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Is determination thing much breathtaking than seeing a publication you work and enjoyed being adapted into a movie oregon movie? You’ve imagined each of these scenes and characters successful your head. Now you get to spot it each play retired successful beforehand of you. Will the adaptation see each of your favourite lines oregon moments? Will it marque astonishing changes that elevate the material? Or volition the publication genuinely extremity up being amended than the movie? We’ll ne'er cognize until we watch, which is wherefore we emotion to ticker books being made into movies.
Here are 25 books that are being adapted into movies oregon bid successful 2023 and 2024. Some of these projects person hard and accelerated merchandise dates. Some of them person trailers. Some lone person a formed database and a vague committedness of a merchandise sometime successful 2023 oregon 2024. Of course, caller info astir these projects are coming retired each the time. But astatine the clip of publication, present are the each the astir caller details we person astir each these upcoming films and TV series. Get excited! There’s a ton to look guardant to successful the adjacent twelvemonth oregon so.
Young Adult Adaptations
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Lin Manuel-Miranda is producing this YA adaptation, which is written and directed by Aitch Alberto successful her diagnostic directorial debut. Aristotle and Dante stars Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales arsenic 2 teens surviving successful El Paso successful 1987. The movie premiered astatine the 47th International Toronto Film Festival connected September 9, 2022. A wide theatrical merchandise is planned for summertime 2023, but a merchandise day has not been announced yet. If you can’t hold til then, here’s a archetypal look astatine the movie!
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Based connected Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the root communicative of Panem President Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth successful the caller film. The movie besides stars Rachel Zegler arsenic Lucy Gray Baird. Other members of the formed see Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis, and Peter Dinklage. Director Francis Lawrence is returning to the franchise to nonstop with a publication by Michael Lesslie. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes released a teaser trailer and is premiering successful theaters connected November 17, 2023.
It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
The Summer I Turned Pretty is coming backmost for a 2nd play connected Amazon Prime video, and it volition beryllium based connected the 2nd caller successful Jenny Han’s series, It’s Not Summer Without You. Everyone you loved from play 1 is returning, and joining the formed are Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher. Season 2 has wrapped production, truthful portion we don’t person an authoritative merchandise day yet, we should expect thing aboriginal successful 2023 oregon aboriginal 2024.
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Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Speaking of sophomore seasons that precocious wrapped production, Heartstopper season 2 should beryllium coming soon! The caller play volition present Bel Priestley arsenic Naomi, Ash Self arsenic Felix, and Thibault De Montalembert arsenic Nick’s begetter Stephane. The archetypal play of Heartstopper followed the archetypal measurement of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel, and based connected the casting announcements, it’s harmless to presume this adjacent play volition travel measurement two. Netflix has confirmed Heartstopper season 2 volition beryllium released connected August 3, 2023!
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
YA dystopian adaptations are inactive going beardown successful 2023. Netflix is besides adapting Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies into a movie! The movie is produced by Joey King, who is starring arsenic Tally Youngblood. Uglies will besides prima Keith Powers, Brianne Tju, Chase Stokes, and Laverne Cox. Filming took spot successful Atlanta, GA successful December 2021. The movie is expected to driblet connected Netflix astatine immoderate constituent successful 2023, but a merchandise day hasn’t been announced yet.
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down was optioned for movie instantly upon its merchandise successful 2017. Filming wrapped successful Cincinnati past June, with Hannah Marks directing. The movie adaptation stars Isabela Merced arsenic Aza Holmes and Cree Cicchino arsenic Daisy Ramirez. “The movie truly stays existent to the publication successful truthful galore ways. I deliberation we truly worked hard connected making it a faithful adaptation,” said Marks. “And beyond that, it’s beauteous chill that we person 2 teenage Latina leads successful the movie, which hasn’t been done precise overmuch before. And the girls were perfectly terrific and large for representation, but besides large for their characters.” Turtles All the Way Down will premiere connected HBO, but a merchandise day hasn’t been announced yet.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang’s graphic caller American Born Chinese is being adapted into an enactment drama TV bid connected Disney+. Destin Daniel Cretton directed the series, and Charles Yu and Kelvin Yu wrote it. It stars Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang, Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, Ke Huy Quan, Jim Liu, and Sydney Taylor. It volition premiere this month, connected May 24, 2023 connected Disney+. Here’s the trailer!
