8 Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Read Ahead of Their Adaptations

Since its early days , Hollywood has been adoring of adapting books for the screen — and in late age , sci - fi , fantasy , and revulsion bookshave become even more popular with film writer and studios . io9 has doneseverallistslike thisin the past(there ’s still fourth dimension to readMickey7before Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson’sMickey 17comes out next year ! ) , but there are always potential newfangled film and TV projects being announced .

The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

Lev Grossman(The Magicians)released this fresh take on the legendary Knights of the Round Table over the summertime and it became a big hit with lecturer . But even before it arrived on bookshelves , Lionsgate had snapped up the rightfield for a series adaptation , according toa Deadline report .

Seveneves

In August , Deadlinescooped that the rights to Neal Stephenson ’s 2015 sci - fi novel had been acquired by Legendary Television(Monarch : Legacy of Monsters ) . grant to the trade , Seveneves“follows how the best scientific intellect number to the same conclusion after a meteor shatters the moon into seven pieces : in two years ’ time , all humans on Earth will be demolish by a ‘ hard rain ’ that will make the planet uninhabitable . In a feverish backwash against the inevitable , nation around the globe band together to formulate a plan to insure survival for humankind , initiating a new chapter for human race . ”

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman ’s indie novel ( the first in a seven - part serial ) got a traditional publication liberation in August , which is the same month it was nab for a goggle box series version by a team that include Seth MacFarlane ’s product company . According toDeadline , the fight over the property was “ highly competitive , ” and Chris Yost(Thor : Ragnarok , The Mandalorian)is aboard to write the adaptation . Who will play Princess Donut , Carl ’s feline sidekick ? Place all bet now .

MEM

Bethany C. Morrow ’s dystopian 2018 novel is determine in a world where people can extract their memories — and then re - last them over and over , with worrisome consequences . In August , it was announced inthe Hollywood Reporterthat thespian turned screenwriter Nesta Cooper ( Apple TV+’sSee ) will take on the big - screen version .

In the Lost Lands

A short story byGame of Thronesauthor George R.R. Martin ( it appears in 1982 multi - author anthologyAmazons II ) will take form the ground for a fantasy adventure film from theResident Evilteam of Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich , withGuardians of the Galaxy‘s Dave Bautista also part of the cast of characters . allot toDeadline , whose news story suggests this photographic film is already completed since it ’s about the acquisition of its U.S. rights , “ the story centers on a queen mole rat who , desperate to fulfill her love , makes a avant-garde play : she sends the potent and fear sorceress Gray Alys ( Jovovich ) to the ghostly wild of the Lost Lands in search of a wizardly baron , where the sorceress and her guide , the vagabond Boyce ( Bautista ) , must outwit and outfight military man and monster . ”

Three Kings:The Institute,Fairy Tale,Carrie

With all the boastfully - namecasting announcementsfor Edgar Wright’sRunning Manwe’ve been getting lately , it’salmostpossible to leave how muchmoreStephen King is on the means .

These three are just among the most latterly announce , so consider this but a drop in the King bucket : child - genius taleThe Instituteis getting an MGM+ series star Mary - Louise Parker and Ben Barnes ( read more details atDeadline ) ; larger-than-life fantasyFairy Taleis being made into a series — outlet TBD — by A24 , director Paul Greengrass , and showrunner J.H. Wyman(Fringe ) ; and the oft - adaptedCarrie , King ’s first published novel , will become an eight - episode Amazon Prime Video series bynoted King fancier Mike Flanagan .

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