When Richard Osman wrote about retirees solving murders in their spare time, he couldn\u2019t have predicted the star power the film version would later attract: Helen Mirren, David Tennant and Pierce Brosnan starring; Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone, Home Alone) directing; Steven Spielberg producing. One of the year\u2019s most eagerly awaited projects, it promises a crowd-pleasing blend of mystery and mild peril. Expect it to clean up on release \u2013 and not just with the over-60s demographic. Coming: August<\/p>\n
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Goth mode activated: Oscar Isaac\u2019s Doctor Frankenstein<\/p>\n
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Frankenstein: <\/strong>The creature gets a leading man upgrade<\/p>\n If cosy crime isn\u2019t your caper, how about reanimated corpses and existential dread? Mary Shelley\u2019s much-adapted Frankenstein gets another outing this year \u2013 and this one\u2019s going to tear up your GCSE set text. Jacob Elordi is bringing next-level energy to the monster, with Oscar Isaac as his tormented creator. Director Guillermo del Toro \u2013 who says Shelley\u2019s novel is his favourite book \u2013promises a faithful yet fresh take on the 1818 smash hit. So lashings of gothic, beautifully bleak metaphors and possibly the hottest Creature to ever terrorise torch-wielding villagers. Coming: November<\/p>\n Wicked: Part Two \u2013 For Good: the finale we\u2019ve been waiting for<\/strong><\/p>\n Witches, sequins and hopefully some internet-worthy junket moments will be swishing back into town in Wicked: Part Two \u2013 For Good. Loosely based on Gregory Maguire\u2019s 1995 novel, it continues the glittering, green-tinted origin story of Oz\u2019s most famous frenemies: Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey round out a cast ready to deliver the key-change-packed conclusion to a tale that began as a clever literary reimagining, became a Broadway sensation, and now reaches its cinematic climax. Let\u2019s hold space! Coming: November <\/p>\n The Running Man: <\/strong>Cardio meets carnage<\/p>\n The 1982 thriller from Stephen King \u2013 king of the book-to-screen \u2013 is sprinting back to cinemas. Set in a world where state control and media manipulation have run amok (not ours, then), Glen Powell is Ben Richards, a man forced to compete in a high-stakes televised spectacle where contestants are hunted down. Originally published under King\u2019s Richard Bachman pseudonym, this reboot promises to stick closer to the book than the 1987 Schwarzenegger version, with plenty of pacey action thrills and a sizzle of social commentary. Coming: November <\/p>\n Feeling her way through it: Jenna Ortega as Klara<\/p>\n Getty images<\/p>\n Klara and the Sun: <\/strong>AI with heart <\/p>\n Another story that might feel more non-fic than sci-fi comes from Nobel Prize-winning Kazuo Ishiguro. The author of the emotionally devastating Never Let Me Go returns with Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, an artificial friend bought to keep a sick child company. With AI dominating cultural conversations, Ishiguro\u2019s questions about what it means to be human couldn\u2019t be more timely. Directed by Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) and co-starring Amy Adams, Natasha Lyonne and Steve Buscemi, this one is already sparking serious chatter. Coming: October <\/p>\n People We Meet on Vacation: Summer romance<\/strong><\/p>\n Pack your bags, because summer\u2019s here and Poppy and Alex are about to set off on a trip to remember. In the adaptation of Emily Henry\u2019s People We Meet on Vacation (You and Me on Vacation in the UK), Tom Blyth and Emily Bader play the estranged friends hoping to fix what\u2019s broken on one last holiday. Expect summer vibes, sexual tension, and scenery that\u2019ll have you booking your next getaway before the credits roll. Coming: TBC 2025<\/p>\n The Housemaid: Don\u2019t open the door <\/p>\n Freida McFadden\u2019s The Housemaid is also getting the big-screen treatment. Sydney Sweeney stars as a woman who takes a seemingly perfect housekeeping job, only to discover that her employers (Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar) might not be quite what they seem. With 3.6 million copies sold, this psychological thriller is set to be this year\u2019s Gone Girl. Coming: December <\/p>\n Evelyn Hugo is coming: Lights, camera, chaos<\/strong><\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the really big one: Taylor Jenkins Reid\u2019s viral juggernaut, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It follows Evelyn \u2013 a reclusive, scandal-riddled screen legend \u2013 who picks an unknown journalist to reveal the truth about her seven marriages, rise to fame, and the love story that changed everything. Casting is still under wraps, but the internet has thoughts on who\u2019ll play the glamorous, complicated Evelyn. This TikTok-fuelled adaptation promises old-Hollywood glamour with a modern, inclusive twist. Coming: TBC, rumoured December<\/p>\n OAP and sleuthing hard: Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in The Thursday Murder Club<\/p>\n Giles Keyte\/Netflix<\/p>\n 5 reasons books are Hollywood\u2019s easiest win <\/strong><\/p>\n Big budgets and bigger explosions aside, Hollywood knows the best stories begin quietly, inside a writer\u2019s imagination. Books give studios characters we believe in, worlds that feel real, and endings that stay with us. The hardest part is done \u2013 they\u2019ve already made us care. <\/p>\n 1. Built-in audience: <\/strong>Bestsellers come pre-loaded with fans, plus free promo as fans light up BookTok, Instagram and those 3am threads. <\/p>\n 2. Pre-tested plots:<\/strong> No messy rewrites or panic endings. These stories come road-tested. <\/p>\n 3. Cultural clout: <\/strong>Booker longlists, cult followings and GCSE favourites bring instant prestige. <\/p>\n 4. 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