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‘Fifty Shades’ began as ‘Twilight’ fan fiction and changed adaptation culture
The three “Fifty Shades of Grey” films leave Netflix on June 1, marking the latest streaming shuffle for one of the wildest adaptation success stories of the 2010s. Long before Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan brought Ana and Christian to theaters, E.L. James’ blockbuster romance series began as “Twilight” fan fiction posted online under the…
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Page to Oscar: ‘Shrek’ was a book. A very short, very weird book
If you value fidelity when it comes to adaptations of your favorite books, you’ll be sorely disappointed by what the team behind the 2001 animated hit “Shrek” did with William Steig’s picture book. If you’re anything like me, though, that might be OK because I had zero clue “Shrek” was a book to begin with. …
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Review: ‘Off Campus’ delivers steam, romance and college chaos
It would be easy to compare “Off Campus” to “Heated Rivalry”—yes, there’s hockey, yes, there are sexy leads and yes, both are adapted from books—but that is really where the similarities end.
Adaptation Index
- June 5, 2026Cape Fear (2026)
- June 7, 2026The Vampire Lestat
- June 10, 2026Every Year After
- June 11, 2026Sweet Magnolias Season 5
- June 12, 2026The Listeners
- June 12, 2026The Polygamist
- June 13, 2026My Adventures with Superman Season 3
- June 14, 2026Grantchester Season 11
- June 17, 2026Your Fault: London
- June 19, 2026Girls Like Girls
- June 19, 2026The Death of Robin Hood
- June 20, 2026Don’t Trust the Girls Upstairs
- June 21, 2026House of the Dragon Season 3
- June 24, 2026In the Hand of Dante
- June 26, 2026Camp Snoopy Season 2
- June 26, 2026The Get Out
- June 26, 2026Supergirl
- June 30, 2026Zorro (2024)
- July 2026The Ghost in the Shell (2026)
- July 1, 2026Enola Holmes 3
