--- title: Watch the First 'Jem and the Holograms' Remake Trailer description: Universal has debuted the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of 1980s animated show 'Jem and the Holograms.' canonical: https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-13T05:46:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:09:13.880Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch the First Trailer for 'Jem and the Holograms' og:description: Its the much-anticipated remake of '80s popular cartoon. og:url: https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ee2011c7377bf14/6987ef86a988cad2f66b0a11/jem-really-bright.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jem-and-the-holograms og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the First Trailer for 'Jem and the Holograms' twitter:description: Its the much-anticipated remake of '80s popular cartoon. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ee2011c7377bf14/6987ef86a988cad2f66b0a11/jem-really-bright.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the First Trailer for Live-Action Remake of _Jem and the Holograms_ by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan May 13, 2015 5:46 AM CUT  Screen shot by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan May 13, 2015 5:46 AM CUT Universal has debuted the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of 1980s animated show _Jem and the Holograms_. The movie is based on the beloved colorful cartoon about a record manager Jerrica Benton who, when her father dies, inherits a holographic computer known as Synergy that allows her to adopt an alter ego called Jem and become a famous rock star along with her friends. Instead of the glitter and glam of ’80s rock, the movie has been updated to the present day and follows the story of a small-town girl (Aubrey Peeples) who lives an ordinary life until her sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott) posts a video of her singing to YouTube and she is catapulted to stardom. Along with her three sisters, they become the modern-day Jem and the Holograms. Directed by Jon M. Chu (_Step-Up_, _G.I. Joe_), the film also stars Molly Ringwald, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Ryan Guzman and Juliette Lewis. _Jem and the Holograms_ hits theaters December 2015. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/"},"headline":"Watch the First Trailer for Live-Action Remake of Jem and the Holograms","datePublished":"2015-05-13T05:46:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:09:13.880Z","description":"It's Jem, but not as we remember her","url":"https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ee2011c7377bf14/6987ef86a988cad2f66b0a11/jem-really-bright.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ee2011c7377bf14/6987ef86a988cad2f66b0a11/jem-really-bright.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jem-and-the-holograms","caption":"","creditText":"Screen shot","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3856761/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-trailer-remake/","name":"Watch the First Trailer for Live-Action Remake of Jem and the Holograms"}}]}] ```