If you feel like you’ve already exhausted all the movies in every network and streaming platform possible. keep an eye out for these movies based on books coming out this year!
Source: IMDB
Chaos Walking
This sci-fi and action-packed movie is based on the first book of the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. Starring Tom Holland as Todd Hewitt and Daisy Ridley as Viola Eade; it takes place in a dystopian future where women have disappeared, and the thoughts of all living things are heard out loud. Suddenly, Todd discovers Viola as a misfit in his world and together they discover hidden secrets of his planet. The movie has been delayed a couple of times before, but as of right now the release is planned for March.
The Hating Game
Picture from Lucy Hale’s Instagram in celebration of wrapping the production of the film in December.
Starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, this rom-com is based on The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman are drawn into a competitive battle with the offer of a new position at their workplace that can only go to one of them. But what started as hate can soon become something more. The movie is expected to come out later in the year.
Source: Warner Bros Pictures
Dune
Another sci-fi and action movie based on the book of the same name by Frank Herbert. This remake stars celebrities like Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, and Stellan Skarsgard and more! It is set in a future where noble houses control planetary kingdoms.
Source: Netflix
To All The Boys: Always and Forever
The last instalment of the movie series based on the books by Jenny Han came out on February 12. It continues the story of Lara Jean (Lana Condor) and Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo), now seniors in high-school, and it explores the challenges that come for them and their relationship now that they are preparing for college.
Source: Netflix
Moxie
This Netflix Original is based on the book by Jennifer Mathieu in which Vivian Carter (Hadley Robinson) starts a movement with other girls in her school to protest harassment and sexist standards. You can stream it on March 3rd!