by Emily Laurence
We love a man in uniform, especially when that man is Zac Efron. The "New Year’s Eve" star had us positively drooling while watching the trailer for Nicholas Sparks’ latest film adaption, “The Lucky One.” And if the glimpse of a shirtless Zac making out with co-star Taylor Schilling is any indication, we’re going to be the lucky ones when we watch the screen melt in April, when the movie hits theaters.
Zac plays Logan, a marine serving his third tour in Iraq. In the middle of a deadly desert battle, he finds a picture of a woman, which he starts carrying everywhere. It’s like a rabbit’s foot, only the woman in the photo is much hotter than a bunny. He thinks of her as his guardian angel. When he returns from the war, Logan decides to hunt for the woman in the photo, who he learns is named Beth.
Logan knocks on Beth’s door, saying he's looking for a job, so Beth's mom (played by Blythe Danner) hires him. (Zac’s pretty fit—we’d hire him too.) Logan doesn’t admit why he’s really there, and he befriends Beth, whose got a lot of baggage. But that doesn’t scare Logan off. What a guy!
For those of you still quoting "The Notebook," start your countdown now—“The Lucky One” comes out April 27. Check out the trailer below and tweet us if you think it will be the romantic must-see of 2012!
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