Books becoming films this year
A Deadline roundup lists several book‑to‑movie adaptations coming in 2026, including Project Hail Mary, People We Meet on Vacation, and Verity. (deadline.com) The feature compiles the adaptation slate rather than announcing new greenlights. (deadline.com)
A new Deadline roundup says 2026’s book-to-screen slate is already crowded, with *Project Hail Mary*, *People We Meet on Vacation* and *Verity* among the adaptations headed to audiences this year. (deadline.com) The list is a snapshot of releases already on the calendar, not a batch of new studio greenlights. Deadline’s feature was published April 16 and frames the year as a mix of theatrical releases and streaming debuts. (deadline.com) Amazon MGM Studios set *Project Hail Mary* for theaters and IMAX on March 20, 2026, with Ryan Gosling starring and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directing Andy Weir’s novel adaptation. Drew Goddard wrote the screenplay. (deadline.com) Netflix scheduled *People We Meet on Vacation* for January 2026, with Tom Blyth and Emily Bader leading the Emily Henry adaptation directed by Brett Haley. Deadline reported the date in July 2025, and IMDb lists the film as a 2026 release. (deadline.com, imdb.com) Amazon MGM also dated *Verity*, based on Colleen Hoover’s 2018 thriller, for 2026. Deadline first reported a May 15, 2026 release date in March 2025, and later coverage said the film stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. (deadline.com, deadline.com) The pipeline reaches beyond those three titles. Deadline’s roundup also points to releases including Ridley Scott’s *The Dog Stars*, showing how publishers’ bestseller lists and studio release calendars are overlapping again in 2026. (deadline.com) Emily Henry alone has become a mini-franchise for Hollywood. Deadline reported April 14 that her novels *Book Lovers*, *Happy Place* and *Funny Story* are also in development, after *People We Meet on Vacation* moved first to the screen. (deadline.com) The spread of genres is wide: *Project Hail Mary* is a science-fiction survival story, *People We Meet on Vacation* is a romantic comedy, and *Verity* is a psychological thriller. That gives studios and streamers a way to market familiar book brands to very different audiences. (deadline.com, deadline.com, deadline.com) What happens next is straightforward: some of these films are months from release, and others are already arriving. The adaptation boom Deadline mapped is less about one announcement than a full 2026 release calendar taking shape. (deadline.com)
