Judy Blume presents “Are You There God?” It’s Me, Margaret trailer says that the movie is a ‘better film than the book’

Judy Blume waited over 50 years to read her 1970 teen novel. Are You There God It’s me, Margaret You get the big-screen treatment. To say she was pleased with the results would be an understatement. Appearing on Today to introduce the first trailer for the movie version — which premieres in theaters on April 28 — the bestselling author couldn’t hold back her enthusiasm.

Blume raved, “I love this movie.” Blume proclaimed, “I love the movie more than the book.”

Check out the trailer. Are You There God It’s me, Margaret below:

Blume revealed that it was possible that her beloved book might be lost. The Hollywood treatment would never be given to me. “I said to the agent, ‘I don’t think you will get the Hollywood treatment.Margaret is not on the table; I am not selling Margaret“It was,” she said. She then remembered that Kelly Fremon Craig, writer/director, wrote a letter to her changing her mind.[She wrote] Blume stated that it was a “remarkable and passionate and funny, intimate correspondence.” “She was very persuasive.”

Craig’s first feature had been seen by the author and he “really liked” it. The Edge of SeventeenThe Blume vibes were evident in the 2016 movie, “The Coming-of-Age Story,” which starred Hailee Steinfeld. Although the movie is set in today, the trailer shows the film’s future. Margaret It is confirmed that the film will continue the 1970s setting of the novel as it depicts the title character’s first experience with puberty. Abby Ryder Fortson, a newcomer, plays Margaret. Rachel McAdams (newcomer) and Benny Safdie play her parents, who clearly aren’t prepared for the flood of teenage hormones set to descend upon their house.

The trailer also makes it clear that Craig will keep the realism of Blume’s book intact, dealing honestly with Margaret’s fears — and hopes — as her body changes. It was published in 1970. Are You God? One of the first books that addressed female menstruation directly for young adults, it was also one of the first to specifically address this topic. Blume wrote about teen life in other books, such as Then Again, Maybe I Won’t Forever…The latter is the most important. is being made into a Netflix series.

But, that honesty didn’t please all readers. Blume’s YA novels were pulled from libraries shelves in 1980s amid a wave of conservative-led book ban campaigns. The author also made a comment on Today “Those campaigns are back with an even greater vengeance.[They think] Blume stated that if my child doesn’t read about it it won’t happen. “Today it’s even worse …. Book Banning is back in an enormous way, and it’s a really scary and destructive way. It’s now uber-political.”

Blume’s book has many generations of fans, which is evident by the overwhelming positive reaction to the trailer.

Are You There God It’s me, Margaret In theaters, April 28th.