While 99% of the time, I will argue that the book was better, there is something magical about seeing your favorite books brought to life on the big screen. 2018 is going to be a really big year for book to film adaptations. Here is a list of some of the 2018 Book to Film Adaptations:
A Wrinkle in Time
Book Year: 1962
Plot: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. (IMDB)
Stars: Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine,
Red Sparrow
Book Year: 2013
Plot: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations. (IMDB)
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker
The Leisure Seeker
Book Year: 2009
Plot: A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker. (IMDB)
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren, Dana Ivey
Ready Player One
Book Year: 2011
Plot: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. (IMDB)
Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen
A Girl in the Spider’s Web
Book Year: 2015
Plot: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. (IMDB)
Stars: Claire Foy, Cameron Britton, Sylvia Hoeks
First Man
Book Year: 2005
Plot: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Stars: Claire Foy, Jon Bernthal, Ryan Gosling
Peter Rabbit
Book Year: 1902
Plot: Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden.
Stars: Rose Byrne, James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki
Love, Simon
Book Year: 2015
Plot: Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden.
Stars: Katherine Langford, Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner
The House of Tomorrow
Book Year: 2010
Plot: The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller’s incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school. (IMDB)
Stars: Alex Wolff, Asa Butterfield, Nick Offerman, Michaela Watkins