Just finished your book and don’t know what to pick up next?
Well, put these reads on your list ASAP – they’re all making it to the big screen for a real-life adaptation.
Happy reading!
The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker – Under the name Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, this is a memoir of journalist Kim Barker who was stationed in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the early 2000s. Starring Margot Robbie, Tina Fey and Martin Freeman, go see it April 21.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes – Prepare to swoon in this film about a woman (Emilia Clarke) who forms a tight bond with a paralysed man (Sam Claflin) she is employed to help. See it on June 16.
The BFG by Roald Dahl – Who doesn’t remember this classic about a young girl who befriends a friendly giant? Steven Spielberg is giving it the live-action treatment, out July 7.
The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins – Emily Blunt is starring in this thriller about a woman who thinks she has witnessed a horrible crime. The film will be released October this year.
Inferno by Dan Brown – Tom Hanks is back as Robert Langdon, trying to stop a deadly threat to the world which leads to a labyrinth of riddles from one of Dante’s books. Felicity Jones also stars in the flick, with a worldwide scheduled release date of October 13.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling – J.K. Rowling is welcoming us back to the world of magic, in which Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander, who accidently releases magical beasts into New York. The film is due out November 17.
The Circle by Dave Eggers – A young woman, played by Emma Watson, gets a job at a tech company and climbs the ruthless corporate ladder. The film will also star Tom Hanks and John Boyega.
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman – Jessica Chastain stars in this true-story film about keepers of the Warsaw Zoo who save hundreds of people from the Nazis in World War II.
The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers – In this true story, a poverty-stricken Ugandan teen becomes one of the world’s greatest chess players. Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo have signed on for the film.
The Lost City of Z by David Grann – This adventure tells the true tale of how a British explorer got lost in 1925 after going on a hunt for an ancient civilisation in the Amazon. Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller have signed on for the film.
The November Criminals by Sam Munson – Ansel Elgort and Chloe Grace Moretz are set to star in this film about a teenager who takes an investigation of a classmate’s murder into his own hands.
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman – A lighthouse keeper and his wife living in WA rescue and raise a baby from an adrift rowboat. Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander will lead the film.
