damage and spent my free time writing a full thesis long analysis of it for fun. so thank you for being the catalyst
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I have literally sobbed every single time I've watched the trailer! Personally, I'm not really bothered by Ben being older. We know his performance is gonna far overshadow any signs that he's older. I can't wait.
Same!
THANK YOU! Ben is giving it 110 percent in this trailer. I think the problem is that his classmates look like high school or can pull it off. If they had some of the cast look like ben's age (yes i know some are ben's age but are still looking younger) Yes it has been done before the whole adults playing teens but they all looked the same so it some how worked. They should have done a pro shot for him but of course that is expensive and alot of contracts.
Also there is nothing bad about looking your age. 27 is still young but not for a high schooler role.(for him, im sure there are others who can)
Colton Ryan is two years younger than Ben and Kaityln Dever is three. That’s not that much of a difference. I think both Colton and kaityln pass for high schoolish age but could be seen as older as well.
I haven’t been this early since Cady lived in Kenya
When they first announced Ben Platt as Evan, I thought they might change the story to make it a college one instead of high school. I think that overall they did a decent job making him look younger.
That actually would not be a bad change tho
@@TheRosadochris That would make me hyped as a recent college grad. But it's not working for me
I think he looks older in the movie than he looks on a regular, everyday basis. The hair was a horrible choice, imho.
@@KellyLoom1s that's what I thought too! I don't understand how they managed to make this man look older than he actually is when he's supposed to be playing younger. It was an odd choice
my thoughts on the trailer: CONNOR HAS SHORT HAIR WHY DOES CONNOR HAVE SHORT HAIR
i mean colton has played connor before, he was a swing on broadway so when he played connor he had short hair too
@@molls127 ik i just like connor with long hair 😭
@@elliadora samee
I loved it. I saw it in school and I almost cried watching it cause it was so good but Ben Platt’s hair looked like weirdly pushed forward and I couldn’t stop laughing and neither could my friends once I pointed it out
wait how’d u see it if the movie isn’t even released yet??!!!!
@@malloryfallon6394 I meant the trailer
I am over the moon for this movie! “Dear Evan Hansen” is one of my all-time favorite musicals, and I am stoked that Ben Platt is playing Evan, especially since I never got to see him in the show.
I almost cried watching this trailer. I listened to the soundtrack the very next day. This is one of my most anticipated movie of this year
EEEE THIS IS THE EARLIEST IVE EVER BEEN
i don’t think the trailer is that bad but i think that Ben Platt is too old to play the role... i think Andrew Barth Feldman would have played the role very well in the film adaptation! i think it will still be good no matter what though!!
I’m honestly thrilled that they cast Ben as Evan because he was ICONIC in that role for the musical. I thought he looked young enough. I’m pretty used to 20-30 year olds playing teenagers at this point. And while I love it when actual teens are cast, I think they made the right choice for this character. I also adore Ben’s voice. Hearing his vibrato in the trailer made me so happy!!
dude I wasn’t ever a DEH kinda gal but when I tell you I got EMOTIONAL watching that trailer
Omg same tho
Same!
IM SO FUCKING EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE ADAPTATION 😭💕I love this musical so much, and since I’ve never seen the musical just being able to see it any type of way will be amazing!! I’m gonna ball my eyes out. It looks like it was done so well too!
I think they should've done what in the heights did and he should of passed the role down to a younger musical theater preformer and he could've played a diffrent role
The visceral reaction I had when Kat mentioned James Corden… I almost had a heart attack😖
Turning Larry into Zoe & Connor’s stepdad bugs me more than Ben Platt reprising his role.
Samee, the trailer looks so good and I'm sure I'm gonna love the movie but I'm just gonna pretend Larry's their biological dad when I see it 😭😭(unless larry not being their biological dad becomes a big thing, if that happens I'll be UPSET)
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It still really upsets me... It's a big part of his character that was taken away and an important chunk of what the Murphys represent!
He is old for the role. I am not shaming him, it is just that the role is kind of controversial and the only way it works is if you feel "protective" over Evan. We need to see him as a kid who is trying to do something kind and ends up messing everything up. If we see an adult playing him it will be harder to justify what most people see as him "manipulating everyone to get what he wants".
This is exactly my opinion. Love Ben to death, but age actually really matters for this particular role. His youthful naivete will translate as machiavellan manipulations because he appears older than his costars.
As long as Tom Hooper isn't directing the movie, it should be ok
I'm so excited that Ben Platt is staring in the movie adaptation but it was jarring to see him in the trailer around so many other younger looking actors. I think that Kat made a good point about how that could have been prevented if they had also cast older actors to play the other teenage characters. I also wish that more of the Broadway cast would have been cast in the movie, their performances were also memorable.
