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Upcoming Literary Adaptations
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The worldwide success of Dune: Part Two, released in theaters in late February, marked not only the first blockbuster success of the year but also the first high-profile literary adaptation released in 2024. Well, there are plenty more on the docket. Here's a look at what's coming in the rest of the year!
The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen, is currently airing on HBO as a seven-part miniseries. The story follows a mole for North Vietnam planted in the South Vietnamese army, who documents struggles with his new life and where his loyalties lie.
The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, comes to Prime Video next week. The story follows a single mom who brings her daughter to Coachella and falls in love with the lead singer of a famous boy band booked at the festival. It's apparently heavily inspired by Harry Styles.
The wildly successful romance novel It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover will be adapted, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and will be released in June in theaters. The book's enduring success almost guarantees there will be hype for the film.
Wicked, an adaptation of the legendary Broadway musical that was itself an adaptation of a novel by Gregory Maguire, is slated to release in two parts. The first installment comes this November. Starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba (later The Wicked Witch of the West) and Ariana Grande as Glinda promises powerful vocals and stunning costume work. The rest of the A-list cast—Michelle Yeoh, Johnathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum—will only add to the hype.
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