Charlie Bartlett: revamped and ready for 2008

Very few films are able to get the whole coming-of-age experience for young adults just right. Over the course of the last year we've had Super Bad and Juno, but I'd point to Jon Poll's directorial debut as the more poignant of the bunch. Unfortunately, after it's world premiere at Tribeca and thanks to the MPAA's bizarre ratings board decision (there is drug use in this one), MGM had to re-think the release strategy and delayed the Charlie Bartlett. Fortunately the film (which I happened to have caught at the Tremblant summer film fest where it won the Audience Award) is being repackaged (at least the poster work) for its upcoming 08' release.

The Gustin Nash-scripted project, sees Yelchin who plays a wealthy teen who goes to a new public high school and ingratiates himself into its social fabric by using his charm to become the school's resident “psychiatrist.” Downey plays the school principal. Here's the new nutty one sheet below (previous poster versions can be found at IMPawards.com)