There is nothing new under the sun. All art is based on what came before, and after the advent of film, everything is based on books. Books have been made into movies since the medium's infancy. But for every To Kill A Mockingbird, there are three Eat, Pray, Loves. There is actually an upcoming film version of On The Road, starring none other than Kristen Stewart. To prevent other potential book-to-film disasters, here are a few scenarios we hope never happen.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Children’s classics are another popular source of film adaptation, since they come with a built-in audience in parents looking for somewhere to nap while the kids are entertained for a little over an hour. The Lorax, for example, was a huge moneymaker, no matter how ill-advised it may have seemed. Sometimes filmmakers like Spike Jonze try to the right thing and bring their own interpretation to a property like Where the Wild Things Are, but then it doesn’t make that much money even though it gets critical acclaim, and what good is that? So it makes sense that a big studio would forego the Spike Jonze treatment and bring the 1947 classic Goodnight Moon to theaters…in 3D! Maybe the makers of the abysmal Shark Tale could bring in Will Smith to say “Oh, hell no!”and Jonah Hill to snark on things while One Direction contributes the big hit song. Goodnight, childhood!
Inevitable Release Date: Summer 2014
