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Many books will supply backbone to some theatrical and streaming releases successful 2026.
From nan long-awaited rom com movie adjustment of Emily Henry’s People We Meet connected Vacation to nan Ridley Scott-directed adjustment of The Dog Stars starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley, respective awesome releases will travel disconnected nan page and to life connected nan large screen.
Still much films to look guardant to later successful nan twelvemonth are nan adjustment of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games prequel novel, Sunrise connected nan Reaping arsenic good arsenic Denis Villeneuve’s 3rd Dune film. Find each nan films based connected books coming retired adjacent twelvemonth below:
People We Meet connected Vacation by Emily Henry
Brett Haley directed nan movie, which will prima Tom Blyth, Emily Bader, Lucien Laviscount, Molly Shannon, Alan Ruck, Miles Heizer and galore more. The rom com arrives connected Netflix Jan. 9.
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Though galore mobility whether this movie will really beryllium a existent adjustment aliases much of Cathy’s (Margo Robbie) dream world of sorts, Emerald Fennel’s blockbuster adjustment has drawn overmuch attraction and disapproval for its avoidance of casting a personification of colour successful nan domiciled of Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi). The movie arrives successful theaters Feb. 13, conscionable successful clip for Valentine’s Day.
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
The Colleen Hoover book-to-movie adaptations continue pinch Reminders of Him starring Maika Monroe, Rudy Pankow, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and more. The movie is adjacent parts emotion communicative and calamity arsenic Monroe’s characteristic grapples pinch a determination that costs her a batch and put her successful prison. Reminders of Him hits theaters March 13.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
From nan writer of The Martian came Project Hail Mary, which has travel to life successful a movie starring Ryan Gosling arsenic Ryland Grace, a coach forced to go an astronaut successful an eleventh hr effort to prevention Earth from a dying sun. The movie besides stars Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung and Milana Vayntrub.
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
While sequel movie The Devil Wears Prada 2 will apt diverge somewhat from Weisberger’s caller that inspired nan 2006 film. There were much books that Weisberger wrote, including Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.
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Masters of nan Universe
Masters of nan Universe starring Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes, has roots successful comic books arsenic good arsenic nan Mattel action figurine. The movie arrives successful June.
Homer’s The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s rendition of The Odyssey will get successful theaters July 17. It stars Matt Damon arsenic Odysseus, Anne Hathaway arsenic Penelope, Tom Holland arsenic Telemachus and galore more.
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and much will prima successful The Dog Stars, directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from Peter Heller’s novel. The post-apocalyptic mounting occurs owed to a flu plague that wiped retired America. Elordi plays a aviator surviving pinch an ex-marine. The movie was pushed from precocious March to precocious August.
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett will lead nan movie adjustment of Colleen Hoover’s Verity, a thriller communicative that stands isolated from nan different 3 of her books that sewage nan large surface treatment. The movie arrives successful theaters Oct. 2, 2026.
Remain by M. Night Shyamalan & Nicholas Sparks
M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas sparks collaborated connected a caller and screenplay based connected nan aforesaid supernatural emotion story. While nan book published Oct. 7, 2025, nan movie will arrive successful theaters complete a twelvemonth from past Oct. 23, 2026.
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise connected nan Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie will travel nan first of C.S. Lewis’ 7 books successful nan series. The movie will get successful theaters successful November 2026 pinch an IMAX run earlier it arrives connected Netflix successful 2026.
Dune 3
Denis Villeneuve’s last Dune film will prime up pinch a ample clip spread aft nan events of nan first book that Frank Herbert wrote. New formed see Robert Pattinson arsenic nan awesome villain arsenic good arsenic 2 youngsters, 1 nan boy of prima Jason Momoa, portraying Paul Atreides and Chani’s children.
Movies successful nan Making Based connected Books:
- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (Combined pen sanction of Christina Hobbs & Lauren Billings Luhrs) – In nan useful pinch Netflix pinch Tiffany Paulsen writing and Cast of Maddie Ziegler, Rob Lowe and more
- The Bodyguard by Katherine Center – In nan useful astatine Netflix pinch Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki & more
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood – In nan useful astatine Amazon MGM Studios pinch Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman set to prima alongside others
- Beach Read by Emily Henry – Film Being Written, Director Yulin Kuang Attached
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry – Sarah Heyward To Write Film Script for Tango
- Funny Story by Emily Henry – Henry Writing Movie Script
- None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell – Netflix Adapting into Film, Eleanor Burgess Writing Script
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell – Film Adaptation from Crystal City Entertainment and Moonshot Films
- The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh – Film Feature Adaptation from Made Up Stories
- Some Part of Her by Amy Chozick – Feature Film Adaptation, Rights Optioned by Fifth Season
- Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall – Sony 3000 Acquired Film Rights, Hello Sunshine Producing
- The Whisper Man by Alex North – AGBO Film starring Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, Robert De Niro and Michael Keaton
- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory – Tracy Oliver Adapting for Netflix pinch Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Producing
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Find book adjustment films that came retired successful 2025 below:
Bridget Jones: Mad About nan Boy by Helen Fielding – February 14, 2025
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) returns successful nan 4th film, based connected nan book of nan aforesaid sanction by Helen Fielding, aft 3 erstwhile installments: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016). Leo Woodall (The White Lotus, One Day) and Chiwetel Eijofor (Rob Peace, Doctor Strange successful nan Multiverse of Madness) will star arsenic newcomers to nan franchise. Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (Suncoast, How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) are besides group to appear.
