Upcoming Movies Based on Novels...

[-Carlos-]

This may be old news. Here is a short list of upcoming movies based on novels.

• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
• Bag of Bones by Stephen King
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
• American Pastoral by Philip Roth
• The Bourne Ultimatum by Rober Ludlum
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Pet Sematary by Stephen King (remake of the 1989 thriller)
• The Talisman by Stephen King

The above list is not complete of course. Most of the film projects are in preproduction.

 

[Martin]

I hear that Life Of Pi is being done by M. Night Shyamalan - which sounds about right if you look at his previous work and compare those to said novel.

Cheers

 

[novella]

Just about every fiction published these days gets optioned for film. Two of my own have been optioned. Chances of an optioned story reaching a theater are pretty small. Some books, both fiction and nonfiction, may be great on paper but stay in preproduction forever.

 

[Cathy C]

Don't forget A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket and the Earthsea mini-series (although I don't know if it qualifies, being on the tube)

 

[cajunmama]

I hear that Life Of Pi is being done by M. Night Shyamalan - which sounds about right if you look at his previous work and compare those to said novel.

Cheers

I would pay to see anything by him.

 

[wiggle]

I found Life of Pi quite boring - whether that's me failing as an intellect I don't know. I'm excited about the film release of The Da Vinci code. It's staring Audrey Tautou who I loved in the French film "Amelie." Jean Reno's also staring in it (who could forget "Leon") as Bezu Fache. It's looking to be a blockbuster, just like the book.

 

[RitalinKid]

The DaVinci Code starring Tom Hanks

 

[turque]

I'm excited about the film release of The Da Vinci code. It's staring Audrey Tautou who I loved in the French film "Amelie." Jean Reno's also staring in it (who could forget "Leon") as Bezu Fache. It's looking to be a blockbuster, just like the book.

Yuppy! I am also excited about this movie with two great actors, and I must look for the book as I heard some interesting stuff mentioned about it!

 

[dele]

They're doing Clive Cussler's Sahara too!

 

[retro89]

movies based on Books ?

I wanted to know if anyone knows of books that are out that are going to be turned into a movie. Also some good books that are good and based on movies? Is Die hard with vengeance any good?