We saw Zac Efron orchestrate insane parties in Bad Neighbors, but that was frat boy comedy. Now comes We Are Your Friends, which finds him trying to find his groove as an electronic dance music DJ in a new coming-of-age drama. Check out the first trailer.
We Are Your Friends sees Efron playing Cole Carter, a 23-year-old wannabe DJ who spends his days working manual labour and other jobs with his mates and plotting how they’re going to shape their future. Cole wants to find that one track that will set him on the road to success, but he’s still struggling. Then he meets James (Wes Bentley), a charismatic, talented but damaged older DJ who takes him under his wing. Soon, his life is changing, but things start to get complicated when Cole falls for James’ girlfriend Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski). Soon, Cole has a choice, and his decision could make his career or destroy everything...
With Max Joseph directing from a script he wrote with Meaghan Oppenheimer, and featuring Jon Bernthal, Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Vanessa Lengies also in the cast, We Are Your Friends will be in UK cinemas on August 28.