Wondering what books were made into movies in 2010? Here's the scoop on some of the biggest movies based on books.
'Shutter Island' by Dennis Lehane
HarperCollins
Dennis Lehane's 2003 bestseller, Shutter Island, has been turned into a psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Shutter Island tells the story of two U.S. Marshals sent to an island where the criminally insane are locked up in order to investigate the disappearance of one of the inmates. The story is full of twists and turns. Shutter Island was released in February 2010.
'Dear John' by Nicholas Sparks
Hachette Book Group
Dear John is trademark Nicholas Sparks--romantic, sappy, sad and redeeming. Dear John is a love story about an army sergeant who falls in love shortly before 9/11. Recommended for those who like sappy romantic comedies (or tragedies, in Sparks' case). Dear John was published in 2006. The movie was released in February 2010.
'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
Walt Disney Pictures
Lewis Carroll's classic children's book has been adapted to film many times before. The latest version of Alice in Wonderland was in March 2010, and starred Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska.
'The Last Song' by Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing
When Veronica Miller's parents divorce and her dad moves from New York City to Wilmington, NC, she becomes angry and estranged from both of them. Two years after the divorce, Veronica's mother decides that she wants her to spend the whole summer with her father in Wilmington. This summer is the backdrop for another Nicholas Sparks tear-jerking, heart-rending family drama -- The Last Song. This book was released in 2009, but the movie rights were sold before it was even written. Also, Sparks wrote it with Miley Cyrus (who is starring in the movie) in mind. The movie was released in April 2010.
'Eclipse' by Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown
Eclipse is the third installment in the Twilight Saga. It opens with teenager Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend Edward reunited after their tortuous parting in New Moon. Jacob Black, who harbors a generations-old vendetta against vampires in addition to unrequited feelings for Bella complicates the romance. To top it all off, a plague of murders in nearby Seattle points to an impending vampire threat. Eclipse was released in June 2010.
'Eat, Pray, Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert
Courtesy Penguin
Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, chronicled the year Gilbert spent after a painful divorce pursuing pleasure in Italy, devotion in India, and balance in Indonesia. Julia Roberts is starring as Gilbert in the movie version of Eat, Pray, Love, which was released in August 2010.
'The Social Network' based on 'The Accidental Billionaires' by Ben Mezrich
Knopf Doubleday
Ben Mezrich researched the founding of Facebook for his book, The Accidental Billionaires. For The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin also used court documents to fill out the interpersonal drama behind facebook. The Social Network was released in October 2010 and is being hailed as one of the best movies of 2010.
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I' by J.K. Rowling
Scholastic, Inc.
The final book in the Harry Potter saga will be split into two movies. The first, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, was released in November 2010. The second half of the book and final movie will be released in May 2011.
'Fair Game' by Valerie Plame Wilson
Simon & Schuster Adult
Fair Game is the true story of how CIA operative Valerie Plame's career was destroyed and marriage strained when her identity was leaked during the Bush administration in an attempt to undermine her husband's revelations that the administration mislead Americans regarding weapons of mass destruction before the Iraq war. The movie was released in November 2010 and was based on Valerie Plame Wilson's biography.