I love Ben, he's incredible, and also doesn't look that old, but the hair ages him like 10 years. It almost makes it harder to sympathize with him since it goes from a teenager caught in a lie to an adult lying to a bunch of teenagers
I saw Ben perform as Evan in 2017 and I will never forget the experience. I am blown away by his talent and ability to embody the character and I still love his voice for the role more than anyone else. That being said, I feel like the age issue is more critical with this story than a lot of other stories set in high school and part of being able to sympathize with Evan is to understand and really feel how young he is, which I do think gets lost when the actor playing him (on screen) is much older than the character. I also really do wish they'd cut his hair differently. I don't have a problem at all with them allowing his natural texture/curl to be a part of the role (I understand that they were going for "young teenage boys don't really do much with their hair a lot of the time" kind of look), but the cut is so long in the back it looks unbalanced and distracting, which I think puts his whole look and therefore age under more scrutiny. I agree that it feels that they didn't set Ben up for success by who they cast around him and his styling. BUT, all of that being said, I don't like how mean spirited a lot of the debate around this has been and I don't blame Ben for any of this. I think it's perfectly understandable why he would accept the role, even if he had some reservations about his own age, and it's up to the production to make the best decisions for their film.
Looks phenomenal, Ben Platt looks younger than a lot of Teens I’ve seen
glad you brought it up, booksmart was so good!! beanie and noah both being in it made me so happy
I was actually pretty impressed by the trailer, seeing as this is like my favorite musical.
I went to go see DEH on Broadway and I still cried while watching the trailer
The problem with Ben Platt playing Evan is he looks his age and Katlyn Dever still looks 20. So the age discrepancy looks creepy
0:04 I was gonna say "why am I not surprised?" but then I realized you were joking
I love Ben Platt but it feels super awkward to see him play a high schooler.
Also I thought the trailer revealed too much of the plot, but that's a reccuring issue with trailers nowadays.
Trailers don't usually ruin my hype
I agree that the trailer reveals too much of the plot.
@@oliverbrownlow5615 But i can give credit for going deeper
Kath: “I’ve never seen Dear Evan Hansen”
Theatre Kids: *gasps* and start singing Truth Justice and Songs in our Key
Love that reference!
I've never had a particular interest in the show before, but when I saw this trailer it made me feel quite emotional and I think I've got to see the film. I hope it does the original justice, as that way it gives people like me, who aren't quite prepared to pay theatre ticket prices for a show they're not sure about, a way to experience it.
If Stockard Channing can play Rizzo at 33 in the Grease movie, Ben Platt can play Evan Hansen. He might look a little old, but that’s not unusual in Hollywood. Nobody sings the role like he does, so I’m quite happy he’s in it.
I was waiting for this video!
The only thing I don't understand is why people are upset about Ben Platt playing a high schooler at 27 when they were fine with him playing one at 24.
I think it’s because the age difference is a lot less noticeable onstage, when you’re so far away from the actor you don’t see the stuff people are complaining about in the trailer, like the hair or makeup
Everyone needs to chill out abt Ben Platt’s age cuz literally nobody from this day and age could play that role better than him.
He’s fucking brilliant and I love him and I don’t even care about how he fits in with the rest of the cast because that man can do the impossible.
110% agree
Yay!!! I’ve been waiting for this reaction since the trailer came out!!!
I was under surgery when you relased this video. I never felt so happy to see one of your videos. Thank you Kat Steel for amazing content! Love you ❤❤
Honestly, I didn’t have a huge problem with him being in the film. He definitely looks odd compared to some of the younger actors. If they were trying to make him look younger they could have digitally edited him to appear younger or honestly could have changed his hair…it’s so bad.
I don't have a huge problem either. So i agree. It's not working for me
Watching the trailer was a thing for me. Normally I didn't mind Ben Platts age when it came to playing Evan on broadway but the trailer didn't help him look young aswell as the girl playing his love interests looks 17, 18 so to me it looks quite jarring seeing that.
I rather see Dever in Rosaline
I LOVED IT I CANNOT WAIT!!!
i’m so excited oml 🥰
Personally I don't particularly care when actors who aren't teenagers play teens, but having Ben alongside Kaitlin, who has a very young looking face, just makes the fact that Ben isn't a teen incredibly obvious
Honestly having seen Ben do this, I firmly believe no other actor should have played this in the movie. There would be no movie without him. I’m absolutely disgusted by the way people have viciously attacked him online this week.
I got the ad for the first time yesterday and I dreamed and threw my phone across my bed
I'm there in front row.....and sending you love, Katherine!!! You could probably be my kid......but thank you for bringing back my lovely memories as a theater major! Bless!
Yeah I pretty much feel the same way, especially when it comes to the fact that the other cast members don’t look the same age. And I especially hate that people are being so rude about Ben’s appearance. Pfff I’m pretty much just repeating what you said lol, but yeah.
