It’s almost summer, when blockbuster films grab all the attention – but don’t forget to check out these movies adapted from books (and then add your time reading to our Summer Reading program – adults can earn great coupons and a chance to win some amazing prizes, like an AncestryDNA kit, passes to the new Waterpark, and much more!).
‘Nuff said–read on for some upcoming page-to-screen release dates…
MAY
The Boxcar Children, Surprise Island (May 8; G)– Special one-day animated film event based on the second book of the children’s series by Gertrude Chapman, which is also available as a graphic novel. (Children/Family)
The Seagull (May 11; PG-13)- starring Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening and Corey Stoll; based on the novel by Anton Chekhov. (Drama)
On Chesil Beach (May 18; R) – starring Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff; based on the novel by Ian McEwan. (Drama)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (May 18; R) – starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, and Ruth Wilson; based on the short story and graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.(Teen)
JUNE
Adrift (June 1) – starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin and Grace Palme; a tale of love and survival, adapted from the autobiography Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan. (Action/Adventure)
Eating Animals (June 15) – documentary narrated by Natalie Portman; based on Jonathan Safran Foer nonfiction book about factory farming (Nonfiction/Documentary).
The Catcher was a Spy (June 22, R) – Adaptation of the 1994 biography by Nicholas Dawidoff profiling the baseball player who served in the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. (Memoir/Espionage/Sports)
Leave No Trace (June 29; PG) – Starring Ben Foster, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey; adapted from the novel My Abandonment by Peter Rock (Drama).
-Contributed by Diana T.