Get your first look at Jem and the Holograms on stage in this official image from the movie.
NewsJem and the Hologramsis a genuine live-action movie that is actually happening. Look, it's not that the idea of a toy line/cartoon coming to the movies is a particularly bad thing. The Transformers franchise, dreadful as it is, prints boatloads of cash, and I have a real soft spot for GI Joe: Retaliation.
It's just that Jem is a bit of a trickier, more out-there concept. Giant robots and soldier superheroes are one thing. An adventuring glam-rock band is something else. And really, if you're not going to go all out with the visuals in this flick, don't bother, right?
The good news is that this first official photo from the movie, is...colorful enough. The quality isn't great, as it's a scan from the March issue of Elle, but we got it from the good folks at io9, who actually have a much more detailed breakdown of what's going on in this photo than I'm qualified to give you. Sorry, folks, I was more into the retro tones of Josie and the Pussycats (the movie is also good, so be quiet) than the more '80s-tastic Holograms.
Jem and the Holograms is directed by Jon M. Chu (who directed my favorite GI Joe movie). Aubrey Peeples will play Jem, while her band, The Holograms will consist of Stefanie Scott (Kimber, Jem's sister), Aurora Perrineau (Shana), Hayley Kiyoko (Aja). Molly Ringwald, and Juliette Lewis. It opens on October 23rd, 2015.
And, for real, there had better be a cameo by members of the actual Misfits in this thing.
