Compiled by Jeanne
Hollywood has raided the bookshelves again! There are
several books being turned into movies and TV shows on the horizon, coming soon
to a TV set or movie theatre near you.
The
Alienist is a television series set to begin on TNT January 22. Based on the book of the same title by Caleb
Carr, the story is set in New York in 1896 where a number of prostitutes are
being murdered. Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt calls on Dr. Laszlo
Kreizler, a man who is studying the human mind, to try to find the
perpetrator. The cast includes Luke
Evans, Dakota Fanning, and Daniel Bruhl.
12
Strong is based on the true story of a U.S. Special Forces unit
sent into Afghanistan to take on the Taliban after 9/11. Chris Hemsworth stars as Capt. Mitch Nelson
in this adaptation of the non-fiction book Horse Soldiers by Doug
Stanton. The film should be in theatres
January 19.
A
Wrinkle in Time is the long-awaited movie version of the beloved
Madeleine L’Engle fantasy novel. It’s an epic fight between the dark and the light
as three children travel time and space to find Meg’s scientist father. Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy
Kaling, Chris Pine and Zach Galifianakis star. The movie opens March 9.
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews is a
spy thriller about a Russian ballerina who is recruited to spy for her country,
bringing her into conflict with an American CIA agent. Jennifer Lawrence stars in the movie of the
same name, due out March 2.
Steve Spielberg is adapting Ernest Cline’s novel Ready
Player One for the big screen. Video
gamer Wade Owen Watts is competing to unlock the secrets of an elaborate
treasure hunt devised by an eccentric billionaire, but he’s up against people
and corporations who will do anything to win.
Ready Player One is scheduled
to open March 30.
All of the above books are available through the Bristol
Public Library and the Avoca Branch Library, and most are available through
R.E.A.D.S. as well.
Happy reading—and watching!
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