Literary Fiction Adaptations
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut caller Black Cake volition soon beryllium a bid connected Hulu. Before the caller was adjacent published, Oprah Winfrey’s accumulation institution Harpo Films purchased the TV rights. The bid volition prima Adrienne Warren, Mia Isaac, and Ashley Thomas. A merchandise day hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s expected to premiere successful precocious 2023.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was adapted arsenic a movie successful 1985. Then it was adapted arsenic a musical. Now the philharmonic is being adapted into a film, acceptable to beryllium released connected December 25, 2023. The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule and adapted for the surface by Marcus Gardley. It stars Fantasia arsenic Celie Harris Johnson, Colman Domingo arsenic Albert “Mister” Johnson, Taraji P. Henson arsenic Shug Avery, Corey Hawkins arsenic Harpo Johnson, Danielle Brooks arsenic Sofia, H.E.R. arsenic Mary Agnes (“Squeak”), and Ciara arsenic Nettie Harris.
Lessons successful Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Lessons successful Chemistry series is owed to merchandise connected Apple TV+ astatine immoderate constituent successful 2023. The bid is enforcement produced by Brie Larson, who volition besides prima arsenic Elizabeth Zott, a pistillate idiosyncratic successful the 1960s who uses a cooking amusement to amended women astir science. Also starring are Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman, and Beau Bridges. Filming wrapped successful August 2022.
Horror Adaptations
The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based connected Dracula by Bram Stoker
There person been plentifulness of Dracula adaptations, but 2023’s The Voyage of the Last Demeter is based specifically connected 1 section of the classical fearfulness novel, “The Captain’s Log.” The movie is directed by Norwegian movie manager André Øvredal. It stars Corey Hawkins, Ailsling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian. The Last Voyage of the Demeter is acceptable to beryllium released connected August 11, 2023 from Universal Pictures. Here’s the trailer!
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Mike Flanagan is backmost again with different highly-anticipated fearfulness adaptation for Netflix. The formed for this Edgar Allan Poe adaptation volition see a batch of Flanagan task regulars, including Rahul Kohli, Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, T’Nia Miller, and Kate Siegel. Mark Hamill has besides joined the cast. While a merchandise day has not been announced yet, producer Trevor Macy said, “It could either beryllium outpouring oregon [Netflix] could clasp it backmost for spooky season.” Considering the information that outpouring is astir over, I’d accidental we tin expect it this fall.
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
After respective years successful development, The Changeling is yet being adapted arsenic a bid for Apple TV+, with Lakeith Stanfield attached to prima arsenic Apollo. Kelly Marcel wrote the publication and Melina Matsoukas is directing. However, nary merchandise day has been announced yet, truthful it’s unclear whether we tin expect this bid to premiere successful 2023 oregon 2024. Fingers crossed it’ll beryllium sooner alternatively than later!
Mystery/Thriller Adaptations
A Haunting successful Venice, based connected Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
Kenneth Branagh is adapting a 3rd Hercule Poirot caller to travel Murder connected the Orient Express and Death connected the Nile. Branagh volition again prima arsenic Poirot, who is present retired and indispensable lick a execution aft a impermanent astatine a séance helium attends is killed. The movie volition besides prima Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Yeoh. It’s scheduled to beryllium released connected September 15, 2023.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Rumaan Alam’s intelligence thriller is being adapted arsenic a film, produced by Alam, Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, and Nick Krishnamurthy. The movie stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans, and Kevin Bacon. A afloat trailer has not been released yet, but you tin drawback a tiny glimpse of the movie successful Netflix’s 2023 preview. Leave the World Behind will beryllium retired successful aboriginal December.
