Screen reads
Below you'll find trailers of some of the best books that have recently been made into a film - or soon will be! Read the book first, then see how the film compares. Or watch the film and follow up with a book to see if it measures up!
Based on the novel by Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave hit the screen in January 2016. Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. A twisty survival story with elements of horror and dystopian fiction.
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Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge -- an army of undead zombies. Based on a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the film is due to be released in February 2016.
The Choice: based on a book by Nicholas Sparks, this irresistible love story is to hit the screen in March 2016.
Big Friendly Giant, one of Roald Dahl's best loved books is being adapted into film. Directed by Steven Spielberg and with Mark Rylance as BFG, it's definitely one to look forward too! To be released in July 2016.
Me Before You: A hauntingly beautiful love story based on the book by Jojo Moyes. To be released in June 2016.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, based on a book by Ransom Riggs, is to be released in 2016 and directed by Tim Burton. A teenager finds himself transported back in time, when visiting the island where his grandfather grew up. He must help protect a group of orphans with peculiar talents from creatures out to destroy them.
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A Monster Calls is based on a bestselling novel by Patrick Ness. It is a tale of mischief, healing and above all, the courage it takes to survive. Starring Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones, it is to be released in October 2016.
Based on the fourth book in the Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown, Inferno is to be released in October 2016. After waking up in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with no memory of what has occurred for the last few days, Langdon suddenly finds himself the target of a manhunt. With the help of Dr. Sienna Brooks and his knowledge of symbology, he will try to escape whilst solving the most intricate riddle he's ever faced (IMDb). With Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K Rowling: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. For all Harry Potter fans, this is one to watch out for! To be released in November 2016.
An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass is to be expected in 2016. Starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter.
The Graveyard Book, based on a novel by Neil Gaiman. To be directed by Ron Howard and released in 2016. This is an unusual story of a boy whose parents are killed is adopted by the occupants of a graveyard and raised by them (IMDb).
Based on the first novel from award winning author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska is sure to attract all fans of John Green. It's to be released in 2017 - a long time to wait!
Alexandra Bracken's The Darkest Minds is to be made into a movie. The book is set in a dystopian future. After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.
Teen author, Maya Van Wagenen follows the advice from a 1950s guide on how to be popular. The book, 'Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek' is based on her experiences as she underwent a transformation from a shy girl to someone everyone is talking about. We are looking forward to 'Popular: the movie'!
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Based on a novel by Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen is to be made into a movie. It's a thrilling dystopian fantasy, for fans of Suzanne Collins, Sarah J Maas and Kristin Cashore.
Monument 14 by Emma Laybourne is to be made into a movie. For details check http://www.macteenbooks.com/ya/blog-tour-monument-14-by-emmy-laybourne-the-movie-deal-update-new-dream-cast/
Slaughterhouse 5. Kurt Vonnegut's classic WWII novel is to be set to screen soon. Watch this space!