Are books always better? here are 25 new movie adaptations to help you prove that theory.
From stephen king and agatha christie to young adult and french comics, it’s a mix of familiar remakes and new stories of love, loss and special effects.
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1) “Live by Night” by Dennis Lehane — Jan. 13, 2017
ben affleck returns to the director’s chair to bring dennis lehane’s novel to the screen. The book follows Joe Coslin, a young Boston gangster who works his way up to become a powerful Florida rum broker, living the high life in Prohibition-era Tampa. But these things never last. Affleck also plays Cosslin, alongside Elle Fanning and Zoe Saldana.
2) “a dog’s purpose” by w. bruce cameron — Jan. 27, 2017
cats are supposed to have nine lives, what if dogs did? Bruce Cameron’s best-selling novel imagines a dog reincarnated over and over again, telling the stories of the many families who take him in, whether he’s a search and rescue dog or a stray dog. it’s a dog movie, so bring your tissues, you know how they can work.
3) “fifty shades darker” by e.l. james—Feb. 10, 2017
get ready, because this is only the second part: another one is coming. The “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequel finds young Anastasia Steele reunited with Christian Gray for reasons that don’t really hold up, but there are some guns and a sabotaged helicopter in this one.
4) “Tulip Fever” by Deborah Moggach — Feb. 24, 2017
Tulip mania hit the Netherlands in the 17th century. everyone became obsessed with the flower: the bulbs essentially became currency. That’s the backdrop to Deborah Moggach’s novel, in which a wealthy merchant commissions a portrait of him and her young wife, but a secret attraction develops between her and the painter. Alicia Vikander stars, along with Zach Galifianakis, Christoph Waltz, Cara Delevingne and Judi Dench.
5) “the shack” by william p. young — March 3, 2017
After mack phillips’ young daughter is kidnapped and murdered in a shack in the woods, he falls into a deep depression. then a letter arrives—from god—inviting him to meet in that same hut. the book addresses issues of faith and belief. The adaptation will feature Samworthington and Octavia Spencer.
6) “the zookeeper’s wife” by diane ackerman — March 31, 2017
diane ackerman’s novel is based on the true story of warsaw zookeepers in world war ii. Jan and Antonina Zabinski reportedly helped hide hundreds of people from the Nazis by sheltering them in empty cages after they bombed the zoo. Jessica Chastain will play Antonina.
7) “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio — April 7, 2017
this heartthrob book is getting a movie adaptation with julia roberts and owen wilson. The middle grade novel tells the story of Auggie, a boy with a facial deformity that makes it difficult for him to fit in with his classmates.
8) “the lost city of z” by david grann — April 14, 2017
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In the 1920s, a charismatic and potentially overconfident British explorer disappeared deep into the Amazon with his small team, searching for the remnants of an ancient civilization. David Grann’s nonfiction account of the journey brings together what little is known about the adventurer’s fate (the bugs, oh the bugs). The ill-fated journey will hit the big screen this spring, with Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattison, Sienna Miller and more rounding out the cast.
9) “the circle” by dave eggers — April 28, 2017
“The Circle” is Dave Eggers’ take on the power games and deep secrets of Silicon Valley. it raises questions of privacy, memory and the dark side of technology. The novel adaptation will star Tom Hanks as Eamon Bailey, the public face of a tech company called The Circle, and Emma Watson as Mae Holland, an eager young employee rising through the corporate ranks.
10) “The Dinner” by Herman Koch — May 5, 2017
Two couples meet for dinner, but this is not the story of a dinner party. there is something much more sinister in its depths. both couples are parents of teenagers, who are linked to a horrific act. As the couple’s polite conversation fades and the real reason for their meeting comes to light, tensions rise. In the adaptation of Herman Koch’s novel, Richard Gere and Laura Linney will star opposite Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall.
11) “everything, everything” by nicola yoon — May 19, 2017
nicola yoon’s ya hit follows maddy whittier, a teenager who has grown up in a bubble, protected by an airlock, because she is allergic to everything (“everything, everything”). But when a new guy moves in next door, he falls hard, even if all he can do is stare out the window. Amandla Stenberg from “The Hunger Games” plays Maddy.
12) “the adventures of captain underpants” by dav pilkey — June 2, 2017
children everywhere are likely to be delighted; parents, potentially, not so much. The irreverent children’s series, which continually appears on both the best-seller and “frequently challenged” lists, will be transformed into a film with Kevin Hart, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele, Kristen Schaal and others lending their voices.
13) “My Cousin Rachel” by Daphne du Maurier
“rebecca” is daphne du maurier’s best-known moody classic, but “my cousin rachel” follows the same gothic path. A young man in England becomes suspicious when his guardian and older cousin dies in Italy, shortly after falling in love with a woman, Rachel. The young man must face the mystery when Rachel returns to the family estate in England. Rachel Weisz will, appropriately enough, play Rachel.
