2012 Movies Based on Books
Savages (6 Jul 2012) – Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch and Blake Lively
Based on: Savages by Don Winslow
The Bourne Legacy (3 Aug 2012) – Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz
Based on: The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader
Total Recall (3 August 2012) – Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale
Based on (Short Story): “We Can Remember if for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick
Goats (10 August 2012) – David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga and Keri Russell
Based on (Novel): Goats by Mark Jude Poirier
Cosmopolis (17 Aug 2012) – Jay Baruchel, Robert Pattinson and Paul Giamatti
Based On (Novel): Cosmopolis: A Novel by Don DeLillo
Lawless (29 Aug 2012) – Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman
Based on (Novel): The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant (Based on True Story)
Gangster Squad (7 Sept 2012) – Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
Based on (Novel): Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles by Paul Lieberman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (20 Sept 2012) – Emma Watson, Paul Rudd and Nina Dobrev
Based On: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Killing Them Softly (21 Sept 2012) – Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta
Based on (Crime Novel): Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgin (1974)
The Paperboy (5 Oct 2012) – John Cusack, Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey
Based on: The Paperboy by Peter Dexter
Alex Cross (19 Oct 2012) – Tyler Perry, Rachel Nichols, Edward Burns and Matthew Fox
Based on: Cross by James Patterson
Cloud Atlas (26 Oct 2012) – Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant and Halle Berry
Based on (Novel): Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Anna Karenina (9 Nov 2012) – Keira Knightley and Jude Law
Based On: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II (16 Nov 2012) – Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner
Based on: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Silver Linings Playbook (21 Nov 2012) – Robert DeNiro, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence
Based on (Comic Novel): The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Great Expectations (30 Nov 2012) – Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Jeremy Irvine
Based on: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Les Miserables (7 Dec 2012) – Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Helena Bonham Carter
Based on: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1862)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (14 Dec 2012) – Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom
Based on: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Life of Pi (21 Dec 2012) – Tobey Maguire, Irrfan Kahn and Tabu
Based on (Novel): Life of Pi by Yann Martel
World War Z (21 Dec 2012) – Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox and Eric West
Based on (Novel): World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
The Great Gatsby (25 Dec 2012) – Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire
Based on: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lincoln (Dec 2012) – Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field
Based on (Biography): Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
On the Road (2012) – Kristin Stewart, Viggo Mortenson and Garrett Hedlund
Based on: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
2013 Movies Based on Books
Romeo and Juliet (2013) – Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth and Ed Westwick
Based on: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Company You Keep (Feb 2013) – Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf
Based on (Novel): The Company You Keep by Neil Gordon
Beautiful Creatures – Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Emmy Rossum and Viola Davis
Based on (YA Novel): Beautiful Creatures (The Caster Chronicles series) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Nov 2013) – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth
Based on: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Oz: The Great and Powerful – Mila Kunis, James Franco, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz
Based on (Prequel to): The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Host – Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger and William Hurt
Based on (Science Fiction Novel): The Host by Stephanie Meyer
The Mortal Instruments (2013) – Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower
Based on (YA Novels): The Mortal Instruments (series) by Cassandra Clare
Ender’s Game (2013) – Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis and Hailee Steinfeld
Based on (Science Fiction Novel) Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card