Hi, it's time to talk about one of my very favorite things again
Book to film adaptations. As is tradition every year
I make one or two videos talking through the book to film adaptations that are coming up
There's quite a few at the moment
I know it's already a little bit into the year, but actually when I was doing research
There is not that much known yet about a lot of the films that are being speculated
To come out later this year
So we're going up to about April and there's actually plenty to talk about in this video
I also don't cover every single book to film adaptation
But I usually tend to pick once that I'm actually interested in and that I think that you will be interested in as well
But of course if I've missed any that you think I should know about, leave a comment below
And we're going by order of when they're coming out. We're gonna start off with A Wrinkle In Time
This is one that I've heard lots about but I didn't realize it was a middle grade book
It's a much-loved classic sci-fi adventure
I think is about a brother and sister and their friend and there's been a wrinkle in time and their dad's gone missing
And they're going on an adventure to try and find the dad
There are evil forces of course. It first came out in 1962.
The cast includes, Oprah Winfrey
Mindy Kaling, I think that's how you pronounce it, Reese Witherspoon
Chris Pine and many more. So this is one that I actually want to read. I'm very curious about this book
It looks like it'll be quite a quick read as well next up
There's Love, Simon, also out in March in the US and the beginning of April in the UK
It's based on the book Simon vs.
The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, but they obviously thought that was too much of a mouthful
So they changed it to Love Simon, and this is one that I actually half-read ages ago
So I need to start from the beginning again and go through it
I have read Becky Albertalli's other book which is The Upside of Unrequited
And I really enjoyed that. So this is the story of Simon, who's gay
And he's talking to this boy online and then one day the emails fall into the wrong hands
And I think he starts getting blackmailed
It's supposed to be like a really funny book and really upbeat and there's a sequel to it
coming soon as well. I'm actually going to a screening of Love, Simon on Valentine's Day, so depending on when this video goes up
I'll have already seen it or not seen it yet
I always have so many IMDB tabs open
Katherine Langford is in it, who was in 13 Reasons Why and the main character is played by Nick Robinson
What else was he in? He's the guy who was in Everything Everything and the Kings of Summer, which I've actually never watched and
I really want to. Making a mental note for myself
Oh, he's in Jurassic World. What? Cool, a lot of things I didn't know
Next up there is one that people have been talking about so much
This one's out at the end of March. It is Ready Player One
I have been meaning to read this book for many many years and people keep recommending it to me as well
So hopefully I'll get to read it before the film comes out
But it's basically if I have this right from all the times
I've talked about it in the past. It is about a video game that everyone's playing it's kind of like a virtual reality
Video game, and then the owner of it dies and he leaves behind all these Easter eggs
And if you can solve it and find the final answer, you will win a massive prize
or inherit the game. It's filled with
80s pop culture. I don't think I've really ever read anything like it
I guess I also don't know that much about the 80s
So I would like to discover more about that. The trailer for the film looks good to me,
but I haven't read the book
The next one is an interesting one because I haven't heard that much about it
But I am on the press list for it so they keep sending me updates about it
But I haven't heard lots of other people talk about it
It is Everyday by David Levithan, which is a super like spoken about old school
YA book about a person who wakes up in a different body
Every day and so experiences lots of different points of view
But then falls in love and obviously they have to constantly
find that person again and get to know that person again while they're in a
Different body. The trailer looks alright for the film actually. It's coming out in February in the US
I think not until April in the UK
But I'm really curious to see if it's gonna hit cinemas
Just because I don't hear anything about it
But sometimes that comes in really late. Again a book that I'm definitely interested in reading as well
So if you hadn't heard about it yet, go watch the trailer, and if you've read this book
Let me know what you think about both the book and the trailer. We're almost there
There's not a ton coming out at the moment that I'm super interested in. The Handmaid's Tale season 2 is coming up
Loved reading the Handmaid's Tale last year. Watched season 1 and loved it too, so if you have not read it yet,
Pease do so, it is a fantastic book
One that I'm definitely going to reread
I feel like at this point people know what it's about, so I don't really need to do the whole spiel again
But I'm also curious to see where the TV show is gonna go
Because it basically got to the end of the book
Finally this is more like a shout out because there's no date known for it yet in the UK
But it's The Miseducation of Cameron Post. It premiered at Sundance
and it did really really well. It has Chloe Grace Moretz in it and it's about a girl who lives in the American South and
She is caught kissing another girl and then her parents die
I think it's probably in a car crash or something like that
And then she goes to live with her
Conservative aunt and has to hide your sexuality and gets sent away
For conversion therapy. This again is a way a book that is like a YA classic
It's been out for so long, but it's only recently been published in the UK
I haven't actually seen the trailer for the film. I wonder if the trailer's out there
I'm gonna have a look and see if it's there
I'll put it in the description if it is but I've watched some interviews with the cast and
hopefully it will come out in cinemas in the US and the UK. So I'm just keeping an eye on the release dates and
Seeing when it comes out. That is actually all the ones I wanted to talk about
So if you enjoy reading the book before you see the film, then here are some of the ones you can dive into
Like I said if there's anything I missed
Please let me know in a comment below
And hopefully I'll be back soon with some reviews for some of the films when they come out
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you later. Bye!