Literary adaptations: July 3, 2025

Here's a roundup of news on adaptations or remakes of literature.

• Jeff O'Neal shares the status of four big-name literary adaptations and predicts how good — or bad — the final product, if it ever comes to fruition, will be (Book Riot).

• Emily Martin shares the seven literary adaptations coming out in July that she's most excited about watching (Book Riot).

• Watch a trailer for the movie adaptation of Andy Weir's novel Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling and coming out March 2026 (YouTube).

• You can also watch a trailer for the film version of Mason Deaver’s YA novel I Wish You All The Best, which comes out November 7 (Book Riot).

• Here’s an update on and a trailer for season three of The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on Jenny Han’s novels; note that it contains spoilers for season two (Teen Vogue).

• All four of the original Hunger Games movies (based on the first three Suzanne Collins novels) are now streaming on HBO Max (Screen Rant).