Fall 2019 Preview of Films Based on Books

Last October I tried starting a series of posts previewing films scheduled for release in the following quarter that were based on books. As I'm sure you've noticed, things got busy with the site here as the Oscars ramped up in the first few months of the year, and I never revisited that type of post.

Now is the time to bring it back. Below is a list of films coming out in October through December this year that are based on books, or other printed material such as comics or newspaper/magazine articles. If you're like me, you like to read the source material before seeing the film so hopefully this gives you the chance to do that before the films release!

The cool thing about these books is that they span the range of authors and genres. There is drama, horror, humor, kids, and even a classic thrown in the mix. The authors include Stephen King, T. S. Eliot, and Louisa May Alcott while the directors of these films include Martin Scorsese, Taika Waititi, Edward Norton, Steven Soderbergh, and Greta Gerwig.

One important note, I have included links to Amazon where you can purchase the materials referenced and to WorldCat to search a local library near you. The Amazon links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage of what you pay for them, but it doesn't change what you pay. Libraries are free, but you might have to pay a small hold fee if your library has a hold program. 

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October 2019

• Joker - Based on the character from the DC comic series Batman (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Jojo Rabbit - Based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)

November 2019

• Motherless Brooklyn - Based on the book Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Earthquake Bird - Based on the book The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search) (Netflix)
• The Irishman - Based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search) (Netflix)
• The Laundromat - Based on the book Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite by Jake Bernstein (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search) (Netflix)
• Doctor Sleep - Based on the book Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• All Rise - Based on the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• The Good Liar - Based on the book The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Based on the book Can You Say...Hero? by Tom Junod (Esquire Article)

December 2019

• Daniel Isn't Real - Based on the book In This Way I was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Jumanji: The Next Level - Based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Cats - Based on the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Little Women - Based on the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)

Late 2019
These last two are currently slated to be released in 2019, but don't have official release dates.​

• A Million Little Pieces - Based on the book A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)
• Children of the Sea - Based on the book Children of the Sea by Daisuke Igarashi (Amazon) (WorldCat Library Search)