‘FOX & Friends’ co-hosts celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter being published in the U.S. Inspiration for a blockbuster movie can come from anywhere.
Sometimes, the idea comes straight from the pages of a popular book. Transforming a book into a movie is a risk. Readers are very passionate about the characters and stories they love.
This can lead them to be very protective of their favorite books. Seeing the story come to life on screen is sometimes a flop, but other times it's a whopping success. Books across genres, from fantasy to thrillers, sci-fi epics to stories of romance have all been turned into movies over the years.
"The Hunger Games" franchise is still growing today, with more books being released diving into the details of different characters within the core story. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Scholastic; Murray Close/Getty Images) 10 CLASSIC ROM-COMS THAT WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE These movies below are just a few of the many that are based on books.
"Harry Potter" "The Hunger Games" "The Shawshank Redemption" "Pride & Prejudice" "Forrest Gump" "The Notebook" "The Lord of the Rings" "Gone Girl" "The Devil Wears Prada" "The Godfather" 1. "Harry Potter" The "Harry Potter" film franchise is based on the best-selling novels by J.K.
Rowling. There are seven books as part of the main series, which came out beginning in the late 1990s. The seven books are "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,.