Noah Centineo's "Perfect Date" Trailer is Somehow a PG "Pretty Woman"

At this point, Noah Centineo has nailed the role of the fake boyfriend. After doing so in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, he will be pretending to be a boyfriend once again in Netflix's upcoming The Perfect Date. Today brings the first look at the trailer and, in it, Centineo is as charming as ever. Well, maybe even more so, because the whole premise of his character hinges on his ability to be whatever his date wants — for a price.

As the trailer confirms, The Perfect Date is basically the scholastic version of Pretty Woman with a dude as the lead. In the film, Centineo is a regular high school student, trying to navigate the social hierarchy, romance, and the college application process, which he is struggling with the most. "I've always wanted to date the most popular girl," he tells his advisor. "Drive the nicest car and go to the fanciest school," which, in his mind, happens to be Yale. "But, I can't afford any of that," he admits.

Centineo's character Brooks Rattigan figures out a way to do so though, after overhearing that one of his classmates is being paid to escort a cousin to the semi-formal school dance. That's where Rattigan steps in, offering to take her instead, which turns out to be Celia Lieberman, played by Laura Marano (incidentally, one of Centineo's former Austin & Ally co-stars). What starts as a random opportunity, however, turns into a side hustle for Rattigan after he creates an app called The Stand-In to maximize his escort potential.

"I'm offering my services as a chaperone for whatever girls want," he explains. "Every date will be custom built. They can pick my personality, my interests, whether I'm a listener or a talker." Of course, the whole plan isn't without its hitches: "I had to listen to this girl talk for fur hours. All I was allowed to say is, 'There is no other way to see it.'," he tells Lieberman.

The larger conflict happens between the pair as she realizes that Rattigan actually wants to be one person's real boyfriend: Shelby Pace, played by Camila Mendes. In the process, Rattigan ends up losing who he is, as Lieberman reminds him of. "You're just waiting for people to accept you instead of accepting yourself," she tells him, to which he replies, "I don't know which version of myself I'm supposed to be," he says. "I've been so many people these past few months: a cowboy, an art connoisseur, and a bad friend. It's time to figure out who I am and what I want." The rest of us can follow along with that journey come April 12 when the film hits Netflix.

Related: Noah Centineo Has Some Relationship Advice For His To All the Boys I've Loved Before Character

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