Books Headed to the Big Screen
Shoutout to the novel-first crowd. Giving you multiple excuses to finally be *that* person who proclaims “the book was better,” a wave of bestselling novels is headed to the big screen this year. The book-to-film pipeline is strong, with everything from saga prequels to viral BookTok page-turners already in production—and starring some of today’s hottest talent. Read up now, then prepare to watch these stories come to life. Consider yourself booked and busy.
Reminders of Him, Colleen Hoover
Romance | 🎬 March 13
Grab the tissues and brace. Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers lead the film adaptation of Hoover’s gut-wrenching tale of grief, loss, redemption and forbidden love—balanced by the faint but necessary glimmers of hope amid heartbreak.
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
Sci-Fi | 🎬 March 20
Millions of miles from Earth, an amnesiac astronaut (played by Ryan Gosling) must single-handedly save humanity after discovering his two crewmates are dead—along the way remembering crucial truths from his past… and realizing he may not be entirely alone after all.
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt
Cozy Mystery | 🎬 May 8
After spending 64+ weeks on The New York Times bestsellers list, the beloved novel is swimming to Netflix in an adaptation directed by Olivia Newman. The emotional tale redefines unexpected friendship—this time with an octopus perspective poised to make waves on your watchlist.
Verity, Colleen Hoover
Thriller | 🎬 Oct. 2
Great news for Hoover fans: Hollywood has once again entered the chat. Starring A-listers Josh Hartnett, Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, the adaptation dives headfirst into dark secrets, shocking twists and the emotional chaos lurking beneath a seemingly perfect story.
Remain, M. Night Shyamalan & Nicholas Sparks
Supernatural Romance | 🎬 Oct. 23
Shyamalan and Sparks might not have been on your 2026 bingo card—but they sure deliver. Written, directed and produced by Shyamalan (naturally), the big-screen version stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor as two people navigating grief, love and a connection that feels very much out of this world.
Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins
Dystopian Fiction | 🎬 Nov. 20
Series scribe Collins returns to the silver screen with a second The Hunger Games prequel, rewinding to the 50th Hunger Games—aka the Second Quarter Quell—and zeroing in on District 12’s Haymitch Abernathy. It’s the origin story fans have been fiending for. May the odds be ever in your favor!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical Drama | 🎬 TBD
Set to make the leap from page to premiere before year’s end, the fan-fave navigates love, betrayal, identity and old-Hollywood scandal through an aging movie star’s tell-all convos with a journalist. Her secret’s out—all seven of them—and they’re coming for your screen.
