12 Epic Books That Deserve a Movie (or a Better One)

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Oceans 11… in a fantasy world. Master thieves, political intrigue, and epic swindles. Prime for a gritty, stylish heist film.

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Like Dune, but weirder and darker. Hyperion is a genre-bending epic begging for the big screen.

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Brandon Sanderson’s sprawling saga could rival Game of Thrones, if done right.

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Epic fantasy. LGBTQ+ rep. Political intrigue. A rich world that deserves cinematic glory.

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T he show was fun — but what about a full-on movie adaptation with chaos, charm, and a heavenly budget?

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Dark, brutal, beautiful. Jay Kristoff’s vampire epic is The Witcher meets Interview with the Vampire.

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From The Name of the Wind to The Broken Earth Trilogy, these are waiting for their spotlight.

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A magical circus, open only at night. Think Inception meets Harry Potter. Why isn’t this a movie already?

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What if women developed the power to electrocute at will? A gender-reversal thriller with Black Mirror vibes.

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Three Hugos. One groundbreaking story. The Broken Earth Trilogy could redefine dystopian sci-fi on screen.

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Dystopia meets Roman rebellion… in space. It’s Hunger Games meets Gladiator, and fans are begging for a movie.

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Forget the messy series - American Gods deserves a second chance… on the big screen.

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