07-05-2025
Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2025
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As 2025 kicks off, several book to movie adaptations can be expected to move forward to completion, some with release dates already slated for the quarter century marker.
Mickey17, directed by Bong Joon Ho, arrived in theaters in early March. Netflix released it's big-budget sci-fi film The Electric State, which is based on a graphic novel, March 14. The Life List arrived on the streamer at the end of March, and On Swift Horses starring Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter and Daisy Edgar-Jones hit theaters in April.
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Edgar Wright's The Running Man and Josh Boone's Regretting You, which will likely follow in the footsteps of the Blake Lively-starring It Ends With Us and further pave a path for future Collen Hoover film adaptations like Verity and Reminders of Him.
Several other big screen adaptations of books are arriving on streamers and in theaters this year. Check out the full list of book to movie adaptations below:
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – Netflix – August 28, 2025
(L-R) Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in 'The Thursday Murder Club'
Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club, based on the book by Richard Osman from director Chris Columbus, will arrive on the streamer August 28. The film will star the core four characters from Osman's book: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) as well as Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. The titular quartet spend their time solving cold case murders for fun until an unexplained death occurs in their territory, they take their casual sleuthing to the next level to solve the whodunnit.
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover – Theaters – Oct. 24, 2025
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As of December 20, Paramount set the release date for the next film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover book, Regretting You, starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco and Mason Thames. Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) will direct from Susan McMartin's (After) script. The film comes from Constantin Film, whose Robert Kulzer is set to produce along with Brunson Green and Anna Todd. The story follows Morgan Grant (Williams), who became a mother at a young age, and her daughter, Clara (Grace). Morgan struggles with putting her ambitions on pause to raise Clara, and their relationship gets stretched after a tragic accident takes the life of Clara's father and Morgan's husband Chris which further complicates the tension of Clara being a teenager. Franco will portray Morgan's love interest Jonah, who she meets after Chris' death.
The Running Man by Stephen King – Theaters – Nov. 7, 2025
Glen Powell, Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'The Running Man'
Edgar Wright has written and directed a film adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man for Paramount. Glen Powell will star in the film, which is produced by Nira Park and Simon Kinberg. King originally published the novel under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, and the story of a futuristic America and dystopian society set in the year 2025 has already been adapted into an 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Wicked: For Good – Theaters – Nov. 23, 2025
(L-R) Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in 'Wicked: Part One'
The second part of Jon M. Chu's Wicked film adaptation will arrive a year after its first half made magic at the box office ahead of Thanksgiving 2024. The second half of the film will pick up after the rousing rendition of 'Defying Gravity' performed by Cynthia Erivo at the end of the first film as she flew to the Western skies. Erivo has also recently hinted of an original song she wrote for the film.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell – Theaters – Nov. 27 Limited, Wide Release December 12
(L-R) Chloé Zhao, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal
Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet is getting a feature film adaptation treatment from Eternals and Nomadland director Chloe Zhao. Zhao cowrote the film, from Focus Features, with O'Farrell, whose book tells a powerful love story based on Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The film will star Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. Producers are Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg on behalf of Amblin. EPs are Kristie Macosko Krieger on behalf of Amblin, Laurie Borg and Zhao. The book came out in 2020.
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden – Christmas Day 2025
Brandon Sklenar
Paul Feig's The Housemaid feature film adaptation of Frieda McFadden's book will star Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar. Adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine, the film will release in theaters Dec. 25, 2025 alongside Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme. Michele Morrone, who also stars in Feig's Another Simple Favor followup to A Simple Favor (2018), will appear in The Housemaid as well.
