Grab the popcorn book lovers, these 14 movies are absolutely not to be missed.
1. Fifty Shades Freed
The Book:Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James
The Plot: Newlyweds Christian and Ana Grey are having troubles with a stalker.
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Jennifer Ehle, Arielle Kebbel, and Marcia Gay Harden
Release Date: February 9
2. Annihilation
The Book: Annihilation, the first book in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy
The Plot: A group of scientists on a classified government base, decide to explore quarantined zone “The Shimmer”.
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac
Release Date: February 23
3. Every Day
The Book: Every Day by David Levithan
The Plot: A 16 year old girl falls in love with a travelling spirit named A, who wakes up in a different body every day.
Starring: Angourie Rice, Maria Bello, Debby Ryan, Jacob Batalon, Justice Smith, and Lucas Jade Zumann
Release Date: February 23
4. Red Sparrow
The Book: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
The Plot: An American/Russian spy thriller. Set in modern day Russia famed ballerina turned Russian spy (Jennifer Lawrence) falls for a CIA operative.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons
Release Date: March 2
5. A Wrinkle In Time
The Book: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Plot: 13 year old Meg must search for her lost scientist father through time and space.
Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Pine
Release Date: March 9
6. Love, Simon
The Book: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Plot: Simon Spier is a closeted gay teenager in high school, who falls for one of his classmates online.
Starring: Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, and Jennifer Garner
Release Date: March 16
7. Ready Player One
The Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Plot: Set in the year 2045, an orphaned teen battles the rest of the world in the virtual reality game OASIS, to win a contest.
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance
Release Date: March 29
8. Crazy Rich Asians
The Book:Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Plot: American born Rachel has no idea her boyfriend is a mega rich eligible bachelor from Singapore, until she is invited to his best friends wedding.
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh
Release Date: August 15
9. First Man
The Book: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen
The Plot: The real-life story of NASA’s first mission to land a man on the moon.
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber
Release Date: October 12
10. Mowgli
The Book: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Plot: A live-action version of The Jungle Book, focusing on Mowgli’s upbringing in the jungle.
Starring: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto, and Rohan Chand
Release Date: October 19
11. Boy Erased
The Book:Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley
The Plot: Outed by his parents at 19, this true story is about a young boys experience in a gay conversion therapy program.
Starring: Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe
Release Date: November 2
12. The Girl In The Spider’s Web
The Book:The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz (characters by Stieg Larsson)
The Plot: A continuation on Larsson’s character Lisbeth Slander, the film follows Lisbeth as she tries to rescue and exact vengeance for battered women
Starring: Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, LaKeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, and Stephen Merchant
Release Date: November 9
13. Mary Queen Of Scots
The Book: My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy
The Plot: The dramatic life of Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
0Starring: Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan, Joe Alwyn, Jack Lowden, Martin Compston
Release Date: December 7
14. Mary Poppins Returns
The Book: Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
The Plot: Mary Poppins returns to the Banks children now they have kids of their own.
Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, and Angela Lansbury
Release Date: December 25
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