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# Grab Some Tissues and Watch the Very First Clip From _The Fault In Our Stars_

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## Samantha Grossman


Apr 14, 2014 4:18 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Apr 14, 2014 4:18 PM UTC

Get More:  
[2014 MTV Movie Awards](http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/), [Latest Movie News](http://www.mtv.com/news/latest/movies.jhtml), [Ansel Elgort](http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/1178281/personmain.jhtml), [Shailene Woodley](http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/387680/personmain.jhtml), [Laura Dern](http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/16524/personmain.jhtml), [Willem Dafoe](http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/14692/personmain.jhtml)

Behold: the first sneak peek at _The Fault in Our Stars_ _,_ the highly-anticipated film (coming this summer) based on John Green’s 2012 young adult novel.

In this one-minute clip, the two teenage protagonists (played by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort) flirt for the first time after meeting at a cancer support group. Things get real philosophical real fast and oh man we know we’re all just going to sob during this entire movie, aren’t we?

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