The literary world has always been a great place to find great movie ideas. Either because of their strong arguments or because of the independent popularity that surrounds them. The fact is that a considerable number of films and series released over the past decade were born from great stories on paper. In fact, literary adaptations in cinema have reached such a high degree of popularity that some platforms even offer screen adaptation tabs.
Of course, this is not a new phenomenon. From the very beginning, for the cinema, adaptation of popular literary works is an interesting exchange of ideas and media. One that in 2023 will range from classics to contemporary novels, as well as all sorts of short stories across a wide variety of genres. Something that makes it clear that the influence of literature on the cinematic field is so profound that it can be analyzed as a curious phenomenon.
We leave you with a list of literary adaptations that will appear in movies in 2023. Some of them will appear on the big and small screens for the first time and will be a unique experience for their readers. Many others will be re-invented for the new generation, giving them significant interest in future releases. A whole journey to understand the importance of this fascinating hybrid between two storytelling modes that usually make for high quality productions.
American Prometheus, biography Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan, is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Also a film that combines the director’s various obsessions about science and historical drama. The result is a complex drama that is expected to span history of the first nuclear bomb. But, at the same time, the complex inner world of the protagonist. On this occasion, Nolan decided to base his story on a powerful book. American Prometheus, biographyKai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
Careful historical research leads to startling conclusions about Oppenheimer’s moral responsibility for his invention. At the same time, it is a journey into the times of gray ethical nuances that mark the world of science. The book eloquently and with great attention to detail shows the perception of good and evil.
However, his main interest is Oppenheimer as a figure, his exceptional sensitivity and his awareness of the scope of his discovery. All elements that, no doubt, will become part of the literary film adaptation of Christopher Nolan.
Mayfair witches Anne Rice, another literary adaptation that made it to the movies
On January 8, 2023, one of the late writer Anne Rice’s best-known works hits AMC+ as an eight-episode series. This literary adaptation joins the so-called. Immortal Universel, which already includes the first season of the literary adaptation of the gothic classic Interview with a Vampire.
Just like the literary trilogy, the series will narrate the story of eight generations of women united by a dark secret. Each of them inherits not only amazing psychic abilities, but also the ability to feel the presence of a mysterious spirit. The latter, over the course of centuries, becomes an insatiable and ruthless creature with a single mysterious goal.
Mayfair witches is part of an ambitious global project, AMC+, which will attempt to fit Rice’s vast literary output into a shared universe. By the middle of 2023 the second season interview with a Vampire. Also the announcement of several spin off based on other main works of the writer.
text for you Sophie Kramer
The literary adaptation of Kramer’s romantic novel is a real highlight for the great love stories of 2023. fall in love againthe book it is based on is a 2009 bestseller, critically acclaimed as a new way to explore modern love. With his detailed narrative of pain, grief and hope, he became the symbol of a new type of romantic story. Kind and emotional, which moves away from the drama.
After a German adaptation in 2016, Kramer’s work finds its way to Hollywood under the direction of James S. Strause. The plot tells the story of a woman whose fiancé dies after they have a big fight.
For Clara (Priyanka Chopra), this is a big event that will ruin her life. Two years later, she is unable to grieve and continues to send text messages to the same mobile phone number as the deceased. Only, unsurprisingly, it already belongs to someone else – Sam Heughan – who eventually falls in love with Clara. The rest of the story is a journey through suffering, redemption, and new emotional beginnings. Curious data? Celine Dion has a brief cameo of herself in this story.
Three body problem Cixin Liu
This cixin liu dystopia tells how contact with an extraterrestrial civilization becomes a tragedy that can devastate humanity. Netflix will turn this terrifying opportunity into a literary adaptation that will cover not only previous events, but also the fall of civilization.
This is a look at the usual premise about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, which does not include invasions or dialogue between races. In fact, all of Cixin Liu’s works reflect the distant gaze of two irreconcilable species.
Like the hypothesis of Stephen Hawking, who assured that the first “big contact” can be scary, the novel reflects on vulnerability. Is the world, purely human thought, ready for the contact of two worlds that are at a considerable distance from each other in technology and culture? A future series will raise this possibility.
Dune MessiahFrank Herbert’s new literary film adaptation.
Herbert’s seminal work hit the cinema in 2021 as a stylish sci-fi film directed by Denis Villeneuve. The second part, partly based on Dune Messiahwe will see him on the big screen in 2023.
This is an almost direct continuation of the first literary adaptation of the story based on the film. The second film, like the book, explores events related to the influence of Paul Atreides. Which, moreover, will allow us to immerse ourselves in the universe of Arrakis and everything that surrounds it.
saga Dune, considered a fundamental pillar of literary science fiction, could become a compendium of stories fundamental to the future of cinema. Especially when they’re already cooking. spin off and various side projects supporting the main storyline.
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