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Spring's Biggest Book-to-Screen Adaptations
Order your movie tickets and fire up your queue! A brand-new season of thrilling adaptations is under way, including Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One and HBO’s Fahrenheit 451. In fact, there's still time to dig out your dog-eared copies from English class before watching either of these beloved classics on the big and little screen.
For this roundup, we focused on film and television adaptations with release dates from March 20 to June 20—essentially when spring fever hits the Northern Hemisphere. The release dates are also based in the U.S., which means our friends from across the pond might have already seen The Child in Time or Little Women before their premiere on PBS.
Try to keep the comments spoiler-free. Or better yet, prepare for your viewing experience by adding your favorites to your Want to Read shelf. If a particular adaptation catches your eye and you'd like to know more, you can always click on the book cover for more information.
For this roundup, we focused on film and television adaptations with release dates from March 20 to June 20—essentially when spring fever hits the Northern Hemisphere. The release dates are also based in the U.S., which means our friends from across the pond might have already seen The Child in Time or Little Women before their premiere on PBS.
Try to keep the comments spoiler-free. Or better yet, prepare for your viewing experience by adding your favorites to your Want to Read shelf. If a particular adaptation catches your eye and you'd like to know more, you can always click on the book cover for more information.
Moored in an Arctic wasteland, the crew members of a Royal Naval expedition must fight for their survival against a bleak and icy landscape—and a monstrous predator. This series stars Jared Harris, Ciarán Hinds, and Tobias Menzies.
In the dismal reality of 2045, the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS has died and posthumously released a video in which he challenges all players to solve his game—and win his fortune. This Steven Spielberg-directed movie stars Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, and Ben Mendelsohn.
A children's book author confronts the unthinkable when his three-year-old daughter is taken at the supermarket. Now grief and devastation wreck his world as his marriage falls apart. This film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly MacDonald, and Stephen Campbell Moore.
When a high-ranking politician hires an ex-FBI agent to save his teenage daughter from a Manhattan brothel, our hero uncovers a web of corruption that even he may not be able to unravel. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, and Alessandro Nivola.
E.M. Forster’s classic novel is coming to the Starz network as a four-episode series, which has already aired on BBC One in the U.K. It stars Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tracey Ullman.
A young man is forced to leave his geodesic dome with nothing but the teachings of futurist philosopher R. Buckminster Fuller to guide him. This journey of self-discovery is now a film that stars Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, and Nick Offerman.
The boundaries between faith and sexuality are tested when a young woman returns home and exposes the cracks and tears within her Orthodox Jewish community. The film stars Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, and Allesandro Nivola.
A lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild, alluring world of a famous downtown New York restaurant. It stars Evan Jonigkeit and Ella Purnell.
A young man is paralyzed after a car accident and turns to drawing as a form of therapy. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara.
This enduring classic follows the lives of the March sisters as they come of age in a time of war. Adapted multiple times through multiple generations, this beloved favorite is now set to premiere on PBS as a miniseries starring Maya Hawke, Kathryn Newton, and Dylan Baker.
England, 1962. An idyllic romance between a young musician and an earnest history student falls prey to societal pressures. Now they face their wedding night with doubt and uncertainty. This film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson, and Samuel West.
HBO is adapting Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel about "firemen" who spend their time burning books. The movie stars Sofia Boutella, Michael Shannon, and Michael B. Jordan.
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J wrote: "Yaaresse wrote: "Katsuro wrote: "Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't making a movie of Fahrenheit 451 go against the very spirit of the book?"Ha! Probably. But it's already been done, too. It was made i..."
Bad choice of book for a movie. Like Clockwork Orange, the images you create in your own mind when you read the book will be nothing like what HBO etc will churn out
Michael wrote: "I don't recall a time when there was this books adapted to the small or big screen. This is a very welcome trend that will be beneficial to all readers groups especially if you combine a book and a..."Completely agree, I am all for it!
QNPoohBear wrote: "I can't wait to see the new adaptation of Little Women and to share this classic story with my nieces."Little Women was on over Christmas in the UK. They have done a really great job of adapting the novel. I loved it. Such a wonderful and important story.
Skram: I agree that the film Ready Player One completely missed the book.
Bruce wrote: "Never judge a book by its movie!"I think that is the saddest part, at least for me. Books made into movies rarely live up to my expectations and I know so few people who will actually go back and read a great book if there is even a remote possibility that they can watch a mediocre movie adaptation.
umm crazy rich asians??? its an all asian cast in a hollywood film and that hasn't happened for more than 25 years
Bruce wrote: "Never judge a book by its movie!"True that. Call me by your name - a case in point.
Thanks for putting this together! I love Howards End so far, and I'm really looking forward to Little Woman and Fahrenheit 451.I see two Ian McEwan books represented. This is an author I need to start reading.
Tania wrote: "J wrote: "As long as I know Little Women the miniseries of BBC aired last year around december or so. The adaptation that is coming out this year is a movie that is suppose to air some time this fa..."The BBC Little Women debuts on PBS Masterpiece in the US on Mother's Day-May 13th. It was adapted from the book by Heidi Thomas, who has also worked on Call The Midwife.
Someone by the name of Kenneth Branagh is going to be Alexander Rostov...."
Somebody by the name of Kenneth Branagh is, in fact, a well known British actor See "Wallander" He's well known for his Shakespearean acting.