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Mickey7 by Edward Ashton – Theaters – March 7, 2025
Bong Joon Ho has directed an adjustment of Edward Ashton’s Mickey7 titled Mickey 17 because Robert Pattinson’s titular Expendable, who dies 10 much times than successful Ashton’s book according Bong, hence nan title change. Mickey is sought retired to thief colonize Niflheim, an crystal world, connected a suicidal mission, arsenic demonstrated successful nan film’s trailer. Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker), Steven Yeun (Beef), Toni Collette (Hereditary), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) will besides prima successful nan movie from nan Parasite director.
The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag – Netflix, March 14
Netflix’s characteristic movie adjustment of The Electric State was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. It stars Millie Bobby Brown arsenic Michelle and Chris Pratt arsenic Keats, successful summation to Stanley Tucci, Giancarlo Esposito and Key Huy Quan. The robots are voiced by Brian Cox, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson and Jenny Slate, to sanction a few.
The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman – Netflix – March 28
Netflix’s The Life List is based connected nan book by Lori Nelson Spielman. Alex (Carson) has a awesome life, a bully occupation and a longtime boyfriend, but erstwhile her mother (Connie Britton) dies aft a 2nd activity of cancer, Alex’s position shifts. Her mom leaves her beind prompts from her life list, executed by Brad (Kyle Allen) to thief Alex get backmost connected way and unrecorded a life she loves.
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez – Theaters – April 4, 2025
Naomi Watts stars successful Bleecker Street’s movie adjustment of Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend, which she wrote astir a enslaved pinch a Great Dane. The movie besides stars Bill Murray, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Noma Dumezweni and more.
On Swift Horses – Theaters – April
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter prima successful On Swift Horses, based connected nan book by Shannon Pufahl. The movie is directed by Daniel Minahan (Deadwood: The Movie), and nan communicative follows Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and her hubby Lee (Poulter) arsenic they are opening a agleam caller life successful California upon Lee’s return from nan Korean War. Elordi plays Julius, a bad boy gambler pinch a concealed past. The adaptation hits theaters April 25.
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan – Netflix – August 1, 2025
After antecedently appearing successful different Netflix movie based connected a book, The Life List earlier this year, Sofia Carson’s adjacent project, My Oxford Year, based connected nan book by Julia Whelan, will get connected nan streamer August 1. Carson will represent Anna De La Vega, who studies astatine Oxford University for a postgraduate programme earlier returning to nan U.S. for a high-paying occupation astatine Goldman Sachs that she has already secured. However, a spark pinch her poesy professor Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest) could propulsion each those plans to nan wind.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – Netflix – August 28, 2025
Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club, based connected nan book by Richard Osman from director Chris Columbus, will get connected nan streamer August 28. The movie will prima nan halfway 4 characters from Osman’s book: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) arsenic good arsenic Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. The titular quartet walk their clip solving acold lawsuit murders for nosy until an unexplained decease occurs successful their territory, they return their casual sleuthing to nan adjacent level to lick nan whodunnit.
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston – Theaters – Aug. 29, 2025
Darren Aronofskey’s Caught Stealing is based connected nan book by Charlie Huston. The film, starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith Regina King and much arrived successful theaters August 29. Hank Thompson (Butler) is asked by his neighbour Russ (Smith) to watch Bud nan cat, but he unluckily gets caught up successful Russ’ business, which complicates his life significantly. Kravitz plays Hank’s girlfriend.
The Long Walk by Stephen King – Theaters – Sept. 12, 2025
Stephen King’s The Long Walk has been adapted into a characteristic movie directed by Francis Lawrence (Catching Fire, Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes). The dystipian scary caller came retired successful 1979, initially published nether King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman. The movie will prima Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus), Garrett Wareing (Ransom Canyon, Manifest), Charlie Plummer (Looking for Alaska) and Mark Hamill (The Life of Chuck). The title refers to an workout akin to The Hunger Games successful which 50 teenage boys compete to locomotion astatine a gait of 3 miles everlastingly without remainder until only 1 remains.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another – Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another, is loosely based connected Thomas Pynchon’s caller Vineland. Anderson wrote nan screenplay for nan film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Chase Infiniti and more.
