Here is the October 2010 update on the current status of the “books to film” projects that have been mentioned on this blog to this point. I will attempt to do this once a month in order to follow each film until it reaches the theater/TV/whatever. Please remember that release dates are subject to change, and that sometimes “Announced” and “In Development” films never get made, more’s the pity. (Please note that I update this post during the month as I find new projects, so check back periodically.)
As always, if you have any news about an upcoming book to film adaptation, please comment and let me know.
The current “books to film” list:
1776: In development with a release date sometime in 2011.
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
The Adjustment Bureau: In post production and due in U.S. theaters on 4 March 2011 .
Airborn: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
Airman: In development with a release date in 2011.
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Art of Racing in the Rain: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Associate: In development with a theoretical 2012 release date.
Atlas Shrugged: This film is finally in post-production. Release date is still listed as 2011. (Paul Johansson is John Galt. That answers that question. 😉 )
Avalon High: Due on 12 November on the Disney Channel. (see trailer here)
Beastly: Due in U.S. theaters on 18 March 2011.
The Bell Jar: In pre-production with a theoretical release date in 2012.
The Big Short – Inside the Doomsday Machine: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Boggart: In development. US theatrical release sometime in 2011.
Born to Rock: Announced with a release date sometime in 2012.
The Box of Delights: In development with a theoretical release date in 2011.
Breaking Dawn – Part 1: In pre-production with a release date of 18 November 2011.
Breaking Dawn – Part 2: In pre-production with a release date of 16 November 2012.
The Camel Bookmobile: In development with a 2012 release date.
Chariots of the Gods?: In development with a tentative 2012 release date.
Chasing Vermeer: In development with a release date in 2011.
Chocky: In development with a theoretical release date in 2013. (I’ll be very interested to see this one as I saw the old TV miniseries of this title.)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: In post-production with a U.S. release date of 10 December 2010.
City of the Beasts: In development with a 2011 release date.
Cleopatra: In pre-production with a 2013 release date.
Cloud Atlas: In development with a 2011 release date.
Curveball: In development with a 2013 release date.
Daemon: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Day of the Triffids: In development with a 2013 release date.
Deal Breaker: Announced with a release date sometime in 2011.
Dinotrux: In development with a 2012 release date.
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Sometime in the Autumn/Winter 2010/2011 season on BBC Four. No word on when it will make it to the USA.
Discipline: In development with a 2010 release date.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: In development with a theoretical 2012 release date.
The Doubtful Guest: In development. U.S. theatrical release expected sometime in 2011.
Dragonriders of Pern: In development with a theoretical release date sometime in 2011.
Dune: (Yes, another version of Dune.) Announced with a theoretical release date in 2012.
Ender’s Game: So…is it Announced with a 2011 release date or In development with a 2013 release date?
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: U.S. release date? 7 October 2010 is the one for the German speaking region of Switzerland.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: In pre-production with a 2012 release date.
The Eye of the World: In development with a release date in 2011.
Fahrenheit 451: In development with a release date in 2012 sometime.
Fair Game: Due in U.S. theaters on 5 November 2010.
Far from the Madding Crowd: In development with a theoretical release date in 2010.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said: In development with a 2011 release date.
Flowers for Algernon: In development with a 2013 release date.
Frankenstein: In pre-production with a 2012 release date.
Freaky Deaky: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
Game of Thrones: Coming in 2011 to HBO. (Though the pilot looks like it might have already appeared?)
Gimme a Call: In development with a 2011 release date.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Currently filming with a 21 December 2011 release date.
The Giver: In development with a 2011 release date.
The Great Gatsby: In development with a 2012 release date.
A Great and Terrible Beauty: Announced with a theoretical release date in 2010.
The Great Gilly Hopkins: In pre-production with a release date in 2011.
Gulliver’s Travels: In post-production and due in U.S. theaters on 22 December 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I: Due in U.S. theaters on 19 November 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: In post-production and due in theaters on 15 July 2011.
The Help: In post-production with a U.S. release date of 12 August 2011.
The Hobbit, Part 1: In pre-production with a release date currently set for December 2012.
The Hobbit, Part 2: In pre-production with a release date currently set for December 2013.
The Host: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
House of Night: In development with a theoretical 2011 release date.
Hugo Cabret: In post-production with a U. S. release date of 9 December 2011.
Hunger Games: In development with a 2013 release date.
The Husband: In development with a 2011 release date.
I Am Number Four: In post-production with a 18 February 2011 release date.
The Illustrated Man: In development with a theoretical 2013 release date.
The Immortality Factor: In development with a release date sometime in 2011.
