Hey guys, I'm Jesse from the YouTube channel Jesse the Reader.
And today I'm bringing you another episode of Epic Adaptations, the series here on
Epic Reads where I keep you in the know in all the recent YA book to movie and
book to TV adaptation news.
It's the month of March, and things have been popping up in the adaptation world so
far this year, which has me pumped.
I'm just overwhelmed with so much bookish love right now, both in the fact that
there have been so many great book releases already so far this year, but
also in the fact that we're getting so many book to movie adaptations.
And book to TV adaptations, can't forget about those.
So let's talk about some updates I've got for you.
First up, we have Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds.
This book has been picked up by Paramount Players to be turned into a film.
This is a pretty recent release, so I guess it just kind of popped
out into the world, and was like I'm ready to be turned into a movie.
The story itself follows a guy named Jack who meets this girl named Kate
at a party and they instantly bond over their love for cereal.
It was love at first cereal.
They end up really connecting after talking the whole night.
But the thing is, Kate ends up dying.
Poor Jack, he just hit it off with her.
I know there's the friend zone, but do they call this the death zone?
The thing is, Kate's death ends up sending Jack back in time,
it sends him back to that party where he first met Kate.
He's now hit with the difficult decision of either saving Kate, but if he does end
up saving her, it could potentially harm the lives of people within his life.
What's Jack gonna do?
Read the book and then see the movie once they make it.
We don't have too many deets as this book has just been picked up, but I am pumped.
I'll probably say that a lot in this video, so get prepared.
I am pumped up.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi has been picked up to be turned into
a film, which I'm personally really excited for.
I am living for this.
Hi, hello, my life is currently being fueled by the happiness of the potential
of this book being turned into a movie.
This book is super important, but
it's also super beautifully written, as are all of Tahereh's books.
She is a gifted writer when it comes to her writing style.
This story follows a Muslim teenager named Shirin, and
it's been a year since 9/11, and that has heavily affected her life.
It causes her to have to deal with discrimination on a daily basis.
It's the story of her kind of challenging herself to let her guard down, and
let people into her life even though she's not very trusting,
because too many people have just let her down in life, or they've just been
straight up awful to her, and she kind of has just lost trust in people in general.
We also follow her exploring her hobbies, like fashion and breakdancing, and
this book also has quite the whirlwind of a romance as well.
The book has been picked up by Levantine Films.
They've produced movies like Hidden Figures.
So here's to hoping that this is made into something.
Please make it, I need it.
Isn't that enough to make it?
Next up, we have some TV news.
The Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire has been has been picked up
by Syfy to be turned into a series.
Syfy has also picked up The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, and
there's development with that project.
And they've also had their hand in other book adaptations as well in the past.
So I feel like there's a good chance that the show will actually be made,
which I'm happy about.
The series follows these kids who have stepped through doorways into magical
places.
And they come back to the real world, and they have a bit of a hard time
adjusting to the real world after being in this magical place, which I totally get.
I wouldn't even want to come back to the real world.
I'd want to stay in that fantasy world.
Anyway, they're sent to this home,
where all these kids are experiencing the same thing as them.
And, it's a place to kind of help them get their footing again in life.
I read the first book, Every Heart A Doorway, and I loved it.
It's full of magic, it's got a bit of a murder mystery, and
it's also got a focus on friendship.
I highly recommend checking this one out.
Joe Tracz, who's behind another book to series adaptation, aka,
A Series of Unfortunate Events, will be backing this project, and
that seems pretty promising to me.
Next up we have updates on the Moxie adaptation that I
reported on quite a bit ago.
It now has a director attached to the project, that being Amy Poehler.
Yes, that's right, Queen Amy Poehler will be directing this film, which is so
awesome, and I'm also happy to report that Moxie will be going up on Netflix.
Netflix has picked up this film.
Netflix has been delivering some top notch adaptations, so
I have high hopes for this one.
This book follows a young girl who lets her mother's past of being a kind of punk
kind of fuel her.
She goes into her high school and starts a feminist revolution.
I'll be sure to keep you guys updated as we get more news on this adaptation.
Lastly, we have movie news for The Night Circus, which I know is not a YA book,
but I'm still gonna talk about it,
because I feel like a lot of people who read YA have read this book.
Anyway, the news is that The Night Circus has been picked up by
Lionsgate to be turned into a film.
It's already got a team of people backing it, so
it seems like they're already setting the motions for this movie to happen.
This story follows a rivalry between these magicians who battle it out.
It's a super atmospheric story and I feel like if it's done right,
it could be an incredible film.
So fingers crossed that they do it justice.
That's all at book to movie and book to TV adaptation news I have for you guys today.
You guys should let me know down below in the comments,
all your thoughts on today's episode, thoughts on the Wayward Children's series,
the Opposite of Always adaptation, the Very Large Expanse of Sea adaptation.
I wanna know all your thoughts, let me know them down below in the comments.
As always, thank you guys so much for watching, and
I will see you next month with another episode of Epic Adaptations.
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