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware – Netflix – TBD 2025
L-R: Keira Knightley as Lo and Guy Pearce as Bullmer in 'The Woman in Cabin 10'
Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10, is getting a film adaptation starring Kiera Knightly, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, David Ajala, David Morrissey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Daniel Ings, Christopher Rygh, Paul Kaye, Lisa Loven Kongsli, John Macmillan, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ayọ̀ Owóyẹmi-Peters. The book follows a journalist who sees a cruise passenger get tossed overboard one night, only to be told she dreamed the scenario and that all passengers are accounted for the next day. Her search for answers and suspicion will lead her on a twisty path that puts her own path in danger. Ware recently published a sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10, The Woman in Suite 11.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Netflix – TBD 2025 & Theaters – Sept. 2025
Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in 'Frankenstein' directed by Guillermo del Toro. Photo Credit: Ken Woroner / Netflix
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will get two adaptations this year, with Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride opening in theaters in September while Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation for Netflix is slated for some time this year. Gyllenhaal's film follows Christian Bale's lonely Frankenstein, who ventures to Chicago in the 1930s to ask Dr. Euphronius for help in creating a companion for himself. The two reanimate a murdered young woman, and an explosive romance ensues catching the attention of society. Del Toro's adaptation will star Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley and Christian Convery. Deadline broke the news of Oscar Isaac's role as Victor Frankenstein, and that Mia Goth is also set to star in the pic. Andrew Garfield was originally playing the role that Elordi now has — that of Frankenstein's monster.
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Find book adaptation films that came out earlier this year below:
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding – February 14, 2025
Renée Zellweger and Leo Woodall in 'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy'
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) returns in the fourth film, based on the book of the same name by Helen Fielding, after three previous installments: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). Leo Woodall (The White Lotus, One Day) and Chiwetel Eijofor (Rob Peace, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) will star as newcomers to the franchise. Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (Suncoast, How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) are also set to appear.
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Mickey7 by Edward Ashton – Theaters – March 7, 2025
Robert Pattinson in 'Mickey 17'
Bong Joon Ho has directed an adaptation of Edward Ashton's Mickey7 titled Mickey 17 because Robert Pattinson's titular Expendable, who dies ten more times than in Ashton's book according Bong, hence the title change. Mickey is sought out to help colonize Niflheim, an ice world, on a suicidal mission, as demonstrated in the film's trailer. Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker), Steven Yeun (Beef), Toni Collette (Hereditary), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) will also star in the film from the Parasite director.
The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag – Netflix, March 14
L to R: Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie), PopFly (voiced by Brian Cox), Mr. Peanut (voiced by Woody Harrelson), Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), Penny Pal (voiced by Jenny Slate) and Keats (Chris Pratt) in 'The Electric State'
Netflix's feature film adaptation of The Electric State was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. It stars Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle and Chris Pratt as Keats, in addition to Stanley Tucci, Giancarlo Esposito and Key Huy Quan. The robots are voiced by Brian Cox, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson and Jenny Slate, to name a few.
The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman – Netflix – March 28
L to R: Sofia Carson as Alex and Kyle Allen as Brad in The Life List
Netflix's The Life List is based on the book by Lori Nelson Spielman. Alex (Carson) has a great life, a good job and a longtime boyfriend, but when her mother (Connie Britton) dies after a second wave of cancer, Alex's perspective shifts. Her mom leaves her beind prompts from her life list, executed by Brad (Kyle Allen) to help Alex get back on track and live a life she loves.
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez – Theaters – April 4, 2025
L-R: Bing the Great Dane and Naomi Watts in 'The Friend'
Naomi Watts stars in Bleecker Street's film adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's The Friend, which she wrote about a bond with a Great Dane. The film also stars Bill Murray, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Noma Dumezweni and more.
On Swift Horses – Theaters – April
L-R: Will Poulter and Daisy Edgar Jones in 'On Swift Horses'
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter star in On Swift Horses, based on the book by Shannon Pufahl. The film is directed by Daniel Minahan (Deadwood: The Movie), and the story follows Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Poulter) as they are beginning a bright new life in California upon Lee's return from the Korean War. Elordi plays Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past. The adaptation hits theaters April 25.
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