The Imperfectionists: In development with a 2013 release date.
It: In development with a theoretical release date in 2011.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: Announced with a theoretical release date in 2010.
Killer Instinct: In development with a 2012 release date.
King Dork: In development with a 2011 release date.
Lay the Favorite, Take the Dog: In development with a 2011 release date.
Life of Pi: In pre-production with a release date sometime in 2012.
The Lincoln Lawyer: In post-production and due in U.S. theaters on 18 March 2011.
Looking for Alaska: In development with a 2013 release date.
The Lorax: In development with a release date in 2012. Word is that this will be in 3D.
The Lost City of Z: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Lost Symbol: In development with a 2012 release date.
Magic Kingdom for Sale: Announced with a theoretical release date in 2010 sometime.
The Man in the High Castle: Headed for British television in 2011.
Mars Needs Moms!: In post-production and due in U.S. theaters on 11 March 2011.
Maximum Ride: In development with a theoretical release date in 2013.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: In development with a 2010 release date.
Moneyball: In post-production with a 2011 release date.
Monster Blood Tattoo: In development with a U.S. theatrical release sometime in 2010.
The Motel Life: In development with a 2012 release date.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins: In pre-production with a 12 August 2011 release date.
My Name is Memory: In development with a 2012 release date.
Netherland: In development with a 2013 release date.
Neuromancer: In development with a release date in 2011 sometime.
The NeverEnding Story: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Night Manager: In development with a 2011 release date.
1984: In development with a 2012 release date.
Olive Kitteridge: In development with a 2011 release date. (TV?)
On the Road: Curently filming with a 2011 release date.
One Day: In post-production with a 2011 release date.
One For the Money: In post-production and due in U.S. theaters on 8 July 2011.
127 Hours: Due in U. S. theaters on 5 November 2010.
Oz: The Return to Emerald City: In development with a theoretical 2012 release date.
Paradise Lost: In development with a 2012 release date.
Peter Pan in Scarlet: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Piano Tuner: In development with a 2013 release date.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: In pre-production with a release date sometime in 2011.
Queen of Babble: In development with a 2011 release date.
The Radleys: In development according to the author.
Rendezvous with Rama: Announced with a theoretical 2013 release date.
Rats of NIMH: In development with a 2013 release date.
Robopocalypse: In pre-production with a 2013 release date.
Safe Haven: In development with a 2012 release date.
Sandman: In development to be a TV series in 2013.
The Screwtape Letters: In development with a theoretical release date in 2010.
The Secret Circle: News here
The Secret History of Tom Trueheart: In development with a release date sometime in 2010.
Septimus Heap: Magyk: In development with a 2012 release date.
Shantaram: In development and due in U.S. theaters sometime in 2011.
Shoe Addicts Anonymous: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
Skeletons on the Zahara: In development with a 2012 release date.
Skippy Dies: In development with a 2012 release date.
Something Borrowed: In post-production with a 2011 release date.
A Spell for Chameleon: In development with a theoretical release date in 2011.
Startide Rising: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Stoneheart Trilogy: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Sword of Shannara: In development with a theoretical release date in 2013.
The Thirteenth Hour: In development with a release date in 2011.
A Thousand Splendid Suns: In development with a theoretical release date in 2011.
The Tiger: In development with a 2012 release date.
Tiger Eyes: Currently filming with a 2011 release date.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Currently filming with a 2011 (UK) release date.
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn: In post-production with a U.S. theatrical release on 28 December 2011.
Total Recall: This new verion of the film based on a Philip K. Dick short story is in development with a theoretical 2011 release date.
Treasure Island: In development with a 2012 release date.
The Tripods: In development with a 2012 release date.
True Grit: In post-production and due in U.S. theaters on 25 December 2010.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: In development with a 2012 release date.
Uglies: Announced with a theoretical release date sometime in 2011.
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag: In development with a 2011 release date.
Wake: In pre-production with a 2011 release date.
War Horse: Currently filming and due in U.S. theaters on 28 December 2011.
Water For Elephants: In post production with a 15 April 2011 release date.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle: In development with a 2011 release date.
Where’s Waldo?: In development with a theoretical release date in 2013.
Wicked: Witch Not sure how they are going to divide up the five book series and make it into films, but it looks like the first film may be called Curse. It’s in development with a 2012 release date. (I hear that they are working on the script currently.)
World War Z: In pre-production with a July 2012 release date.
A Wrinkle in Time: In development with a 2013 release date.
Zebra Murders: In development with a 2013 release date.
The Zombie Survival Guide: In development with a 2012 release date.
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