Hello, everyone! Every year there is a tone of movies, tv series, and even video games that are actually book adaptations. So, I couldn't resist making a list with all those book adaptations that we should all look for in 2017 in the big and small screen.
Here are the 17+1 Book Adaptations to look for in 2017:
1. A Dog's Purpose
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Britt Robertson, Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid
Summary: A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Comment: It's about a dog (several dogs actually), how can you resist such a movie? And if I judge by my reaction in Marley and Me, I will be crying the whole time.
2. Tulip Fever
Release Date: 24 February 2017
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan
Summary: An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam.
Comment: It's a historical drama. Furthermore it's about an artist. And it features a forbidden love. Well, I don't need another reason to watch this movie!
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan
Summary: An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam.
Comment: It's a historical drama. Furthermore it's about an artist. And it features a forbidden love. Well, I don't need another reason to watch this movie!
3. Wilson
Release Date: 24 March 2017
Starring: Judy Greer, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern
Summary: A lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged man reunites with his estranged wife and meets his teenage daughter for the first time.
Comment: There is no way I'm going to miss this movie! If you love Daniel Clowes' graphic novels like I do then put it in your calendar. If you have any doubts, just remember Ghost World and give it another thought.
4. Wonder
Release Date: 7 April 2017
Starring: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay
Summary: A young boy born with a facial deformity is destined to fit in at a new school, and to make everyone understand he's just another ordinary kid, and that beauty isn't skin deep.
Comment: This gem of a book promises to make one of the finest movies of 2017. When I read Wonder back in 2012 it moved me and I really hope that this film will provoke the same emotions in me.
5. The Handmaid's Tale
Release Date: 26 April 2017
Starring: Jordana Blake, O.T. Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Elizabeth Moss
Summary: Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Comment: This is the first tv series in the list, and I can't wait! What can I say about this Margaret Atwood's novel? It's one of the greatest dystopian novels! The series will have 10 episodes. Also, Hulu has already showed us that it can make great book adaptation, after they released 11/22/63, by Stephen King, starring James Franco in 2016.
6. The Circle
Release Date: 28 April 2017
Starring: Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Karen Gillan
Summary: A woman lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomed involved with a mysterious man.
Comment: I expect this to be a powerful movie. The novel raised many serious questions, and please make this a film with the same concerns. Plus, I like the casting!
7. Everything, Everything
Release Date: 19 May 2017
Starring: Amanda Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose
Summary: A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's aleergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.
Comment: A beloved YA romance! If you loved this novel (and I know that there are a lot of you), then you won't want to miss it.
8. Captain Underpants
Release Date: 2 June 2017
Starring: Kevin Hart, Nick Kroll, Kristen Schaal
Summary: Two mischievious kids hypnotize their mean high school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, the kind-hearted and elastic-banded Captain Underpants.
Comment: This is going to be HILARIOUS! I mean, just look at the cast. And this is the only animated feature in this list!
9. My Cousin Rachel
Release Date: 14 July 2017
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger
Summary: A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
Comment: It's yet another historical drama. This is enough reason for me to watch this movie. End of story.
10. The Dark Tower
Release Date: 28 July 2017
Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Katheryn Winnick
Summary: Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in searcch for the dark tower, in hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.
Comment: It's truth that Stephen King's novels usually make good movies. The Dark Tower series is an exceptionally popular one, and let's face it Idris Elba is the perfect casting for the Gunslinger!
11. It
Release Date: 8 September 2017
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher
Summary: In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Comment: The second Stephen King novel in this list. There is actually a mini series adaptation of this novel back from 1990. Will this movie live up to its scary predecessor?
12. Murder On the Orient Express
Release Date: 22 November 2017
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Kenneth Branagh
Summary: Renowned Belgian detective Hercules Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy American traveling on the Orient Express, the most famous train in the world.
Comment: This is one of my favourite adventures of Hercules Poirot! Apart from the novel, already exists an excellent adaptation of it from 1974. But I want to watch this new one mostly out of couriosity. How will be Kenneth Branagh as the famous detective?
13. Annihilation
Release Date: 2017
Director: Alex Garland
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thomson
Summary: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expendition where the laws of nature don't apply.
Comment: It's Annihilation and it's Alex Garland! These two facts are enough for me to be super excited for this film. I hope that they will announce the release date soon, as well as some teaser/trailer.
14. Graceling
Release Date: 2017
Director: TBA
Starring: TBA
Summary: A smart, beautiful young woman lives in a world where select people born with an extreme skill -- called a Grace -- are feared and exploited.
Comment: I love this fantasy series, and I can't wait for an adaptation of it! Unfortunately, we don't know anything about it yet.
15. On Chesil Beach
Release Date: 2017
Director: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff
Summary: A drama set in the early 1960's and centered on a young couple on their honeymoon.
Comment: It's no secret that Ian McEwan is one of my favourite authors. On Chesil Beach is my second favourite novel of his (after Atonement). Plus, he wrote the movie script himself!
16. American Gods
Release Date: 2017
Director: David Slade (3 eps.), Adam Kane (2 eps.), Vincenzo Natali (1 ep.), Guillermo Navarro (1 ep.), Floria Sigismondi (1 ep.), Craig Zobel (1 ep.)
Starring: Demore Barnes, Gillian Anderson, Yetide Badaki, Dane Cook, Ian McShane
Summary: A recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.
Comment: Another favourite novel written by a favourite author. This is another 10 episode tv series to look for in 2017. This is a must-watch whenever they decide to release it!
17. Let it Snow
Release Date: 2017
Director: TBA
Starring: TBA
Summary: Three unexpected romances take place over the course of one Christmas Eve.
Comment: We don't know anything yet about this upcoming movie, but it's safe to assume that it will be released at the end of 2017. Indeed, it will be the ideal holiday movie!
Bonus:
18. Seasons of Heaven
Release Date: TBA
Studio: AnyArts Productions
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Summary: Seasons of Heaven is about a post-apocalyptic world, which has undergone some dramatic events. Thankfully, there are some survivors. The game will focus on Yann, a telepathic boy with Asperger's Syndrome, and his French bulldog, Ani. His parents, Elise and Tim, are part of a larger group of survivors, including James and Sarah, their son Thomas, and two other children called Nina and Ana.
Comment: I have to be honest here: I've never heard of this novel. Could it be because it is a French novel? Does an English translation exist? Well, the game trailer is beautiful, and I can't wait to play it!
I had no idea Wonder was even becoming a movie!! And that cast looks amazing! I loved Jacob Tremblay in Room, so I'm sure he'll do an amazing job.
ReplyDeleteI've only recently learnt about it and I can't hide how excited I am :)
DeleteI can't wait for Everything Everything. I hope it's as good as the book.
ReplyDeleteCarrie @ The Butterfly Reader
I just can't wait! It's going to be so sweet and heartwarming (at least I hope so...) :)
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