I really have been a cheerleader from the sidelines," says the amiable Brashares in a phone interview to promote the film. ". . . You can't worry about the literal stuff. Will purists be upset? If they were lesser movies, I would have been more concerned. I'm not exactly objective, but I think these are very emotional movies and they don't flatten them out or simplify them or make them brighter and happier than I had imagined."The four books have earned a strong following since the first one debuted in 2001. They chronicle the globe-trotting adventures of a group of girls who bond over a magical pair of jeans that fit all four of them perfectly, despite them being of all shapes and sizes. The sequel, which opens today, is based primarily on the fourth book of the series, Forever in Blue, and reunites the cast of young actresses from the first movie. Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively and America Ferrera have all seen their profile rise in the past three years, something Brashares saw first-hand last week.
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