Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

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two books adapted into films

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be exploring the movie adaptations soon to hit screens big and small, and give you the chance to read before you view.

Coming This September

The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

When the deathwatch beetle is heard in the walls of their house, the Owens family knows that the curse is ready to strike again. Gathering together to pool their talents and with two lives to save, the Owens’ women must do everything they can to break the curse once and for all. 

Based on Alice Hoffman’s The Book of Magic, the star-studded Practical Magic 2 will premiere in theaters on September 11, 2026. 

Don’t Move by James Murray

After losing her husband and son in a horrific accident, Megan Forrester attempts to find some peace by joining a local church group's annual camping trip. But when the group veers off course, they find themselves in an uncharted canyon with no hope of help on the way. Megan and the group soon realize this canyon isn’t deserted, however. It is home to a giant prehistoric arachnid intent on making the group its next meal. 

The film adaptation of James Murray’s Don’t Move will premiere in theaters on September 11, 2026.