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Books Going Hollywood Exciting New Film Adaptations!
From a Buick 8From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
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Not Kings best novel, but a movie about a car that serves as a portal to another dimension may have film appeal under director George Romero.
Life of PiLife of Pi by Yann Martel
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Gil Netter will produce the movie about a boy trapped in a lifeboat with a full-grown Bengal tiger.
MuteMute by Brad Steel
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Brad Steels gripping thriller in which an already troubled animal doctor finds herself caught up in a huge genocide conspiracy. Word up: Steel also wrote the adaptation.
If You Could See Me NowIf You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
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Cecilia Ahern, the 23-year-old daughter of Irelands prime minister is not only publishing her third novel, but it is being made into a film to star Hugh Jackman!
ShantaramShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
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Buzz is Johnny Depp will star in this adaptation from the book in which an Aussie heroin addict convicted of robbery escapes to India and becomes a doctor.
StardustStardust by Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaimans olde-style fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride. Populated by witches, goblins, gnomes, talking animals and evil trees.
The Thing About Jane SpringThe Thing About Jane Spring by Sharon Krum
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Film to be based on Sharon Krums novel about a woman raised by a widowed four-star general father who grows up to be a ball-breaking prosecutor.
HeadhuntersHeadhunters by Jules Bass
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Nicole Kidman will produce and star in Basss story about four Jersey girls who pretend to be rich heiresses, only to be fooled by four men pulling the same scam.
The Bachelorette PartyThe Bachelorette Party by Karen McCullah Lutz
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Word on the street is Nicole Kidman will star in this one too! Lutz is adapting her own novel.
On BeautyOn Beauty by Zadie Smith
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Scott Rudin and Alison Owen will produce the film based on Zadie Smiths book in which the families of two embattled professors begin to intermingle.
A Complicated KindnessA Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
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Sarah Gavron will direct the film based on Toews acclaimed novel about a Mennonite girl who rebels against her community.
The MannyThe Manny by Sarah L. Thomson
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Columbia Pictures bought the rights to Holly Petersons book about a male nanny who falls in love with his client.
I am Charlotte SimmonsI am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
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Tom Wolfes tale of a naive freshman adapting to university life will be adapted to film by screenwriter John Watson.
The Faithful SpyThe Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
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Film rights to Alex Berensons forthcoming thriller go to Fox/Regency.
Tulip FeverTulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
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Peter Chelsom will produce the movie version of Deborah Moggachs 13th novel in which a young married woman falls in love with a portrait artist she commissions.
The Prince and the Pauper (Dover Thrift Editions)The Prince and the Pauper (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain
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Mark Twains classic novel of a rich and a poor look-alike who trade places, to be made into a movie by Sony.