A new trailer for Gimme Shelter has been released, and it's prefaced by a perky Hudgens, making for a startling contrast with the grimy, pierced, short-haired version that follows. She plays a troubled, pregnant teenager named Apple in need of some stability after fleeing her abusive mother and trying to survive on the streets. Unfortunately, after a childhood being shuffled between foster homes she doesn't exactly have the skills to get by alone, and finds support in a shelter for homeless teens. It's definitely a change of pace for Hudgens, and word during production was that she really threw herself into the role. Hopefully she took notes from a solid veteran cast that includes Rosario Dawson, James Earl Jones, Brendan Fraser, and Ann Dowd.
Written and directed by Ron Krauss, Gimme Shelter opens January 24th 2014.
