Good books, like any good art, are a mirror of life. And as such, they are often an important inspiration for those who immerse themselves in their mysterious world. Fantasy and science fiction books are a particularly important source of inspiration for the film industry. The strict regimes of dystopian societies, magical creatures and journeys to other galaxies are stories that always attract both readers and viewers. We present to you a list of ten fantasy and science fiction books that we expect to see in film form soon.
Fantasy and science fiction books soon to be made into a movie:
1. Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
The book Fahrenheit 451 got its title from the temperature at which the paper of the books spontaneously ignites. Ray Bradbury describes one of the alternative futures of American society, where critical thinking is undesirable - and therefore also reading. Anyone who reads is taken to a mental hospital, and the books are burned. Fahrenheit 451 was first screened in 1966, and HBO will soon film a newer version.
2. Le Transperceneige – Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette
Le Transperceneige is a French graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where all survivors live on a train that constantly circles the Earth and where a strict caste system rules. Based on the book, the movie The Snowpiercer was made in 2013, and soon the book will also get its own series.
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3. Alice Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
The second part of Alice in Wonderland is coming to Slovenian cinemas at the end of May. Alica finds herself in a mental hospital, where she is diagnosed with hysteria. She escapes through the looking glass and finds herself back in Wonderland, where old friends and new adventures await her.
4. VDV – Roald Dahl
Dahl's youth book VDV will come to life on movie screens this year. The story is about the orphan Zofia, who believes that all giants are evil - until she meets VDV (The Big Benevolent Giant).
5. The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin
Although many fantasy and science fiction books do not experience a Slovenian translation, we can take solace (in addition to the originals or English translations) at least with film adaptations. The book by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin describes the time of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, in which aliens intervene. The film will premiere in China this summer, but the date for the European premiere is not yet known.
6. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - JK Rowling
Wizards, witches, wizards, house elves and goblins around the world are already looking forward to the new wizarding movie from the world of Harry Potter. A novel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is actually a textbook used on Hogwarts and is only a rough inspiration for the film. We expect the premiere sometime in the fall. Expecto Patronum.
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
In our country, the book has never been translated, but in the English-speaking part of the world, the novel was an instant success. The story is about a 16-year-old boy who, after the death of his grandfather, finds himself in an orphanage for "unusual" children. In the hands of Tim Burton, Miss Peregrine's home will be able to be seen with your own eyes.
8. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
The dystopian science fiction novel Ready Player One takes the reader to the year 2044, where Earthlings spend most of their time in the virtual world of Oasis. When the inventor and founder of Oasis dies, the race to succeed him begins. The film is expected to be released next year, and the direction has been entrusted to Spielberg's creative hands.
9. Foundation – Isaac Asimov
The Foundation Trilogy, which won the Hugo Award for Best Series of All Time in 1966, is coming to HBO soon. The books describe the work of mathematician Hari Seldon, who invents the concept of "psychohistory" with which she can predict the future, including the fall of the Galactic Empire.
10. Gateway – Frederik Pohl
The novel is about a young and poor young man, Robinett, who wins the lottery and buys himself a ticket to the Gateway space station. The Gateway was built by aliens called the Heechee, but they have long since ceased to live there. People have trouble understanding Heechee technology. Through blind experiments, which turn out to be great misery or great fortune for the experimenter, they try to catch up with the logic of the station. In 1992, the story was adapted into a computer game, and soon we expect a film.
