16 Books That We Would Absolutely Love To See Adapted For Screen

“I think it would be the best book to movie adaptation. It was such a good book and it’s got kind of a sci-fi/horror feel. I could see it making an epic movie.”

—slyqueen4882

“They are a rich blend of a fantasy world, steamy romance, and political thriller that I think could fill the gap soon to be left by the end of Outlander.”

—lovelylight8213

“Four retired assassins being targeted by their former employer. The tough part would be the flashback scenes (related to the present) or finding the perfect cast of sixty-something-year-old actresses (I think Jodie Foster would play the perfect Helen).”

—eahall0718

“I’d love to see Robin Hobbs’ trilogies come to life. There are nine main books (three trilogies), and six side books (two trilogies). I think so many books are a lot to put to screen, but the first trilogy tells a mostly contained story, so you could do that.”

—flyerboy6

“I’d love to see the Stormlight Archives be brought to life, but I don’t have faith in Hollywood being able to do it justice.”

—flyerboy6

“When are we finally going to get that A Confederacy of Dunces film? It’s allegedly cursed because there have been several attempts to make the film that have fallen through, including one that would have starred John Belushi as Ignatius. I don’t remember a ton from the book, but at this point I’m just curious as to what an adaptation would look like and why it’s so difficult to get off the ground.”

—colleend9

“Fourth Wing would be incredible to see an adaptation of. The world and characters are so interesting and the books are epic. I feel like a series would do it better justice than a movie and I can just picture the last moment of the first season!”

—coppercowboy91

“Probably an HBO miniseries adaptation of Jung Yun’s novel Shelter. I’d love to see Lee Je Hoon and Choi Min Shik pair up as the fraught father and son duo Kyung and Jin Cho, whose family relationship was damaged by so much childhood trauma and how all that resentment resurfaces. Plus it would be so cool to see Je Hoon portray a spiralling flawed figure. And I’d love to see Mira Nair helm this project.”

—tanyam44ab2253d

“I just want an HBO miniseries so bad. It’s like if Lord of the Flies took place at Disney World after a hurricane.”

—monikap6

“I’ve always thought the Otherland series of books by Tad Williams would make great films, really interesting characters and incredible ideas.”

—underhand

“Definitely with a spooky rendition of Carol Of The Bells in the background while they storm the Ice Court.”

—modernpumpkin571

“It’s an utterly brilliant and innovative fantasy series that has waited long enough for an adaption – plus Feist is very much still around and has often spoken about potential adaptions and how they could work. I feel like he would help ensure a faithful portrayal on screen – unlike what happened with Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time TV series”

—katlinel

“I would love to see the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull become a movie/series of movies. Good casting and budget would be essential but I really think if done right it could be the next Harry Potter for kids and adults.”

—glitterydragon351

“There are these series of romance/fantasy books by Kiwi author, Nalini Singh called the Psy/Changeling series and the Guild Hunter series that I would *love* to see get adapted into a TV show.

The world building and characters are so fascinating and intriguing, and it would be magnificent to see it come to live on the screen. HBO would have to pick it up though because it’s quite raunchy though I suppose they could cut down the intimate scenes, though that would be a shame.”

—ravenbard

“I’d love to see a fully-fledged period piece of Venus in Furs. I’m tempted to write a screenplay myself, actually – a proper exploration into the origins of masochism in imperial bohemia. I think, with a feminist twist, it could be fantastic.”

—metrofan

“Been wanting it for years since I’ve first read them. The first book is Dead Witch Walking. It’s such an amazing read, I read in high school and I still enjoy reading them now and I’m in the early 30’s. if you haven’t read them I would highly recommend.”

—r4c77fa5d0