(Updated 06/18/2024)
With so many book-to-movie adaptations coming to theaters in 2024, there's a good chance your favorite will be on the big screen. Some of these adaptations have been big releases, like Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER, while others are smaller efforts. And some, like THE BIKERIDERS, might not even be obvious as book-to-movie adaptations for audiences that don't know the source material.
Here are the big book-to-movie releases in theaters now and coming to the big screen in 2024.
The Bikeriders
Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, based on the book of photography by Danny Lyon. THE BIKERIDERS, starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy and Norman Reedus, follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life. [June 21]
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson's delightful book for children is adapted and expanded into a live-action adventure. Zachary Levi plays Harold, who emerges into our world, and embarks on a magical mission with the help of his purple crayon. [August 2]
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name is the basis for this romance starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, and Jenny Slate. Lily believes she's found true love with Ryle, but when a painful incident triggers past trauma, she must decide if love alone can carry her marriage through. However, things are complicated when her first love returns to her life. [August 9]
The WIld Robot
Peter Brown's book becomes an intimate animated sci-fi movie. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. [September 27]
White Bird: A Wonder Story
Based on R.J. Palacio's graphic novel of the same name. Julian has struggled to belong ever since he was expelled from his former school for his treatment of Auggie Pullman. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage. During her youth in Nazi-occupied France, a boy shelters her from mortal danger. Together, they find first love in a stunning, magical world of their own creation, while the boy's mother risks everything to keep her safe. [October 4]
Wicked
Before it was a smash stage musical, the story in WICKED was born in the book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," by Gregory Maguire. Now the movie WICKED explores the untold story of the witches of Oz, with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. [November 27]
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder's satirical and strange novel is the basis for this movie starring Amy Adams. After putting her art career on pause to become a mother, a dissatisfied woman (Adams) begins to believe she is turning into a dog. As her domesticity takes this surreal turn, she finds guidance from a mysterious book, and meets a group of other women whose own experiences may be able to ground hers — or push her over the edge. [December 6]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
More than two hundred years before the events of THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, the King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, must defend his lands from vicious attacks by men called the Dunlendings. This anime explores an unseen chapter in Middle-Earth's history, and features the voices of Brian Cox and Miranda Otto. [December 13]
Mickey 17
The movie adaptation of "Mickey 7" by Edward Ashton will be a big deal. It stars Robert Pattinson for one, but more importantly, it's the new movie by PARASITE filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho. That's all we need to know, really! But if you want a few more details, Pattinson plays a cloned "disposable employee" assigned to colonize an ice-encrusted world. Read more about MICKEY 17 here. [January 31, 2025]
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