Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.
1. The Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman-
*I promise I don't just add this book to anything at any opportunity*
Malorie Blackman's epic book series seems to me the perfect candidate for film adaptation. It’s already been adapted by the RSC (surely a good taste sign-off if there ever was one) and I believe its film rights have been bought. With the surge of dystopia, it seems to me AU wouldn’t be too far a jump for film studios. However, I think the big racial inequality issue may indeed be too scary for them. I’ll still live in hope.
2. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - I know
it's a sore subject, what with the new TV series and all, but why oh why can't
The Mortal Instruments movies continue? All they'd need is a better script
writer, director, handful of actors and special effects guy... not too
much to ask right? So much potential wasted...
3. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern- Not
strictly YA, but this has some great crossover appeal as most of the main characters
are kids or young adults. This is the story of two young magicians made to duke
it out in a mystical showdown in an incredible travelling circus. One of my
favourite books, I’m thrilled that the film is already in development. Summit
Entertainment and David Heyman (producers of Harry Potter series) bought the
rights in 2011 and Jane Eyre writer
Moira Buffini is on board write the script. Just keeping my fingers crossed it
does actually happen…
4. Geek Girl by Holly Smale – I could see
this doing really well as a Girls in Love-esque
TV series. Perhaps if it were being made a few years ago, you could have had
Lily Cole in the leading role…
5. We Were Liars by E.Lockhart – A trippy,
independent film adaptation of this would be so cool! I’m thinking Emily
Roberts for Cadence and Luke Pasqualino for Gat. According to wewereliarswiki
it’s been optioned for a film too!
6. Trouble by Non Pratt – Gritty, British Juno anyone?
7. A Wells and Wong Mystery Series by Robin Stevens– This would just be too amazing
as a kids TV series, no? Think Ghostwriter and Wishbone…
8. Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill – The message of this book is a really important one for young girls to hear
about, and what better way to do that than through TV? This could make a really
great mini-series given the gradual progression and multiple meetings. Would
fangirl this so hard if this happened!
9. Salvage by Keren David– I loved this
book when I first read it and I’d like to see it made into a movie for the same
reason as Only Ever Yours. Lots of
issues to look at (fostering, family breakdown, child abuse) and lots of meaty
content. Could work lovely as a BBC Murdered By My Boyfriend sort of thing...
10. Dead Romantic by C.J Skuse – a Frankenstein
inspired teen love/friendship story. Throw in a little Game of Thrones/Penny
Dreadful gore in there and you’ve got a cracking mini-series.
So those are my picks. What would yours be?
Bookish love,
Rachel
The Night Circus should be perfect for a film adaptation, could make an interesting TV series as well. (My TTT)
ReplyDeleteI had Noughts and Crosses on my list this week too! Love that book, and that series!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/top-ten-tuesday-7/
Hey guys, you're my first ever commenters on the blog! Thanks! Glad you like the picks, I seriously cannot wait for Night Circus (though am nervous about the casting - Sybil from Downton as Celia and Andrew Garfield as Marco for me). And Noughts and Crosses I would love to happen but I seriously doubt it will - too controversial. Thoughts?
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