The month of August has one very notable adaptation hitting the big screen, and that is It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.
It Ends With Us is a romance novel which was published in August 2016. It was a challenging book for Hoover to write, with her describing it as the most difficult book she has ever wrote up to that point, but it’s all been worth it.
The novel has been a blockbuster hit, selling over millions of copies. But it wasn’t until 2021 when it really took off. Colleen Hoover got the attention of the #Booktok Community and propelled this novel into newer heights. It’s topped many bestselling lists such as the New York Times and Publishers Weely lists, and in 2023 was the best selling novel.
A film adaptation of the book was optioned back in July 2019 by Justin Baldoni, and the movie will finally be released in theatres on August 9, 2024.
Produced by Columbia Pictures and directed by Justin Baldoni, the move stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar and Jeny Slate.
Years later, Colleen Hoover also penned “It Starts With Us”, a sequel to the novel.
Here is the trailer for “It Ends With Us”, premiering August 9th, 2024:
Harold and the Purple Crayon
“It Ends With Us” isn’t the only adaptation this month. Crockett Johnson wrote the Harold series of childrens books back in the late 50s and early 60s, and the first book in that series, “Harold and the Purple Crayon”, will see an adaptation this month.
It is being released on August 2nd, 2024. The cinema release stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery and Tanya Reynolds. It’s a combination of live action and animation, and is in the fantasy comedy genre.
Here’s the trailer:
More Adaptation News
In other book adaptation news:
- Emily Henry is having another novel adapted. “Funny Story” is the next book to be adapted by Emily, with it expecting to be released in 2025.
- Amazon announced that Moria Walley-Beckett will be the showrunner “Fourth Wing”, which is the adaptation of the first novel in The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros.
- At the San Diego Comic-Con, Roy Lee, who produced the It movies, announced that he had the rights to adapt “The Long Walk”. This is written by Richard Bachman, also known as one Stephen King. Many have been trying to get the adaptation rights to this novel for years, so it is a big coup for Roy. Mark Hamill has been cast in it so far, as well as Judy Greer.
- Deadline reported that the adaptation of Whalefall by Daniel Kraus has gone into development.
- Good news for fans of Grady Hendrix as the speculated adaptation of “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” looks to be a go after all. HBO have picked it up according to Deadline, and will be a comedy series.