From Page to Screen: The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations

From fantasy epics like The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones to twisty thrillers like Gone Girl and The Housemaid, some of cinema and TV's best offerings have been based on books. Hollywood currently has several exciting book-to-screen adaptations in the works. We take a look at some of the most anticipated…

Fourth Wing

Romantasy is the hottest genre in literature right now, combining epic fantasy settings with sweeping romance sagas. One of the biggest names in romantasy space is Rebecca Yarros, whose Fourth Wing series has sold twelve million copies.

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Fourth Wing follows students enrolled at a deadly war college who must bond with dragons to survive. Given the roaring success of the books, it's no surprise that Amazon snapped up the rights to adapt them into a big-budget TV show, which actor Michael B. Jordan is producing. Fans still have a bit of a wait as the show isn’t expected to air until 2028 at the earliest, but given the hype, Fourth Wing could become the next pop culture phenomenon. Watch this space…

Colleen Hoover's books blew up on BookTok, and she’s sold over 35 million copies of her various titles to date. Several of her romance novels, including Reminders of Him and It Ends with Us, have already received the silver screen treatment, and up next is Verity.

A departure from Hoover's usual romance sagas, the twisty thriller follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, who is hired to complete bestselling author Verity Crawford's unfinished series after a tragic accident leaves her unable to complete it. While staying at the Crawford family home, Lowen discovers a disturbing manuscript and unravels a dark secret. The movie adaptation, which releases this October in time for Halloween, boasts an all-star cast including Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, and Dakota Johnson.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The fifth entry in the Hunger Games franchise, Sunrise on the Reaping, was published in March 2024. Unsurprisingly, a film adaptation was announced soon after. Suzanne Collins' prequel novel follows a teenage Haymitch Abernathy (the beloved mentor played by Woody Harrelson in the original series) as he competes in the 50th Hunger Games.

Newcomer Joseph Zada is set to star as a young Haymitch. He’s joined by a stellar cast that includes Elle Fanning, Jesse Plemons, and Ralph Fiennes. The blockbuster adaptation releases this November.

Remain

Remain is the product of an unlikely collaboration between best-selling author Nicholas Sparks (famed for romance novels like The Notebook and A Walk to Remember) and movie director and master of plot twists M. Night Shyamalan (of The Sixth Sense and Split fame). Dubbed "a supernatural love story," the duo penned the book together, and now Shyamalan is set to direct it for the silver screen.

The story follows New York architect Tate Donovan, who escapes to Cape Cod after a mental health crisis, only to have his life upended when he meets a mysterious young woman named Wren. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor and is set to hit screens in February 2027.