The movie is set to come out in February 2026, so we’ve got a while to go until we see the extent of Emerald’s vision for the book. While we wait, however, I thought we could take a look at some of the greatest adaptations of some of our favorite books, and reflect on other adaptations that probably shouldn’t have been made in the first place.
1. Emma, 2020 — dir. Autumn de Wilde
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 2012 — dir. Stephen Chbosky
4. The Hunger Games, 2012-2026 — dir. Gary Ross, Francis Lawrence
5. Holes, 2003 — dir. Andrew Davis
6. Life of Pi, 2012 — dir. Ang Lee
7. Gone Girl, 2014 — dir. David Fincher
8. The Lord of the Rings, 2001-2003 — dir. Peter Jackson
9. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, 2010 — dir. Edgar Wright
10. How To Train Your Dragon, 2010-2019 — dir. Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
11. Dune, 2021-2024 — dir. Denis Villeneuve
And now… The not so great.
1. Persuasion, 2022 — dir. Carrie Cracknell
2. Artemis Fowl, 2020 — dir. Kenneth Branagh
3. The Golden Compass, 2007 — dir. Chris Weitz
4. Stormbreaker, 2006 — dir. Geoffrey Sax
5. The Dark Tower, 2017 — dir. Nikolaj Arcel
6. The Hobbit, 2012-2014 — dir. Peter Jackson
7. Eragon, 2006 — dir. Stephen Fangmeier
8. The Giver, 2014 — dir. Phillip Noyce
9. Divergent, 2014-2016 — dir. Neil Burger, Robert Schwentke
10. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, 2013 — dir. Harald Zwart
11. Percy Jackson, 2010-2013 — dir. Chris Columbus, Thor Freudenthal
I’d love to know if I missed out any of your favorite adaptations, or if there are others that you try to forget. Be sure to tell me down in the comments below!