14) “valerian & laureline” by jean-claude mezieres and pierre christin — July 21, 2017
This French comic series began in the 1960s, following Valerian, a time- and space-hopping hero, and his hyper-intelligent companion, Laureline. The sci-fi cult classic is getting a big cinematic treatment in 2017 with Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman and more rounding out the Space Opera cast.
15) “the dark tower i: the gunslinger” by stephen king — July 28, 2017
in the first of stephen king’s “dark tower” series, roland the gunslinger roams the desert, an alternate future along the lines of the old west, where “the world has moved on”. he is on the hunt for the man in black. The classic series is a story of good and evil, with King’s trademark dark twists. idris elba is ready to play roland; Matthew McConaughey will play the Man in Black.
16) “It” by Stephen King — Sept. 8, 2017
You thought the nightmares were over. There’s a new twist on Stephen King’s favorite horror movie, about a motley crew of kids terrorized by Pennywise the Clown in a small Maine town. One of the child stars, Finn Wolfhard, comes straight from “Stranger Things,” so he knows a thing or two about the monsters in the woods.
17) “the mountain between us” by charles martin — oct. 20, 2017
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Two strangers meet at the Salt Lake City airport as snow falls: Ashley is supposed to be flying to her own wedding, and Dr. ben payne has a full schedule of surgeries that you can’t miss. When their commercial flight is cancelled, Payne finds a charter plane to take them. Fate strikes when his plane crashes deep in a remote part of Utah, leaving them stranded in brutal conditions in the Uintas Mountains. His survival story will be made into a movie starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba.
18) “red sparrow” by jason matthews — nov. 10, 2016
“Red Sparrow” is a timely story of the dangerous intelligence games being played between the United States and Russia: a Russian spy is assigned to seduce a CIA officer, and the implications of their entanglement shake both countries. Jennifer Lawrence will play the Russian spy Dominika.
19) “Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie — Nov. 22, 2017
Agatha Christie’s classic Hercule Poirot mystery was adapted in 1974 by Sidney Lumet, but in modern times, a movie just isn’t a movie until Johnny Depp gets his hands on it. The story is simple: Detective Poirot is looking for a murderer on a train trapped in a snowdrift. Kenneth Branagh will direct and star as Poirot in the new adaptation, which will also star Depp, Penelope Cruz, and Daisy Ridley, of recent “Star Wars” fame.
20) “jumanji” by chris van allsburg — dec. 22, 2017
dust off your jumanji board, we’re back in the game. Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s book about an extremely high-stakes board game was last adapted as a Robin Williams vehicle in 1995. The new twist, which arrives just in time for the upcoming Christmas, stars Dwayne “the rock” johnson, jack black, kevin hart and karen gillan.
21) “annihilation” by jeff vandermeer — to be confirmed
The creepy and disturbing first book in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy brings his unique horrors to the screen. A research team is sent to Area X, a large swath of land evacuated years earlier. Their task is to observe, but unexplained phenomena plunge them deeper into the secrets of the land.
22) “The House of Tomorrow” by Peter Bognanni — TBA
Peter Bognanni’s coming of age novel mixing punk music with Buckminster Fuller filmed last summer in Minnesota, home to many geodesic domes, the so-called “houses of tomorrow” that inspired the title. Nick Offerman and Ellen Burstyn star, along with Maude Apatow, Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff.
23) “thank you for your service” by david finkel — tba
David Finkel’s non-fiction account of the great toll of war among American soldiers was published to great acclaim in 2013. Finkel joined a group of soldiers not when they went abroad, but when they returned home. House. The film adaptation, directed by Jason Hall, stars Miles Teller and Amy Schumer.
24) “the glass castle” by jeannette wall — tba
Jeannette Wall’s widely read 2005 memoir of her chaotic and fractured childhood will be released this year. Wall and her siblings grew up wandering through small towns in the Southwest before settling in a remote part of West Virginia, constantly pursuing the whims of her parents. Brie Larson of “Room” will play an adult Jeanette, while Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson will play her parents.
25) “My Friend Dahmer” by Derf Backderf — TBA
Cartoonist John Backderf—”derf” is a pseudonym—grew up in Ohio, where he went to high school with Jeffrey Dahmer. While Dahmer became one of America’s most notorious serial killers, Backderf’s 2012 graphic novel captures him as a teenager: a shy, hard-drinking outcast.
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Ending the story on the eve of Dahmer’s first murder, “My Friend Dahmer” seeks to explore an even more terrifying truth: how a troubled teen who would later become the infamous serial killer suppressed his desires and went into hiding. in plain sight.
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