Six book based films to watch

Many novels are increasingly being turned into blockbuster movies and series’, proving that the literary arts has some of the creative brains in the world. Here we take a look at some bestselling books that have achieved instant success on both the big and small screens

NINE PERFECT STRANGERS BY LIANE MORIARTY

By the author of ‘Big Little Lies’, this is an enthralling story of a group of city dwellers thrown together at a wellness retreat. With Nicole Kidman starring, and exec producing for Amazon Prime, expectations are high.

NORMAL PEOPLE BY SALLY ROONEY

The wildly zeitgeisty novel about two teenagers growing up in Ireland has been shot as a 12-part TV adaptation. It will be shown on the BBC and Hulu. Fans are counting the days till its May release.

THE STAND BY STEPHEN KING

A-listers Alexander Skarsgård and Whoopi Goldberg star in this epic drama. A man escapes from a bioweapon facility carrying a virus that wipes out most of the world’s population. Being Stephen King, it’s scary as hell.

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE BY CELESTE NG

Who can forget the opening scene of this novel where a woman is watching her magnificent house burn to the ground? That woman is played by Reese Witherspoon, who is feuding with a neighbour played by Kerry Washington. The formidable pair also produced the series for Hulu.

ARTEMIS FOWL BY EOIN COLFER

The 12-year-old genius and criminal mastermind gets the Disney treatment under the able baton of Kenneth Branagh. Fowl captures a vicious sprite and attempts to harness her magical powers in a bid to rescue his family. Worth seeing for Judi Dench’s turn as a Churchillian commander of the fairy police force.

THE LUMINARIES BY ELEANOR CATTON

The heavyweight book has been distilled into a sixepisode series for the BBC. Set in New Zealand’s mid19th century gold rush, it follows a British woman’s search for a new life in the remote colony.