It’s been a strong year for movies based on books and they keep coming. Here are two new releases and some upcoming titles for 2010:
Up in the Air, starring George Clooney, based on the book by Walter Kirn
The Lovely Bones, starring Saoirse Ronan, based on the book by Alice Sebold
Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, based on the book by John Carlin
Extraordinary Measures, starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser, based on the book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million–and Bucked the Medical Establishment–in a Quest to Save His Children, by Geeta Anand
How to Train Your Dragon, with the voice of Gerard Butler, based on the book by Cressida Cowell
The Last Song, starring Miley Cyrus, based on the book Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Green Zone, starring Matt Damon, based on Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran