As we move into 2023, it’s exciting to look ahead to all of the new things coming our way. One thing (or ten things, if this article has anything to say about it) to look forward to is all of the upcoming book adaptations coming in the new year. Whether they’re coming to a theatre or streaming service near you, mark your calendars for these ten highly anticipated adaptations!

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches

Based on Anne Rice’s popular Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy from the 1990s, Mayfair Witches follows Dr. Rowan Fielding (played by Alexandra Daddario of White Lotus fame), a neurosurgeon who discovers she is heir to a powerful and supernatural dynasty of witches. Jack Huston (Fargo, The Irishman) is onboard as Lasher, an evil spirit in human form who has been tormenting the Mayfairs for centuries. Mayfair Witches is streaming now on AMC+.

A Man Called Otto

Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller A Man Called Ove gets an English-language adaptation this January. In addition to switching the titular character’s name, the Tom Hanks-led film also sees a shift in setting, from Sweden to Pittsburgh. We follow Otto (Hanks), a curmudgeonly old man grappling with the loss of his wife, who finds renewed hope when a spirited family moves in across the street. A Swedish adaptation was released in 2015 and is available to stream on Prime Video, if you’re interested!

Lockwood & Co.

Are you a fan of young adult mysteries? Then make sure to check out Lockwood & Co., an adaptation of the popular book series of the same name by Jonathan Stroud. Lockwood & Co. follows a trio of teen ghost hunters who spend their nights protecting London from the slew of Visitors (aka ghosts) that are haunting the city. Lockwood & Co. premieres on Netflix on January 27.

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shyamalan returns to the world of apocalyptic horror with Knock at the Cabin, an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s 2016 novel The Cabin at the End of the World. Jonathan Groff (Hamilton) and Ben Aldridge (Spoiler Alert) star as parents who escape to a cabin in the woods with their young daughter when a group of strangers arrives and informs the family that the apocalypse is upon them and they must make a grave sacrifice to avert the end times.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s wildly popular 2019 novel Daisy Jones & The Six will be receiving a highly-anticipated adaptation on March 3rd, coming to Prime Video. Set in the eclectic and wild world of the 1960s and 1970s rock music scene, Daisy Jones follows the titular band’s legendary rise to stardom and their mysterious undoing.

Salem’s Lot

It’s always a good year when there’s a new Stephen King adaptation to look forward to. 2023 sees a new adaptation of King’s 1975 horror classic ‘Salem’s Lot. Set in King’s beloved Maine, Salem’s Lot follows Ben Mears, a writer who returns to his childhood hometown only to discover sinister things happening to the town’s residents. This updated adaptation (the novel was made into a miniseries in 1979 and 2004) stars Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick) as Ben and also features Alfre Woodard and Spencer Treat Clark. Salem’s Lot was scheduled to hit theatres in September 2022 and then April 2023, but the latter was recently pulled. Here’s hoping it still releases this year! 

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Judy Blume’s beloved and groundbreaking 1970 middle-grade novel will finally get an adaptation on April 28. Abby Ryder Fortson (little Cassie Lang from the first two Ant-Man films) takes on the iconic title role with Rachel McAdams playing her mother, Benny Safdie her father, and Kathy Bates her paternal grandmother. This coming-of-age story follows sixth grader Margaret, the daughter of a Christian mother and a Jewish father, who starts to question her views on religion after moving from bustling New York City to the New Jersey suburbs.

Love Again

If rom-coms are your thing, you’ll want to check out Love Again on May 12. This adaptation of Sophie Cramer’s novel Text for You follows Mira (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), a woman grieving the unexpected loss of her fiancé. In order to cope with the pain, she begins texting her fiancé’s old phone number, not knowing that her texts are being received by a journalist named Rob (Sam Heughan). Rob slowly becomes captivated by the woman on the other end of the phone, and he enlists the help of none other than Celine Dion (playing herself in the film) to win the girl.

Dune: Part Two

The highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s Dune will hit theatres on November 3. Based on Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking 1965 sci-fi epic, Dune: Part Two will continue the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he seeks revenge against those who betrayed his family. With an all-star cast featuring Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Javier Bardem, and many more, Dune: Part Two is sure to be another unforgettable spectacle from director Denis Villeneuve.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

2023 marks eight years since the release of Mockingjay – Part 2, but the wait is over for a new The Hunger Games movie. Based on Suzanne Collins’s 2020 prequel to the wildly popular The Hunger Games trilogy, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows a young Coriolanus Snow (played by up-and-comer Tom Blyth) during the tenth annual Hunger Games. Snow, with the hopes of restoring the good name of his once prominent family, becomes a mentor during the Games. Snow’s hopes of familial redemption are dashed when he is tasked with mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the poorest district in the nation of Panem. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set to hit theatres on November 17.

The Color Purple

What better way to close off this list than with an adaptation of a beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel turned Tony Award-winning Broadway musical? The Color Purple, based on Alice Walker’s unforgettable 1982 novel, tells the story of Celie and Nettie, two African American sisters separated as children who are forced to endure the hardships of early 20th-century Georgia. Starring such tour-de-forces as Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., and Ciara, The Color Purple is scheduled to hit theatres on December 20.

