Classic book adaptations make up all of my favorite movies. They are timeless and well-loved stories for a reason! The end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 look like they will hold plenty of new book-to-movie adaptations for us to check out. There's not a whole lot of information about any of these yet, but I've included links so you can begin to follow the news about them for yourself.
Little Women
I know, I know - there was literally a new version that aired on PBS just last year! But coming this December you can see the March sisters on the big screen again, with a star-studded cast including Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, and more!
Pride and Prejudice
While I have my doubts that anyone can top Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, I am excited that we're getting a remake of this beloved Austen story! The 1995 one is marvelous, of course, but it definitely shows its age. I believe my heart has room to be open to the possibility of liking this one, too.
The Secret Garden
Speaking of Colin Firth, he's going to have a lead role in this new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's tale. I always preferred Burnett's A Little Princess myself, but I know this is a favorite of many.
Sanditon
Jane Austen's final and incomplete novel is making it to the screen in an adaptation by Andrew Davies. I've read one finished version of the book and quite enjoyed it; maybe I should read it again before this airs!
Rebecca
I was excited to hear the news that Netflix will give us a new look at Daphne du Maurier's most famous story! Lily James will play the second Mrs. de Winter, and I have no doubt they will do a smashing job bringing this gothic tale to life.
Emma
Opposite my feelings of the new Pride and Prejudice, it feels too soon for another version of Austen's Emma. The 2009 one is so perfectly lovely! I'll admit to already being prejudiced against this Mr. Knightley. Surely there's no way he can beat Jonny Lee Miller, Jeremy Northam, or Brent Bailey's portrayals!
The Call of the Wild
OK, here's the truth - I probably would have very little interest in this movie except for the fact that it will have Dan Stevens, Harrison Ford, and Karen Gillan in it. That's a cast I'll show up for!
BONUS!
If we were making wishlists of books we'd like to see play out on the screen, I'd like to put in a good word for Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace, which is inspirational and has surprisingly modern themes for being set in 1912. Another suggestion is Lucy Maud Montgomery's The Blue Castle, which some people count as their favorite work by LMM, even above Anne of Green Gables.
I'd also like to suggest remakes for A Girl of the Limberlost, as we've yet to have a really good adaptation, and Austen's Persuasion, as both the 1995 and 2007 versions leave a little something to be desired.
Little Women
I know, I know - there was literally a new version that aired on PBS just last year! But coming this December you can see the March sisters on the big screen again, with a star-studded cast including Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, and more!
Pride and Prejudice
While I have my doubts that anyone can top Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, I am excited that we're getting a remake of this beloved Austen story! The 1995 one is marvelous, of course, but it definitely shows its age. I believe my heart has room to be open to the possibility of liking this one, too.
The Secret Garden
Speaking of Colin Firth, he's going to have a lead role in this new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's tale. I always preferred Burnett's A Little Princess myself, but I know this is a favorite of many.
Sanditon
Jane Austen's final and incomplete novel is making it to the screen in an adaptation by Andrew Davies. I've read one finished version of the book and quite enjoyed it; maybe I should read it again before this airs!
Rebecca
I was excited to hear the news that Netflix will give us a new look at Daphne du Maurier's most famous story! Lily James will play the second Mrs. de Winter, and I have no doubt they will do a smashing job bringing this gothic tale to life.
Emma
Opposite my feelings of the new Pride and Prejudice, it feels too soon for another version of Austen's Emma. The 2009 one is so perfectly lovely! I'll admit to already being prejudiced against this Mr. Knightley. Surely there's no way he can beat Jonny Lee Miller, Jeremy Northam, or Brent Bailey's portrayals!
The Call of the Wild
OK, here's the truth - I probably would have very little interest in this movie except for the fact that it will have Dan Stevens, Harrison Ford, and Karen Gillan in it. That's a cast I'll show up for!
BONUS!
If we were making wishlists of books we'd like to see play out on the screen, I'd like to put in a good word for Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace, which is inspirational and has surprisingly modern themes for being set in 1912. Another suggestion is Lucy Maud Montgomery's The Blue Castle, which some people count as their favorite work by LMM, even above Anne of Green Gables.
I'd also like to suggest remakes for A Girl of the Limberlost, as we've yet to have a really good adaptation, and Austen's Persuasion, as both the 1995 and 2007 versions leave a little something to be desired.