10 More Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Books to Read Before They're Adapted

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If you’re not already backlogged connected speechmaking each the sci-fi, fantasy, and fearfulness books that are successful enactment to beryllium adapted (past io9 lists here, here, here, and here), get ready: we’re astir to adhd to the pile. Here are 10 more genre books coming to screens soon, a premix of acquainted classics and caller best-sellers.

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Deadline reports Amazon MGM Studios institution Gato Grande is moving connected an adaptation of Emma Törzs’ 2023 debut phantasy novel, the communicative of “two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family’s room of magical books indispensable enactment unneurotic to unravel a deadly concealed astatine the bosom of their collection.” It volition beryllium retitled Ink and is being shepherded into a bid by writer and enforcement shaper Bronwyn Garrity (The Peripheral, Outlander).

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Described arsenic “a gender-bending, body-switching caller that explores marriage, identity, and sex, and raises profound questions astir the quality of existent partnership,” this 2023 merchandise caught the oculus of Abbi Jacobson (Broad City, A League of Their Own), who according to Deadline volition constitute and showrun the series. No connection if she’ll besides enactment successful the project, which has the backing of Universal Studio Group’s UCP and Killer Films.

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You’ve seen the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, sure, but the latest instrumentality connected Stephen King’s dystopian novel—to beryllium directed by Edgar Wright and prima Glen Powell—is said to beryllium adjacent truer to the root material. Read up present and beryllium acceptable erstwhile the movie arrives successful the adjacent fewer years.

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Here’s different King entry—also, different rubric primitively penned arsenic the author’s change ego Richard Bachman. Based connected the 1979 novel, The Long Walk is long-gestating task that got a caller update successful November erstwhile Lionsgate stepped in, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Hunger Games stalwart Francis Lawrence—who’s nary alien to dystopian stories involving kids warring against each likelihood to survive—is aboard to direct.

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Earlier this year, MGM+ ordered a six-episode bid based connected George R. Stewart’s 1949 post-apocalyptic sci-fi classical of the aforesaid title, according to Deadline, and it’s owed earlier 2024 is out. It’s acceptable to prima Vikings’ Alexander Ludwig.

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Earlier this month, Michael Crichton-James Patterson publishing juggernaut astir a slayer Hawaiian volcano—ideal fodder for a catastrophe movie, and a task Crichton was moving connected earlier his decease successful 2008—attracted the involvement of directing duo Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, according to Deadline. They antecedently won an Oscar for climbing documentary Free Solo and besides made the Oscar-nominated Nyad.

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Last week, Deadline reported that this 2020 phantasy best-seller by the writer of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell had been tapped for big-screen attraction by animation workplace Laika, with Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) aboard to direct. In a connection to the trade, writer Clarke expressed her excitement: “Animation is 1 of my favourite things ... [and] Laika has produced specified bonzer work. I’m thrilled that Piranesi has recovered a location with them and I can’t hold to spot what they do.”

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A slayer formed (Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Michael Palin, Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, Sweet Tooth’s Nonso Anozie, Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning, and more) is aboard this big-screen adaptation of the fashionable 1940s British children’s publication series, arsenic reported by Variety. Simon Farnaby (Wonka) is doing the adaptation, and Ben Gregor is directing; it’s acceptable to statesman filming this year.

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An adaptation of the YA dystopian novel—about a satellite wherever a teen rebels against getting a forced, conformist makeover erstwhile she turns 16—has been successful the works for awhile; prima and shaper Joey King was talking it up to Deadline successful 2022. McG is directing and it should 1 time get connected Netflix, though nary merchandise day has been given.

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Now that he’s taking a interruption from Dune’s Arrakis, Denis Villeneuve is turning his attraction backmost to Earth. In April, it was reported that he’s circling an adaptation of this alt-reality book—non-fiction, but with each the elements of a thriller—that draws connected real-world experts to ideate what a satellite devastated by atomic warfare mightiness beryllium like.