If you like to read, you may be interested in these forty books that have been adapted for the screen and will be released in film versions this year. Shown above is Andy Weir's novel The Martian, the film of which will be released on November 25, just in time for Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds. The premise is an astronaut getting stranded on Mars and trying to survive as he waits for NASA to come to the rescue. Legendary director Ridley Scott will direct and Matt Damon will star.
Read about 39 other upcoming films based on novels here.
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