Former Disney sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers) continues to tackle diverse roles in her young career.  The next example of a departure from her High School Musical days comes with the starring role in writer-director Ron Krauss' Gimme Shelter.  Based on a true story, Hudgens plays Apple, a pregnant teenager who flees her abusive mother, and is cast out by her estranged father, before finding a true family at a homeless shelter.

Also starring James Earl Jones, Rosario Dawson, Ann Dowd and Brendan Fraser, Gimme Shelter opens January 24, 2014.  Hit the jump to watch the trailer.

Watch the first trailer for Gimme Shelter below (via Yahoo!):

Synopsis:

Based on the inspiring true events, GIMME SHELTER centers on the courageous story of Agnes “Apple” Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens) and her incredible path to motherhood as a pregnant, homeless teenager.  Forced to flee her abusive mother (Rosario Dawson), and turned away by her Wall Street father (Brendan Fraser), Apple finds herself on a desperate and isolated journey of survival.  In the depths of despair, she meets a compassionate stranger (James Earl Jones), who ultimately leads her to salvation and unprecedented support in a suburban shelter for homeless teenagers.   With gained confidence, and the warmth of her new home, Apple breaks from her inhibiting past, embracing the future with clarity and hope.