Adaptations are hot right nowwe’ve got some books to put on your radar, Hollywood.
Each of these would make for a great film, an addicting series, or some other prestige-y thing.
Doerr’s sweeping novel captivated readers on its release in 2014 and took home the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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However, a film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book never came to fruition.
Film rights were acquired shortly after it was published to acclaim and commercial success in 2001.
For a while, it was stuck in “development hell.”
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And yet, it has never made it to the screen.
Rather than summing it up, it’s best toread it in full.D.C.
However, producer ABC Signature has plans to sell it elsewhere.
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We’ll believe it when we see it.I.F.
Let the casting games begin.D.C.
And good news:The William Oldroyd-directed film adaptationstarringAnne HathawayandThomasin McKenziepremiered atSundance Film Festivalin January 2023.D.C.
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But sales and accolades haven’t led to a greenlit movie adaptation, at least not yet.
The Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelanzny (19701991)
Walking DeadcreatorRobert KirkmanandGame of ThronesauthorGeorge R.R.
Still, that is precisely what makes a riveting movie.
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The series follows Cammie and her friends through the halls of Gallagher Academy, an all-girls spy school.
Khong writes with profound empathy, and with humor that’s always sharp but never cruel.
Her voice feels like a natural fit for an intimate HBO half-hour.
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In 2019,VarietyreportedthatConstance Wuwould star in a film fromUniversal Pictures, but there has been no update since.D.C.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdomsby N.K.
Their primary weapon in doing so is not violence but sexgood, fulfilling, universe-shaking god sex.
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But a sumptuous anime adaptation of one of this century’s most beguiling works of narrative fiction?
In January 2022,FXorderedan eight-episode seriesbased on Butler’s novel.
Itwas released at the end of the yearbut has since been canceled after its first season.C.H.
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A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara
One word:tearjerker.
Two more words: Oscar bait.
You thought you sobbed duringManchester by the Sea(2016)?
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Well, just wait until Jude gets his hands on your psyche with his childhood trauma and midlife crises.S.R.
Just try and find a more entertaining story.
Practicality aside, we’re pretty curious to see what that’d look like.
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We just hope we won’t have to wait years to see it, let alone 100.E.D.
Perdido Street Stationby China Mieville (2000)
Many modern fantasy stories look toJ.R.R.
Tolkienas their North Star, but for China Mieville, it’s H.P.
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Ward has a unique ability to meld naturalistic dialogue and interpersonal drama with Faulkner-esque Southern Gothic.
Still,Donna Tartt’s fans will be quick to say thatThe Secret Historyis her most engrossing novel.
It’s that perfect blend of high-end art and low-end drama that is so popular on our screens.S.R.
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Once she’s chosen, she finds herself swept away by a lifeand a manshe never knew she wanted.
With 5 books and 4 novellas within it,The Selectionseries has plenty of stories to tell.A.H.
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‘Kindred’ by Octavia Butler is a fixture of African American literature.Doubleday
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