Which of these 2023 adaptations are you most looking forward to? Are there any not included here that you’re looking forward to? Let us know!

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In 2022, we were treated to some fabulously gruesome horror films, like Smile and Scream 5, throughout the year! However, if that still wasn’t enough to fill the horror movie void in your heart, don’t worry because this year promises to be an amazing one in the horror movie realm. From new franchise instalments we know and love, to a murderous cocaine bear, this year will be giving us plenty of bloodthirsty stories to keep our hearts pumping!

Scream 6
March

In this new instalment of the beloved Scream franchise, four past survivors of ghost face try to start afresh in New York City. This new landscape for the Scream franchise brings with it exciting new possibilities. The writers are removing the characters from our beloved sleepy town to the hustle and bustle of New York, with people everywhere and events always happening—surely nothing could go wrong, right? This is the first instalment of the franchise with Sidney Prescott and David Arquette absent and this film will follow the characters introduced in Scream 5 whilst introducing Samara Weaving to the Scream world, who is becoming a prominent scream queen.

Evil Dead Rise
April

In this fifth instalment of the Evil Dead franchise, the movie follows two estranged sisters Beth (Lily Sullivan) and Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), a single mother of three, as they attempt to protect their family from demonic forces.

M3gan
January

M3gan is the story of an orphan girl named Cady (Violet McGraw), whose aunt Gemma (Allison Williams from Jordon Peele’s Get Out) creates a robot toy for her to fulfil the role of her best friend. And they all live happily ever after… until M3gan’s behaviour turns from loving to dangerous. One thing is clear from the film’s trailers, this is not Toy Story.

Knock at the Cabin
February

M. Night Shyamalan is back at it again with Knock at the Cabin. The movie follows two husbands (Jonathan Groff and Ben Eldridge) and their young daughter on their holiday in a cabin… in the woods… away from society. If that doesn’t scream trouble, the family are soon tied up and told by four armed strangers (Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Abby Quinn) that they must make a decision. To prevent the apocalypse, one member of the family needs to be sacrificed. With so much on the line, it would be preposterous to throw in a twist… right Shyamalan?

Cocaine Bear
February

Based loosely on the story of the Cocaine Bear—a bear that overdosed on cocaine in 1985—this dark comedy, directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks, is a convincing portrayal on the dangers of drugs. Don’t do drugs kids or a bear might eat your stash and go on a murderous, psychotic rampage. A warning as common as stranger danger…

Insidious 5
July

Insidious 5 is based 10 years after the last instalment. Dalton (Ty Simpkins) is starting college, and his dad Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson, who also directs the film) is lovingly dropping his son off to what should be the best years of his life. However, soon their past comes back to haunt them.

Meg 2: The Trench
August

Five years after the release of the first movie, we are finally getting a sequel to Jason Statham’s Meg. Love it or hate it, nobody can doubt that this film will be incomparable to any other films hitting the cinema this year. Well, maybe Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, but we’ll look into that a bit later. Meg 2: The Trench is yet to have had its synopsis revealed, despite its upcoming release. All we can know for sure is there will be BIG sharks and often that is all a film really needs.

Saw 10
October

If you thought they were done making Saw films, you would be so wrong. Saw 10 will be hitting the cinemas this year, and despite the plot still being a secret, it has been announced by insiders that the film is based on fan requests from over the years. It has not yet been released whether Tobin Bell will be reprising his role as John Kramer, the psychotic serial killer with a God complex, all we can do is cross our fingers and hope no one comes along to cut them off.

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
February

Winnie the Pooh, the beloved character of many childhoods, is now officially out of copyright and what better way to celebrate than by sitting down to watch him ditch his signature red top for blood. In this adaptation, Christopher Robin has abandoned his once beloved Pooh and Piglet, prompting them to go on a killer rampage, targeting their old friend and a group of women all staying in a cabin. You better stay out of the woods today, because today is the day the teddy bears have their… revenge.

The Exorcist
October

On Friday the 13^th of October, probably the spookiest day of 2023, the new Exorcist film will be released. Again, the plot of this film is yet to be revealed, however we do know that this is the first instalment of a new Exorcist trilogy and it is a sequel to the 1973 film. The cast includes Hamilton and Glass Onion star Leslie Odom Jr, along with Ann Dowd and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from the original 1973 film. With a promising cast and a daunting release date, this movie promises a terrifyingly wonderful experience.

Renfield
April

If you’re looking for a little more light-hearted, horror fun, look no further than the new Nicholas Cage Dracula film, Renfield. Yes, you read that right, a Nicholas Cage AND Dracula film. The film focuses on Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), Dracula’s (Nicholas Cage) depressed assistant who has become disillusioned with his job. Haven’t we all? It’s a universal experience that finding people for your master to kill and drink is a rough job. Awkwafina plays Rebecca Quincy, the love interest of the film, promising laughs, and brilliant reactions. This film promises to quench your thirst. 

Overall this year is sparkling (not like a certain vampire) with the promise of blood, gore, and jump scares. Now the only decision to make is whether you can brave seeing these films in the dark, loud cinema or at home, in private. The choice is yours!

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