Book to Screen
Track recent announcements for film, television, and limited-series adaptations.
Another hockey book adaptation has entered the chat. Netflix is currently building out its cast for the series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker book that kicks off the Maple Hill series. This in addition to their show The Sticks that is also currently in the works. For everything we know about Netflix’s Icebreaker book adaptation […]
EXCLUSIVE: Will the real Ben Reilly please stand up? Prime Video is closing in on an order for a new series set in Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters based on the popular Clone Saga storyline from the Marvel Comics, more specifically the second Clone Saga story arc that focuses on two Spider-Man clones, Ben […]
There is more Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen in our future, Ali Hazelwood, author of bestseller The Love Hypothesis, announced Tuesday that she is releasing a book sequel, titled The Two-Body Problem, in February. Additionally, MRC is developing a film for Amazon MGM Studios, based on the sequel, she revealed. “I wrote a sequel to […]
Netflix has rounded out the series regular cast for its college hockey romance drama series Icebreaker, based on Hannah Grace’s bestselling novel. Gabriel Tierney (Rivals, Enola Holmes 2), Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana), newcomer and professional athlete Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular (Best of the Best, Sex Education), Devin Craig (Sex Lives of College Girls, Maize) and Aidan […]
EXCLUSIVE: As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil prepares to cross $200M at the worldwide box office, the film’s producer Carter Swan has a new project to announce — a film adaptation of the Keenspot comic book series The Crying Boy by Niall O’Rourke & Rob Moran. Published in 2024, The Crying Boy follows a grieving widow […]
Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men: Apocalypse) has been cast in the leading role of Daniel West in the upcoming Prime Video series Stillwater, from Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television and Skybound Entertainment. The series is based on the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez. Stillwater is a mind-bending horror thriller that […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Barron, the British film producer with credits on six Harry Potter films, is entering the generative artificial intelligence space. Barron has agreed to produce an AI adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, which is written and directed by Simon Rumley (Crushed, Red White & Blue). The film will be generated […]
After sharing her story in her 2024 memoir Be Ready When The Luck Happens, Ina Garten is reluctant to trust a filmmaker with the adaptation. The Barefoot Contessa celebrity chef recently explained why she’s “never been willing” to make a biopic about her life, despite being “approached” to adapt Be Ready for the big screen. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun one. We can reveal that a Mary Poppins TV series is in the works. Rather than retelling the Disney film Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke from the 1960s, we understand the live action TV adaptation plans to go back to P. L. Travers’ original eight Mary Poppins […]
As Lili Reinhart celebrates her role in The Love Hypothesis, she’s ready to sink her teeth into another romantic book adaptation. Without revealing the title, the actress recently teased that she’s trying to adapt a novella “about lesbian vampires” but is having trouble finding a studio that’s willing to take on the source material. “People […]
SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the entirety of Prime Video’s The Love Hypothesis movie. Editor’s Note: Trigger Warning – The following contains mention of sexual harassment. Help is available at the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. A cathartic scene towards the end of The Love Hypothesis, adapted from the bestselling book by Ali Hazelwood and […]
Hulu is developing The Parsifal Mosaic, a drama series based on Robert Ludlum’s bestselling novel, starring and executive produced by Sam Worthington and Sofia Carson, from Legendary Entertainment, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Wes Tooke, in The Parsifal Mosaic, after years of dangerous field work for the CIA, Michael Havelock (Worthington) is ready to get […]