March is the month of movie adaptations with four significant books coming to the big screen! The two films that will most likely be dominating the box office this month will be the highly anticipated adaptations of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, followed by the 1962 novel by Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle In Time.
Then there’s the return of the Tomb Raider franchise with Alicia Vikander taking up the role of the infamous Lara Croft, while Jennifer Lawrence will also be kicking ass in the adaptation of Red Sparrow, which sounds much like a Black Widow-esque film (ballerina turned assassin).
For fans of the debut novel by Becky Albertalli, Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda will be coming to theatres near you in the form of Love, Simon.
Check out our picks and tell us in the comments below which one you are most excited for!
Ready Player One
Based on the novel by Ernest Cline, after the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies and he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. Starring Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse), Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel), Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One), Mark Rylance (Dunkirk), Simon Pegg (Star Trek), T.J. Miller (Silicon Valley),and Hannah John-Kamen (Killjoys).
Tomb Raider
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Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance, Croft embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination — a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. Starring Alicia Vikander (The Man From U.N.C.L.E), Walton Goggins (Justified), Hannah John Kamen (Killjoys), Dominic West (The Wire), Daniel Wu (Into The Badlands), and Alexandre Willaume (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets).
Red Sparrow
Based on the novel by Jason Matthews, ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations. Starring Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Joel Edgerton (Bright), Jeremy Irons (Batman v Superman), Matthias Schoenaerts, Ciaran Hinds, and Joely Richardson.
A Wrinkle In Time
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Based on the novel by Madeleine L’Engle, the film begins after disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Starring Rowan Blanchard (Girl Meets World), Chris Pine (Wonder Woman), Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Oprah Winfrey and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover).
Love, Simon
Based on the novel by Becky Albertalli, everyone deserves a great love story, but for Simon, it’s a little more complicated. Starring Katherine Langford and Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why), Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyers Club), Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven), Colton Haynes (Arrow), and Nick Robinson (Jurassic World).
Pacific Rim: Uprising
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Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. Starring John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Scott Eastwood (The Longest Ride), Tian Jing (Kong: Skull Island), and Adria Arjona (Emerald City).
Gringo
A dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal. Starring Joel Edgerton (Bright), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), David Oyelowo (Selma), Thandie Newton (Westworld), and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia).
Death Wish
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Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city’s violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media’s attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel — or the Grim Reaper itself. Starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), and Elisabeth Shue (CSI).
Sherlock Gnomes
After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family. Voiced by Emily Blunt (Devil Wears Prada), Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class), Maggie Smith (Harry Potter), and Michael Caine (The Dark Knight).
Midnight Sun
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Based on the Japanese film, Midnight Sun centers on Katie, a 17-year-old sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance. Starring Bella Thorne (Famous In Love) and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse).
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