Netflix releases 'Guarding Stars' trailer with Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki
Netflix released the trailer for its holiday romance 'Guarding Stars', starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki, which premieres on Netflix on Nov. 18. Coverage covers the plot and cast, and draws parallels to Padalecki's Supernatural roles.
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Left · 1Netflix released the trailer for its holiday romance film Guarding Stars on Wednesday 14 October, starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Netflix is kicking off the holiday season with the trailer release for their upcoming romance film, Guarding Stars, starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Mixed · 2The film is based on Katherine Center's 2022 bestseller The Bodyguard; Meester plays bodyguard Hannah Brooks, assigned to protect Hollywood action star Jack Stapleton (Padalecki) from a stalker while he visits his family in Montana for the holidays. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Based on Katherine Center‘s 2022 bestseller The Bodyguard, Meester stars as a no-nonsense bodyguard Hannah Brooks” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “Padalecki plays Jack Stapleton, a charming — if not pretentious — action movie star whose team hires tough-as-nails bodyguard Hannah Brooks (Leighton Meester) to protect him from a stalker.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Left · 1Jack suggests they pretend to be a couple so his family does not worry about his safety, and the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Padalecki‘s Jack suggests the two pretend to be in a relationship so his family doesn’t worry about him needing a bodyguard.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 1In the trailer, Jack tells Hannah that getting him on the ground would be impossible, and she then pins him in seconds. The Hollywood ReporterLC ““For you to get me on the ground would be impossible,” Jack tells her only for Hannah to then pin him to the ground in seconds.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 1Andie MacDowell, Noah LaLonde, Walker Hayes, Toby Sandeman, Rachael Ancheril, Shaun Johnston, Phil Brooks and pop singer Ava Max also star. Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum directs from a script by Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith, Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The film is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and written by Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith, Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 1Rosenbaum told Netflix's Tudum that BookTok enthusiasm around the success of her previous Netflix film, Purple Hearts, and for Center's novel influenced her decision to direct. Jared and Genevieve Padalecki's Living in the Asterisk is among the producers. The Hollywood ReporterLC ““I began paying close attention to BookTok culture around the success of my last Netflix film, Purple Hearts,” Allen told Netflix‘s Tudum of the film.”“Jared and Genevieve Padalecki with Living in the Asterisk.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Mixed · 2Guarding Stars premieres on Netflix on Nov. 18. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Guarding Stars premieres on Netflix on Nov. 18.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “an upcoming Christmas rom-com premiering on Netflix on November 18” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant, on 17 October, says the film is a departure for Padalecki: his first feature film since 2009's Friday the 13th, after television work on Supernatural, Walker and The Boys. Screen RantN “it's his first feature film since 2009's Friday the 13th, and the Supernatural actor doesn't often star in romantic comedies.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant draws parallels between Jack Stapleton and the 'Fancychester' alternate Sam Winchester from Supernatural season 15, and with the season 6 episode 'The French Mistake', which also features a bodyguard character. Screen RantN “Jack Stapleton isn't all that different from a certain version of Padalecki's Sam Winchester.”“"The French Mistake" also features a bodyguard.” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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- Trade-press trailer report: plot, cast and crew, with a director quote from Netflix's Tudum.
- Emphasis
- Fake-dating romance tropes, trailer dialogue, credits and premiere date.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not discuss Padalecki's career context or Supernatural.
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- “badass”
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“in true fake-dating romance fashion, things get complicated when the lines start to blur between fiction and reality.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Fan-oriented feature tying the film to Padalecki's Supernatural past.
- Emphasis
- Parallels with 'Fancychester' Sam and 'The French Mistake'; Padalecki's range.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gives little on the cast, crew or director beyond the leads.
- Charged language
- “Fancychesters”“great move”
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“Spreading his wings to the romance genre with Guarding Stars is a great move, and hopefully, one that pays off come November.” — Screen Rant
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Guarding Stars is a Netflix holiday romance premiering Nov. 18.
- Leighton Meester plays bodyguard Hannah Brooks and Jared Padalecki plays action star Jack Stapleton.
- The film is based on Katherine Center's novel The Bodyguard.
- The plot involves a stalker and a pretend relationship to reassure Jack's family.
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‘Guarding Stars’ Trailer: Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki Star in Fake-Dating Holiday Romance
Neutral Straightforward trailer announcement covering plot, cast, crew and release date.
Centre1 article
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Jared Padalecki Revives Supernatural's Alternate Sam Winchester (Sort Of)
Celebratory Fan-service analysis linking Padalecki's new role to Supernatural characters and praising his range.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 14 Oct 16:34 First The Hollywood ReporterLC ‘Guarding Stars’ Trailer: Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki Star in Fake-Dating Holiday Romance
- 17 Oct 15:21 +70h 47m Screen RantN Jared Padalecki Revives Supernatural's Alternate Sam Winchester (Sort Of)
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