17 Movies Based on Books That Book Lovers Can’t Miss In 2018
Read the books before these 17 movies hit the big screen in 2018.
July 12, 2018
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When it comes to inspiration for movies, Hollywood loves to turn to the bestseller shelves. And no wonder, who among us hasn’t spent hours with our favorite tale imagining the dreaminess of the lead character or wondering how that weird world would come alive on screen? Well, for these 17 books, you no longer have to. Here, the movies based on books coming out in 2018.
Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Walton Goggins, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Will Poulter, and Patricia Clarkson
About: The final installment in the Maze Runner trilogy, which follows a group of teens who are subject to experiments because they’re immune to a virus that’s killed most of mankind.
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‘PETER RABBIT’
Release date: February 9
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie, and James Corden
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac
Based on:Annihilation, the first book in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy
About: A group of scientists tasked with exploring a place called Area X in search of answers about an anomaly called “The Shimmer,” which few survive.
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‘EVERY DAY’
Release date: February 23
Starring: Angourie Rice, Maria Bello, Debby Ryan, Jacob Batalon, Justice Smith, and Lucas Jade Zumann
About: A near-future dystopia where people spend most of their lives inside The Oasis, a virtual reality world. A teen competes for control of The Oasis when its creator dies and leaves its fate in the hands of the winner of a contest.
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‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’
Release date: August 15
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh
About: American-born Rachel Chu (played by the hilarious Constance Wu) discovers that her boyfriend comes from extreme wealth when she goes with him to Singapore to attend his best friend’s wedding.
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber
About: The continuation of the American version Larsson’s Millennium film series, the film is a follow-up to 2011’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, starring Rooney Mara. This time Claire Foy takes the lead.
