No matter where you stand on reading the book first (or not), some great movies have started out as books, and filmmakers show no sign of stopping in adapting books for the big screen. Stephen King always has a book heading for the silver screen (there are multiple on this list), while we’ve also got more of Frank Herbert’s sandworms to look forward to in Dune.
Read on for all the confirmed upcoming book to screen adaptations you’ll be able to watch at Cineworld soon.
Currently booking book to screen adaptations
The Life of Chuck
The first of three Stephen King adaptations on this list (the man writes, and he writes fast!), The Life of Chuck is a story told in reverse of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz, played by Tom Hiddleston. The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, and Mark Hamill, and promises a life-affirming watch.
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Caught Stealing
Based on Charlie Huston’s book of the same name, it also turns out that he wrote the screenplay for the Darren Aronofsky film, so you can bet it’s pretty faithful to the original text. Starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, and a cat, Hank finds himself stuck in a sticky situation when he’s left to cat sit his British punk neighbour Russ, and a bunch of gangsters come looking for him.
The Long Walk
Stephen King’s novel is The Running Man (also by him) meets The Hunger Games in this story set in a dystopian America in which an annual competition sees young men attempt to walk continuously and be the last one standing to win anything they want for the rest of their lives. If they slow down below a certain speed or stop completely, they’ll be shot dead on the spot.
Upcoming book to screen adaptations
One Battle After Another (26th September)
Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest movie is loosely based off the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon and sees him play an ex-revolutionary that is called back into action when his daughter is abducted.
Deliver Me from Nowhere (24th October)
Jeremy Allen White is Bruce Springsteen in this biopic based on a novel of the same name by Warren Zanes. The film follows the timeline of Springsteen creating his 1982 album, Nebraska, on the cusp of becoming a huge star.
Regretting You (24th October)
Last year it was all about It Ends With Us. This year Colleen Hoover’s Regretting You will hit the big screen, starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco, Mason Thames, Willa Fitzgerald, and Scott Eastwood. The story sees Morgan Grant (Williams) wrestle with her grief and the subsequent secrets that come out following the death of her husband, Chris (Eastwood) and her sister Jenny (Fitzgerald).
The Running Man (14th November)
Yes, you’ve guessed it – another Stephen King adaptation, although this book was actually written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. The Glenn Powell movie is the second film adaptation to come out of this novel and sees Ben Richards (Powell) enter a televised contest in which he will be hunted down in order to be killed. If he manages to outrun death, he’ll win mega bucks and be able to help his struggling family.
Die, My Love (14th November)
All our Hunger Games-Twilight crossover dreams have come true with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson starring in this adaptation of a translated piece of literature by Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz. It’s described as a psychological comedy-drama in which a young couple make the move from NYC to Pattinson’s characters childhood home of Montana. Grace (Lawrence) enters a downward spiral, though, when she has a child and begins to feel isolated in their new home.
Wicked: For Good (21st November)
The much-anticipated second instalment of the 2024 sensation is almost here with Act 2 of the hit musical. Did you know it was adapted from a book first by Gregory Maguire though (who based it on The Wizard of Oz, which was also a book before it was a film – are you following?)?
The Housemaid (26th December)
Freida McFadden is no stranger to a thriller, and the first novel in her Housemaid series is being turned into a movie with Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michele Morrone. Millie has a colourful past that she wishes to hide from, taking up a position as a live-in housemaid with the Winchester family. While seemingly perfect, the Winchester family is not all as it seems, with dark secrets soon to be revealed.
Hamnet (9th January, 2026)
Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, Hamnet is based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, and tells the fictional story of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes Shakespeare after the death of their 11-year-old son, whose name is Hamnet.
Wuthering Heights (14th February, 2026)
Already causing something of a storm with Brönte evangelists, Emerald Fennell is dashing the classic with some of her movie magic, following on from the success of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman. Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff in what looks to be a rather raunchy take on the Gothic novel.
Dune 3 (18th December, 2026)
Drawing to a close the Denis Villeneuve adaptations, the third movie in the Dune trilogy arrives at the end of 2026 and will be based on the second book in Frank Herbert’s series called Dune Messiah. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Jason Mamoa will reprise their roles, while Robert Pattinson will also reportedly join the cast.
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