Movie adaptation news: More Willy Wonka, less Peter Rabbit

Posted on 03/11/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi’s next project will be a Netflix adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Vanity Fair reports...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Obamas' production company joins "Exit West" adaptation project

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What does one do after leaving the presidency and finishing memoirs? Apparently help finance the adaptation of a bestselling and...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation

Film and TV rights to Maggie O’Farrell’s "Hamnet" are already snapped up

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet hasn’t even reached readers yet, but it’s already found a place on prize longlists and, possibly, in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller, TV adaptation

Early reviews of "Wendy" pan the latest J.M. Barrie remake

Posted on 02/27/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan that puts Wendy at the forefront hasn’t exactly overwhelmed film critics. Wendy,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Movie adaptation

Harry Potter actors will narrate "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" audiobook

Posted on 02/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actors who have performed in Harry Potter screen and stage adaptations will narrate a new audiobook from the Potterverse. The...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Booker winners’ new releases: Another “Emma” movie and a novel

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jane Austen is, yet again, in the theaters, with a new adaptation of Emma hitting screens today. This version stars...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Movie adaptation

"True Grit" author Charles Portis has died

Posted on 02/18/2020 at 08:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Charles Portis, whose novel True Grit was twice adapted into award-winning movies, died Monday at the age of eighty-six. While...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Obituary

"Downton Abbey" creator will write "The Wind in the Willows" screenplay

Posted on 02/07/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The creator of Downton Abbey will write the screenplay for a new adaptation of The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Literary adaptations for TV and film to expect in 2020

Posted on 01/16/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Ready to complain about why Hollywood needs to mess with books (or, alternately, why Hollywood needs to adapt a book...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, TV adaptation

Jake Gyllenhaal said to be adapting "Fun Home" into a movie

Posted on 01/06/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir Fun Home is headed from stage to screen. Pride reports that actor Jake Gyllenhaal’s production...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Movie adaptation, Pop culture