9 New Movies and Shows Based on Books Coming in August
thewrap.com“Where the Crawdads Sing” , Mark Greaney’s spy thriller “The Gray Man” and in series form “Paper Girls” on Prime Video starring Ali Wong and Jason Mantzoukas.August also has a slate of book adaptations landing in theaters and on streamers.
Two of them came from graphic novels, and one might sound familiar to fans of George R. R. Martin and “Game of Thrones.” For kids, there is the final season of “Locke & Key” as well as “Lost Ollie” which comes from “Ollie’s Odyssey.”Here are all the major book adaptations arriving in August 2022:Brad Pitt leads the theatrical adaptation of Kōtarō Isaka’s novel “Maria Bītoru,” first published in 2010 and later translated into English as “Maria Beetle” (and titled “Bullet Train” in 2021 by Sam Malissa).
Pitt stars as hired hitman Ladybug, who is given a task by handler Maria Beetle (Sandra Bullock), but the simple errand turns out to be more complicated when Ladybug (Pitt) boards a train to retrieve a briefcase, and the train happens to be filled with other highly skilled assassins played by the likes of Brian Tyree Henry, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Joey King and Bad Bunny. “Bullet Train” is currently playing exclusively in theaters.Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” comes to the small screen 30 years after debuting on the page.
Tom Sturridge stars as The Sandman himself (aka Dream aka Morpheus). He dominates The Dreaming — or the dream realm of sleep — weaving worlds out of human fear and hopes.
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