Adapting books as a screenplay for movies has been going on as a routine in the movie business in any form of cinema. Adaptation of novels or stories into movies is another way of putting out quality literature by transforming it into a screenplay for a movie on the big screen. Here’s a short list of books that might be kept in your movie hard-disk.
- Gone With the Wind:
Director: Victor Fleming | Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh |
Based on: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- The Godfather
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino |
Based on: The Godfather by Mario Puzo
- Gone Girl
Director: David Fincher | Starring: Ben Affleck, Roasmund Pike, Neil Pattrick Harris |
Based on the Novel by: Gillian Flynn
- Fifty Shades of Grey
Director: Sam Taylor Johnson | Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan
Based on the Novel: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James
- Inkheart
Director: Ian Softley | Starring: Brendon Faser, Eliza Bennett
Based on the book: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- The Hunger Games
Director: Gary Ross | Starring: Jennifer Lawerence, Josh Hutcherson |
Based on: The Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins
- Life of Pi
Director: Ang Lee | Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu
Based on: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
These are a very few examples; different storylines or concepts give birth to many different ideas and with diverse applications of multiple forms of media, a story can be put out in so many different formats. Some people prefer books over the movies, and some can’t get over the movies to read the books.