From the pages to the big screen, some of the biggest and best celebrities are set to star in upcoming book adaptations.
As bookworms everywhere eagerly await news of their favorite reads, studios are gearing up to bring some of the buzziest novels to life in the next few years.
Here’s all the latest casting news for most anticipated upcoming movie and TV adaptations.
Gwyneth Paltrow in “Strangers”
Gwyneth Paltrow is set to star in the upcoming adaptation of Belle Burden’s best-selling memoir, “Strangers.”
The actress will also serve as executive producer on the Netflix film, according to Variety.
“It’s hard to imagine any great actress playing me,” Burden told Elle. “It feels like such a leap, but I think she would be great. She was so fantastic in ‘Marty Supreme’ and it’s so great she’s returning to acting.”
Burden’s memoir, “Strangers,” details the devastating end of her 20-year marriage to her husband as he up and leaves his family with no explanation or warning.
Page Six Hollywood previously reported there was a massive bidding warover the rights to the film between companies, including Netflix, A24 and Warner Bros.
Kirsten Dunst in “The Housemaid’s Secret”
Freida McFadden fans rejoiced in March when it was revealed Kirsten Dunst would be joining Sydney Sweeney in the second “Housemaid” film, “The Housemaid’s Secret,” according to Deadline.
The sequel follows Sweeney’s character as she takes a job working for the mysterious Wendy Garrick (Dunst), who she’s never allowed to see.
Director Paul Feig and screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine will be back for the follow-up of the twisty thriller series.
Maya Hawke in “The God of The Woods”
It was revealed Maya Hawke would be joining the upcoming Netflix series “The God of The Woods” in March 2026.
The best-selling novel by Liz Moore was wildly popular when it came out in summer 2024, but gained even more traction in 2025 after Taylor Swift was listening to the audiobook on her Disney+ docuseries.
According to Netflix, Hawke is set to play inspector Judy Luptack in the multi-generational thriller book that follows two disappearances at the same summer camp 14 years apart.
She’s the first of many leading characters set for the series, which doesn’t have a release date yet.
Jane Fonda in “The Correspondent”
“The Correspondent” has found its Sybil Van Antwerp.
It was announced in March 2026 that Jane Fonda would take on the leading role in Virginia Evans’ beloved “Correspondent.”
The book landed at Lionsgate after a seven-figure bidding war, according to Variety.
The epistolary novel follows a retired lawyer as she reflects on her life, love and past grief though correspondence with friends and family.
Daisy Edgar-Jones in “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow”
Daisy Edgar-Jones has been tapped to play Sadie Green in Gabrielle Zevin’s popular book “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.”
The movie was picked up by Paramount and will be directed by Siân Heder, according to Variety.
The 2022 novel follows two childhood friends who reunite in college and create a wildly popular video game company together. The book, which spans decades, details the complexity of their relationship.
Edgar-Jones is also set to play Elinor Dashwood in a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”
Juno Temple in “The Husbands”
Apple TV+ found their leading lady in Juno Temple.
It was announced in April 2025 that the “Ted Lasso” actress would be playing Lauren, a woman who comes home to her London flat one night to a husband she’s never met before. She soon learns her “husbands” change every time they enter her flat’s magical attic.
The book, written by Holly Gramazio, was a Read With Jenna book pick when it came out in April 2024.
A release date for the eight-episode series has not been announced.
Lindsay Lohan in “Count My Lies”
One of the biggest “Good Morning America” book club picks of 2025 is getting a Hulu series.
It was announced in April 2025 that Lindsay Lohan was on board to star and executive produce Sophie Stava’s novel, Variety reported.
In “Count My Lies,” Sloane Caraway fibs her way into a new nanny job for the wealthy Violet (Lohan) and Jay Lockhart, but finds herself trapped in a world of manipulations and secrets.
Later in 2025, it was revealed Shailene Woodley was set to play Sloane and Kit Harington joined as Jay.
Elle and Dakota Fanning in “The Nightingale”
Fans have been begging for Kristin Hannah’s mega popular book “The Nightingale” to be adapted for the big screen for years and they may finally be getting it.
Dakota and Elle Fanning have been attached to the film since 2019, but was stalled out during the pandemic.
But now, filming is officially slated to begin in April 2026 with a 2027 release date.
The historical fiction book follows sisters Vianne and Isabelle in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
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