Water for Elephants - Trailer - New Zealand

20th Century Fox has released an international movie trailer for Francis Lawrence‘s big screen adaptation of Sara Gruen‘s bestselling novel Water for Elephants . The story follows a veterinary student who “abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.” The film stars Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook.



Official Plot Synopsis:

Veterinary school student Jacob (Pattinson) meets and falls in love with Marlena (Witherspoon), a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds – including the wrath of Marlena’s charismatic but dangerous husband, August (Christopher Waltz) – Jacob and Marlena find lifelong love.

Water for Elephants hits theaters on April 22nd, 2011.

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