I totally agree that they did him dirty (which is odd because his dad is one of the producers). I feel he could have pulled “high-schooler” off with better hair and if he didn’t lose the weight that he did for the role.
His dad being involved as producer did not surprise me at all
I like this news reporter format. Really engaging, hope to see more!
I AM SOOO EXCITED FOR THIS!!
That clip at the end with “manifesting Corden” freaked me out, ‘cause when the video ended an ad with James Corden came on. 😳
AND SO IT BEGINS
aside from doing evan dirty they did the rest of the OBC dirty, it's as if saying ben is the only OBC member who's worth immortalizing 😭
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD (I love your vids btw)
Not me literally getting an ad for the movie right before this video.
God I don’t think I have ever clicked so fast
The make-up does make him look younger, but some scenes it just looks weird and uncanny? Like, sometimes he looks 40, sometimes 17. I still personally feel that they should have casted younger… it is cool that he’s reprising the role, though. Clearly I’m very conflicted about the whole thing, I hope I can forget about the makeup when I’m watching it.
I think you summed up what I couldn’t say about Ben’s appearance in the trailer than in the Politician. I left the trailer thinking “how is he not fitting in?? The Politician looked great!”
That's so cool, thank you for sharing with us! 🙆♀️
I actually just wish they used later Evan Hansens that actually look young. That way you get the broadway talent and the look!
James Corden should play Evan instead of Ben 🙄
ikr 💔💔💔 he’s not in enough movie musicals tbh
YES! He would just be perfect for the role!
@@averytrexel omg can you imagine James in a movie musical???? That would be so cool omg I wish they would do that 😭😭😭
Have you seen James Corden"s *Dear Evan Hansen* trailer? it's amazing.
so right!! i think itd be really fun to see james corden play this role that is perfect for him in a brand new genre he’s never acted in before!!
I’m so excited! I can’t *wait* to see to see the movie! I love Ben and I think he will do a spectacular job in the film.
Clicked sooo fasttt omggg😍❤❤
If the goal was to immortalize one of the best musical theater performances then why did the production team think it was a good idea to use auto tune even at all?
Especially when Ben has been praised for the raw, genuine emotions he was able to pass when singing while sounding amazing. I don't think they will be able to capture how amazing he is as Evan in the movie because a lot of it comes from playing it live uninterrupted. Not to mention that any touch of autotune would be a disservice to the performances.
IMHO it's why the movie shouldn't be a musical movie: there is no way you can capture it. The musical works best as a live musical. Also having a separate movie adaptation like they did with the book would have been nice and more interesting? To me it's the best course of action
Do people forget that directors have been casting older people for high schoolers for years? Plus Ben was the original Evan so he deserves it as much as anyone else.
Apparently they’ve never seen Grease.
@@palesgensler3099 One of my favorite movies
Yes, however, here's the thing: they either cast people that look the part's age or everyone looks old for the part. I've never seen one sole person in the cast being so until now.
@@escotiyaotl8869 Jason Earles was in his 30's when he played Jackson on Hannah Montana. But then again he did look like he was in his teens. So you have a point.
LOOololol you totally got me at the intro
I’m so excited to see it!!
I’m super excited but I wish the Conner had long hair
Ok, who’s coming with me to see the movie? I got the snacks!!
I shall join!!
The trailer introduced me to the plot of the show and I was really struck by what a dilemma the situation created and it’s hard for me to imagine people singing about that?!
I LITERALLY CANNOT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE ADAPTATION OMGG
Katherine that James C***en joke wasn’t funny my heart literally stopped beating and you put me in a state of pure fright and anguish. Jokes like that need a trigger warning 😔😔
LMAO THE CENSORING I CANT
I don’t have a problem with his age, the thing is that the rest of the cast looks VERY YOUNG, and he looks so old with them.
The cast of Grease looks OLD AF but they all look THE SAME AGE older or not.
I think he could play Evan Hansen on stage, but not ON CAMERA...
And please forgive Lord... BUT THAT HAIR!!! 🤦🏻♂️
I loveee your videossss, feels like hanging out with a frienddd❤❤❤
Kath you scared me for a second there 😂
I think they definitely set themselves up to receive criticism about bens age because there are tricks you can do with lighting, and colouring a scene that can make an actor play older or younger, and it seems like they deliberately chose to make ben look older by shooting him in a way that highlights his age. In the first shot of the trailer I thought they had to have aged up the story because ben platt looked like a college senior at best. The weird cinematography choices, plus the lightning fast turnaround time, makes me nervous bc to me it says they spit this movie out as fast as possible, without putting much thought or care into it. I hope its not the case, but I think it might be.
I'm not taking my chances and i agree
I don’t really mind Ben playing the role. I just wish they styled his hair in a better way because he looks 10 years old in the trailer.
I agree
That makeup in the close-up shots looks so cakey.
Good point on building the cast around Ben