The Woman successful Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware – Netflix – Oct. 10, 2025
Ruth Ware’s The Woman successful Cabin 10, is getting a movie adjustment starring Kiera Knightly, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, David Ajala, David Morrissey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Daniel Ings, Christopher Rygh, Paul Kaye, Lisa Loven Kongsli, John Macmillan, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ayọ̀ Owóyẹmi-Peters. The communicative follows a journalist who sees a cruise rider get tossed overboard one night, only to beryllium told she dreamed nan script and that each passengers are accounted for nan adjacent day. Her hunt for answers and suspicion will lead her connected a twisty way that puts her ain successful danger. Ware precocious published a sequel to The Woman successful Cabin 10, The Woman successful Suite 11.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Theaters Oct. 17 & Streaming connected Netflix Starting Nov. 7
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will get 2 adaptations this year, pinch Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride opening successful theaters successful September while Guillermo Del Toro’s adjustment for Netflix is slated for immoderate clip this year. Gyllenhaal’s movie follows Christian Bale’s lonely Frankenstein, who ventures to Chicago successful nan 1930s to inquire Dr. Euphronius for thief successful creating a companion for himself. The 2 reanimate a murdered young woman, and an explosive romance ensues catching nan attraction of society. Del Toro’s adjustment will prima Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley and Christian Convery. Deadline collapsed nan news of Oscar Isaac’s domiciled arsenic Victor Frankenstein, and that Mia Goth is besides group to star in nan pic. Andrew Garfield was primitively playing nan domiciled that Elordi now has — that of Frankenstein’s monster.
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover – Theaters – Oct. 24, 2025
Paramount’s movie adjustment of a Colleen Hoover book, Regretting You, starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco and Mason Thames will get successful theaters successful October. Josh Boone (The Fault successful Our Stars) will nonstop from Susan McMartin’s (After) script. The movie comes from Constantin Film, whose Robert Kulzer is group to nutrient on pinch Brunson Green and Anna Todd. The communicative follows Morgan Grant (Williams), who became a mother astatine a young age, and her daughter, Clara (Grace). Morgan struggles pinch putting her ambitions connected region to raise Clara, and their narration gets stretched aft a tragic mishap takes nan life of Clara’s begetter and Morgan’s hubby Chris which further complicates nan hostility of Clara being a teenager. Franco will portray Morgan’s emotion liking Jonah, who she meets aft Chris’ death.
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Train Dreams – Select Theaters Nov. 7, connected Netflix Nov. 21
Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley is an adjustment of nan novella by Denis Johnson. The book was co-written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar. The communicative follows Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) who useful successful nan forests of nan Pacific Northwest to grow America’s railroad. Felicity Jones plays his sweetheart and eventual wife, Gladys. The movie besides stars William H. Macy and Kerry Condon. Nathaniel Arcand and Alfred Hsing besides appear, and Will Patton serves arsenic nan narrator.
The Running Man by Stephen King – Theaters – Nov. 14, 2025
Edgar Wright has written and directed a movie adjustment of Stephen King’s The Running Man for Paramount. Glen Powell will prima successful nan film, which is produced by Nira Park and Simon Kinberg. King primitively published nan caller nether nan pseudonym Richard Bachman, and nan communicative of a futuristic America and dystopian nine group successful nan twelvemonth 2025 has already been adapted into an 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Wicked: For Good – Theaters – Nov. 23, 2025
The second part of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked movie adjustment will get a twelvemonth aft its first half made magic astatine nan container agency up of Thanksgiving 2024. The 2nd half of nan movie will prime up aft nan rousing rendition of “Defying Gravity” performed by Cynthia Erivo astatine nan extremity of nan first movie arsenic she flew to nan Western skies. Erivo has besides precocious hinted of an original opus she wrote for nan film.
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell – Theaters – Nov. 27 Limited, Wide Release December 12
Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet is getting a characteristic movie adjustment curen from Eternals and Nomadland head Chloe Zhao. Zhao cowrote nan film, from Focus Features, pinch O’Farrell, whose book tells a powerful emotion communicative based connected Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The movie will prima Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. Producers are Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg connected behalf of Amblin. EPs are Kristie Macosko Krieger connected behalf of Amblin, Laurie Borg and Zhao. The book came retired successful 2020.
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden – Christmas Day 2025
Paul Feig’s The Housemaid characteristic movie adaptation of Frieda McFadden’s book will prima Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar. Adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine, nan movie will release successful theaters Dec. 25, 2025 alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme. Michele Morrone, who besides stars successful Feig’s Another Simple Favor followup to A Simple Favor (2018), will appear successful The Housemaid arsenic well.
