The movie docket for 2020 was originally loaded with several adaptations of books slated to come to the big screen. However, many movie release dates have been thrown out of whack by current events. With release dates altered, you may have more time to read it before you see it. Copies of the books can be placed on hold through our online catalog, or enjoy the eBook or audiobook version with your FDL card.
First up, the long-awaited movie adaptation of Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer was originally going to be released in theaters. However, it was just released direct-to-streaming by Disney on June 12, 2020. If you haven’t read any of the series yet, the boy-genius and criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl pits himself against secretive, underground fairies. Can his tech know-how win against fairy magic and win him the gold he covets?
Several eBooks, e-audiobooks, and digital graphic novels are available through the Axis 360, Overdrive/Libby, and hoopla apps. Find it at the library…
Disney is also set to release the movie adaptation of the children’s book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate in theaters August 14, 2020. This acclaimed book is geared toward grades 4 through 6 and is based in part on a real-life gorilla, Ivan, who spent 27 years living in a mall. The book is a journey of friendship and hope.
The hoopla app has the e-audiobook. The Overdrive/Libby apps have both the eBook and e-audiobook. Find it at the library…
Also set to come out in theaters on August 14 is a new movie version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. In this classic, Mary is orphaned and sent to live with her uncle on the moors in the U.K. As she and her cousin discover the mysteries of a secret garden, the more they discover about themselves.
Hoopla has several eBook and e-audiobook versions available. The Overdrive/Libby apps eBooks are always available for checkout. Find it at the library…
Part 1 of the newest movie adaptation of the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert is set to be released in theaters on December 18, 2020. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, and other well-known actors, this remake is set to be truly epic. The 1965 novel follows the young Paul Atreides as his royal house is politically manipulated and betrayed over the most coveted substance in the galaxy, Melange. Presumed dead on the desert world of Arrakis, the only source of Melange, how will Paul survive? Are the mysterious and nomadic Fremen friend or foe? Can they help him avenge his murdered family and friends?
The eBook is available through Axis 360 and the e-audiobook is available on the Overdrive/Libby apps. Find it at the library…
Set to be released on Christmas day, the movie adaptation of News of the World by Paulette Jiles will star Tom Hanks. Hanks will portray Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd who travels throughout post-Civil War Texas performing live readings of the news. Along the way he is hired to transport an orphaned girl back to her family, but the situation is much more complicated than that. Does the girl belong with family she doesn’t know? What does it mean to be family in the first place?
The eBook is available on hoopla & Overdrive. Find it at the library…
– Melissa, Reference Assistant