7 Thrilling Book-To-Movie Adaptations We Can’t Wait To Watch
While a good book can help you visualise the world the author wanted to create, a movie adaptation of the same can take things one step further and help you immerse yourself completely in the author’s vision.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen some incredible adaptations from the page to screen, with some being movies adapted from beloved classics too. The written word has long since proven to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers to translate the writer’s words into film, oftentimes with their own spin on it.
One of the most anticipated book-to-movie adaptations of the year, Kareena Kapoor-starrer Jaane Jaan, is slated to release soon on Netflix, and Martin Scorcese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is going to hit the theatres in October.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most thrilling (terrifying, chilling, exciting!) book-to-movie adaptations that are going to be released in the coming months. These books are also worth a read before you enjoy them on the screens!
Most-Anticipated Book-To-Movie Adaptations Of 2023
Jaane Jaan
Jaane Jaan
Japanese author Keigo Higashino’s most iconic work The Devotion of Suspect X has seen multiple adaptations on the screen. However, the latest one has gotten fans of the murder mystery novel excited. The movie Jaane Jaan is being helmed by Sujoy Ghosh, known for amazing mystery films like Kahaani, and stars Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma in lead roles. The movie follows a single mother’s quest to cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband with the help of her lovesick neighbour.
Premiering on Netflix on September 21, 2023
Khufiya
Khufiya
After translating some of Shakespeare’s most iconic works into critically-acclaimed movies, director Vishal Bhardwaj is back with more eagerly-anticipated page-to-screen adaptations. Two of the director’s upcoming projects are based on popular books, including a web series based on Agatha Christie’s The Sittaford Mystery. His other work, Khufiya, is a neo-noir spy-thriller film based on Amar Bhushan’s Escape from Nowhere. It stars Tabu, Ali Fazal, and Wamiqa Gabbi and follows a spy agent tasked with tracking down a mole who is selling out India’s defense secrets.
Premiering on Netflix on October 5, 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorcese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the eponymous novel by David Grann. The plot follows a series of murders in a Native American tribe during the 1920s, right after oil was discovered on tribal land. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Rober De Nero, Lily Gladstone, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and garnered widespread critical acclaim.
Premieres in theaters on October 20, 2023
Leave The World Behind
Leave The World Behind
This psychological thriller has been adapted from the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam. The story follows the event after a family on vacation is informed by two strangers about a mysterious blackout that could carry sinister threats. It stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon.
Premiering on Netflix on December 8, 2023
The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Set 64 years before the original trilogy, this Hunger Games prequel has been adapted from Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name. It is an origin story of the series’ main antagonist President Snow. Director Francis Lawrence is returning to direct the prequel and it stars Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis, and Peter Dinklage.
Premieres in theaters on November 17, 2023
Poor Things
Poor Things
With each poster looking like an artwork that could be hung in a prestigious gallery, Poor Things is already one of the most anticipated films of the year, Starring Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, the dark comedy follows a young Victorian woman who is crudely resurrected by a scientists after she commits suicide. It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray.
Premieres in theaters on December 8, 2023
The Exorcist: Believer
The Exorcist: Believer
This upcoming horror film serves asa direct sequel to The Exorcist (1973). It brings back Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) from the original and has her help parents of two demon-posessed children who are desperate for help. The movies have been inspired from William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name. The Exorcist: Believer is going to be first in a trilogy.
Premieres in theaters on October 6, 2023
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