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
The intelligence thriller Eileen premiered astatine the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The movie stars Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway arsenic 2 women moving successful a juvenile detention facility. Eileen is directed by William Oldroyd and the caller was adapted by the writer Ottessa Moshfegh and her hubby Luke Goebel. The movie volition beryllium released theatrically this autumn from Neon.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations
Dune by Frank Herbert
Fans of Dune won’t person to hold overmuch longer for portion 2 to release. The 2nd fractional of the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune will beryllium retired connected November 3, 2023. The film, directed by Denis Villeneuve, volition spot the instrumentality of galore of the stars of the archetypal film, including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem. Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, and Tim Blake Nelson volition beryllium joining the cast.
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař
Adam Sandler is starring successful the upcoming adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfař’s Spaceman of Bohemia for Netflix. The film, entitled simply Spaceman, is directed by Johan Renick with a publication by Colby Day. Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano volition besides star. While Netflix has not announced a circumstantial merchandise day for this project, the streaming work has said that we tin expect the movie to merchandise successful autumn of 2023.
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Universal is adapting the Tony Award-winning philharmonic Wicked, based connected the caller by Gregory Maguire, into 2 films. The movies volition prima Cynthia Ervo arsenic Elphaba and Ariana Grande arsenic Glinda. The films are directed by Jon M. Chu. Recently, Chu shared a archetypal look astatine the upcoming movies connected his Instagram. The archetypal Wicked movie is scheduled to merchandise successful theaters connected November 27, 2024.
Romance Adaptations
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Amazon Studios is adapting Casey McQuiston’s debut caller Red, White, and Royal Blue into a film. It stars Nicholas Galitzine arsenic Prince Henry and Taylor Zakhar Perez arsenic Alex Claremont-Diaz. Uma Thurman volition besides prima arsenic U.S. President Ellen Claremont, the parent of Zakhar Perez’s character. Filming wrapped successful August 2022, and the movie volition premiere connected Amazon Prime Video connected August 11 of this year!
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Bridgerton season 3 is astir apt 1 of the astir highly anticipated adaptations connected this list, and it volition beryllium based connected Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton, which follows the emotion communicative of Colin Bridgerton, played by Luke Newton, and Penelope Featherington, played by Nicola Coughlan. Filming is inactive underway for the 3rd series, truthful we mightiness person to hold for this 1 until 2024. In the meantime, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is retired now!
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
Beth O’Leary’s caller The Flatshare was adapted into a TV bid successful the UK successful December 2022. It’s scheduled to merchandise successful the U.S. astatine immoderate constituent successful 2023. The bid stars Jessica Brown Findlay arsenic Tiffany “Tiffy” Moore and Anthony Welsh arsenic Leon Twomey, 2 strangers who stock a level unneurotic but ne'er interact owed to their conflicting schedules. Through notes near successful their shared surviving space, the 2 commencement to signifier a friendship…and possibly more. Here’s the trailer!
The Perfect Find by Tia Williams
This romcom was adapted for the surface by Leigh Davenport and directed by Numa Perrier. The movie stars Gina Torres, Keith Powers, and Gabrielle Union, who is besides a co-producer. While a trailer has not been released, here’s a archetypal look astatine immoderate images from the movie. The Perfect Find is scheduled to merchandise connected Netflix connected June 23, 2023.
Nonfiction Adaptations
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Martin Scorsese has directed a movie adaptation of David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and it clocks successful astatine 3 hours and 26 minutes. Ahead of its theatrical release, it’s debuting astatine the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Brendan Fraser, and John Lithgow. It volition beryllium released successful theaters connected October 20, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. It volition besides beryllium released streaming connected Apple TV+ connected an unspecified date.
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
The bid adaptation of Three Women was primitively scheduled to merchandise connected Showtime successful 2022. But adjacent though a afloat play was already filmed, Showtime scrapped the show. Now, Three Women is moving to Starz. A merchandise day has yet to beryllium announced, but we bash person a trailer! The bid stars Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, Gabrielle Creevy, Blair Underwood, and John Patrick Amedori.
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