5 Movies Adapted From Books

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    • Publish Date: Oct 12 2016 4:36PM
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    • Updated Date: Oct 12 2016 4:36PM
5 Movies Adapted From Books

2016 is set to be a big year for book-to-film adaptations. Several highly anticipated novel-inspired projects, like 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and 'Girl on the Train', are scheduled to hit theaters over the coming months. Can’t decide which ones are worth checking out? Here are 15 books being made into movies this year.


1) Divergent Series: Allegiant, premiered March 18


The third installment in the Divergent franchise follows Tris (Shailene Woodley) and  Four (Theo James) as they journey beyond the wall that encloses Chicago. For the first time, they leave the only city and family they have ever known to find a peaceful solution. But once outside, they learn shocking new truths that render old discoveries meaningless. As the ruthless battle threatens humanity, Tris and Four must quickly decide who to trust to survive. Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, and Jeff Daniels co-star.

2. The Jungle Book, premiered April 15

The anticipated live-action/CGI Disney release follows the story of an orphan boy named Mowgli who is raised in the jungle by a pack of wolves, a bear named Baloo and a black panther named Bagheera. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli. It also features the voices of A-list stars, like Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken.

3. A Hologram For the King, premiered April 22

Tom Hanks stars in this comedy drama as Alan Clay, a washed-up, desperate American salesman who travels to Saudi Arabia to secure the IT contract for a massive new complex being built in the middle of the desert. Based on Dave Eggers’s 2012 novel of the same name, the adaptation also co-stars Tom Skerritt and Sarita Choudhury.

4. The BFG, premiered July 1

Directed by Steven Spielberg, the upcoming fantasy adventure flick, based on the novel by Roald Dahl, tells the story of Sophie, who encounters the Big Friendly Giant. Despite his intimidating appearance, the BFG turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because he, unlike his peers, refuses to eat boys and girls. Mark Rylance stars as the BFG, while Ruby Barnhill plays Sophie. Bill Hader, Penelope Winton, Rebecca Hall, and Jermaine Clement also co-star.

5. The Girl on the Train, October 7

Emily Blunt stars in the upcoming thriller, based on Paula Hawkins hit 2015 debut novel of the same name. The movie stars Blunt as Rachel Watson, an alcoholic, troubled woman, who is struggling to come to terms with the end of her marriage when she witnesses a murder and starts to realize that she may have been involved in the crime. Justin Theroux co-stars as her ex-husband Tom, while Rebecca Ferguson plays his new love, Anna. Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, and Lisa Kudrow also co-star in the movie, which will be helmed by The Help director, Tate Taylor.
 
- Agenices 

What Is Your Favourite Movie Adapted From A Book? Let Us Know In The Comments  Below 
 

Comments

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

You cant judge a book from its movie version . For example the book - The sea of monsters , written by Rick Riordan is entirely different from its movie version .

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

The Twilight series. Yet the pleasure one gets by reading, isn''t reflected through the movies. The descriptions of incidents, the descriptions of characters are all exclusive only to the novels.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

I love Stephenie Meyer''s Twilight series which has 4 parts - Twilight, Twilight New Moon, Twilight Breaking Dawn Saga - 1 & 2. And movies are amazing especially Twilight Breaking Dawn Saga - 2. The next one that I like is Rudyard Kipling''s Jungle Book. The movie was a great treat to watch.

Linet Christina Thomas Ryan International School Nallasopara

The Jungle Book is Favourite Movie among others.

Aayush J.B.MRIGAVTI VIDYALAYA(ALIPUR G.T.K

Allegiant was way different from books. I don''t think they took anything from the books except the character''s name and the outside world. I really loved Divergent series as books, cried my heart out when Tris dies. I am a Die-hard fan of Harry Potter and feel that the movie makers left so many crucial things from the books. I enjoyed reading The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner and even Twilight (even though I hate their movie adaptations). Game of Thrones(S01) is so far the best adaptation.

Ambuja Rani Ryan International School

All books are good not only the movie one''s.But some of my preferred books adapted from a movie are-Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling ,Famous Five series by Enid Blyton and Matilda by Roald Dahl.

Asmita D.A.V Public School, Thane

Harry Potter series will always be my favourite book-to-film adaptation but I think they have missed a few interesting contents that are mentioned in the books.

Akshita Pandey LILAVATI BAI PODAR (A)-SCRUZ

I love Harry Potter, Jungle Book and The BFG.

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