Adapting a novel into a feature film or television series is something that is sometimes risky to do. Especially if the novel has fan base which is global and, Well, fanatics like book fans Harry Potter or 50 Shades of Gray.
However, coming up with original story ideas may not be easy. So movie studios still turn to the world of literature to explore potential sources of stories to be made into a movie. the next box office hit.
Entering 2024, there have been several adaptations of novels to movie or series that scored success, such as the movie sci-fi Dune Part Two, Bridgerton season 3, and rom-com The Idea of You. Remake movie Ali Topan which was released on Netflix itself is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Teguh Esha which was successful in the 70s.
What other novel-to-film adaptations can we look forward to during 2024? Here are 4 novel adaptations that promise...
Lady in The Lake
Recently Apple TV+ has just launched trailer series Lady in The Lake starring Natalie Portman. The series stream It is adapted from the novel of the same name (2019) by Laura Lippman.
The series revolves around Maddy Schwartz, a housewife in the 60s, who leaves her husband to pursue her dream of becoming a journalist. Her first case, the murder of a black female bartender named Cleo (Moses Ingram), disturbs her intuition especially since there is a mysterious connection between the two of them.
Same with the storytelling style of novels, trailer-It also uses Cleo's narration and features a series of strange visualizations that are most likely the creative interpretation of the director, Alma Har'el (Honey Boy). Novel Lady in The Lake itself offers a complex female character wrapped in a story that touches on issues of racism and gender equality of its time.
Lady in The Lake aired on Apple TV+ on July 19.
It Ends With Us
Novel It Ends With Us (2016) by Colleen Hoover is already in the pantheon of novels best-seller (especially among female readers). However, its prestige has skyrocketed in 2021 thanks to a number of post on TikTok by his novel lovers who are members of the #BookTok community.
This novel actually carries a serious theme-domestic abuse-but lightly woven into the fabric of a romance and family drama. The main character, Lily Bloom, is physically abused by her partner but forgives him. When she visits her childhood home, she realizes that she is repeating the same mistakes made by her mother.
It Ends With Us has now been adapted into a feature film starring Blake Lively (released August 9) and from trailerThe movie version stays true to the storyline wrapped in the genre of romance-drama.
Wicked
Fantasy fans may be familiar with the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1985). This illustrated novel by Gregory Maguire is categorized as "revisionist literature" because borrowing-and giving twist-to the storyline The Wizard of Oz (which is more famous than its 1939 movie adaptation), by casting the characters of Wicked Witch of the West, a villain in the original story, as the main character.
In Wicked, The witch was named Elphaba and she was born green-skinned which led to her being treated as a witch. outcast since childhood. The only friend he had was Glinda (who later became his best friend). Good Witch of the South) that he recognized from his school days.
After a major incident at school, the two of them must travel to Emerald City to ask the Grand Wizard for help.
Like Harry Potter, Wicked able to create imaginative and fantastical worlds, even rather dark, because it's essentially about Elphaba's transformation from a good person to a cynic to a villain (although that tendency is fueled by humanitarian reasons that are not the only ones). relatable).
Novel Wicked has previously been successfully adapted to the Broadway theater stage, but only this year will the big screen version be released on November 27. The movie, which will be split into two parts, stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Nightbitch
Here pitch quite an original story: a stay-at-home mom who experienced stress after giving birth to her first child felt herself turning into a dog at night. Then the unique story was made into a novel entitled Nightbitch (2021).
A novel that uses style magical realism to tell the story of a woman's changing character. She's expected to do everything: work, take care of the house, and take care of the kids. She can, but don't be surprised if her temperament changes.
Movie version Nightbitch which will be released on December 6, is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Not only because of its original story idea, but also because it stars Amy Adams.
