It’s the 15th and it might be a little bit soon too start thinking about the upcoming year, but I can’t resist. So, here’s a list of 15 books you can expect to see at the movies in 2015.
Seventh Son
Thomas Ward is apprentice to the local Spook and learns to fight evil spirits. He faces a challenge when Mother Malkin, the most dangerous witch in the county, escapes while the Spook is away.
Based on: The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
Featuring: Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore
Release Date: Feb. 6th
Insurgent
This sequel to “Divergent” shows Tris and Four as they try to uncover the history of Tris’ family while also running from Jeanine and the other Erudites.
Based on: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Featuring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James
Release Date: March 20th
The Longest Ride
Two sets of lovers have two intertwining stories. The first story flashbacks a 90-year-old veteran’s life and the love he has for his departed wife. While the second story follows a student who falls in love with a bull rider.
Based on: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Featuring: Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist
Release Date: April 10th
Child 44
Set in Stalinist Russia, a senior member of the secret police is framed by a colleague for treason and exiled. There he unearths a series of mysterious murders and goes on a hunt to catch the killer.
Based on: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Featuring: Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Vincent Cassel, Jason Clarke, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman
Release Date: April 17th
Far From the Maddening Crowd
A young woman maintains relationships with three very different men.
Based on: Far From the Maddening Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Featuring: Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge, Matthias Schoenaerts
Release Date: May 1st
Paper Towns
Quentin “Q” Jacobsen embarks on an awesome road trip across America to find his friend Margo who has gone missing.
Based on: Paper Towns by John Green
Featuring: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Halston Sage
Release Date: June 5th
Pan
A look at the boy who will ultimately become the hero known as Peter Pan.
Based on: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Featuring: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Jimmy Vee
Release Date: July 24th
Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
The Gladers have escaped the Maze, but now they face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a world ravaged by solar flares and disease.
Based on: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Featuring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Release Date: September 18th
Victor Frankenstein
The legend of Victor Frankenstein told from Igor’s perspective.
Based on: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Featuring: Andrew Scott, Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy
Release Date: October 2nd
The Jungle Book
A pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther ban together to raise an orphaned boy named Mowgli.
Based on: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Featuring: Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken
Release Date: October 9th
Mockingjay Part 2
After being symbolized as the ‘Mockingjay’ Katniss Everdeen and District 13 engage in a revolution against the Capitol.
Based on: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Featuring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Release Date: November 20th
The Martian
An astronaut, stranded on Mars, struggles to survive.
Based on: The Martian by Andy Weir
Featuring: Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Matt Damon
Release Date: November 25th
Dark Places
Libby Day survived the brutal killing of her family as a child and is forced to confront her gruesome past when a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes looks into the case.
Based on: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Featuring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Charlize Theron, Drea de Matteo |
Release Date: TBD
Fallen
Lucinda “Luce” Price finds herself in a reform school after she is accused of murdering a boy by starting a fire. At the school, she finds herself drawn to Daniel, a fellow student, unaware that he is an angel that has loved her for thousands of years.
Based on: Fallen by Lauren Kate
Featuring: Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Joely Richardson
Release Date: TBD
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
A movie based on a book based on a book. Jane Austen’s classic tale of relationships between different social classes in 19th century England intertwines with the world of zombies.
Based on: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (which is based on Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen)
Featuring: Lily James, Lena Headey, Matt Smith
Release Date: TBD
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