MOVIES

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Stories travel. They cross borders, languages and generations, and right now they are crossing from the page to the screen at a remarkable pace. From classic novels to modern prize winners, producers and streamers are looking far beyond Hollywood for their next major adaptations. The result is a rich mix of genres and cultures, with projects coming out of Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Here is a guided tour of eighteen international books that are being transformed into films and television series.

Argentina leads the list with The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick. Titled The Future is Ours, this limited series marks the first Spanish language adaptation of one of Dick’s works. Produced for Netflix by the team behind the hit series The Eternaut, it brings the author’s sharp vision of power and prophecy to a new audience.

Brazil follows with The Pilgrimage, based on Paulo Coelho’s early novel. Directed by Vicente Amorim for Netflix, the film tracks a journey to Santiago de Compostela and a search for spiritual meaning that reflects the themes Coelho is best known for.

Canada appears twice. Emily St. John Mandel has adapted her novel Last Night in Montreal for the big screen, co writing with Semi Chellas. The film centers on a man whose life collapses after his girlfriend vanishes just as he plans to propose. Also from Canada is Flesh by David Szalay. Though still in early development, the Booker Prize winning novel is being adapted by House Productions along with BBC Film and Access, tracing one man’s life from youth to old age.

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WME Independent has boarded world sales for the feature film “Muganga, The One Who Treats,” an advocacy driven drama inspired by the real life work of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. The move comes as the film continues to enjoy notable box office success in France, where strong audience response and critical praise have driven impressive ticket sales and growing demand.

Directed by French filmmaker Marie Hélène Roux, “Muganga, The One Who Treats” tells the story of Congolese doctor and pastor Denis Mukwege, who has dedicated his life to treating survivors of wartime sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film follows his collaboration with Belgian surgeon and atheist Guy Cadière as the two men work together to heal thousands of women while confronting the brutal use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

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Netflix has released the first trailer for Apex, an intense survival thriller that places Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton in a deadly game set deep within the unforgiving Australian wilderness. The film promises a tense and physically demanding experience, driven by psychological fear, raw landscapes, and a relentless chase that keeps its focus firmly on survival.

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A24’s latest release “Marty Supreme” has stormed into the box office conversation with an explosive limited debut that has set the arthouse world buzzing. Starring Timothée Chalamet as fictional table tennis prodigy Marty Mauser, the sports dramedy earned an impressive 875000 dollars from just six theaters during its opening weekend. Despite its small footprint, the film landed in the domestic top ten, a rare feat for a platform release and a clear signal of strong audience demand.

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Angel Studios’ animated feature “David” arrives as a visually polished and commercially successful adaptation of the biblical story drawn from the Book of Samuel. Directed by Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham, the film has proven its appeal with faith focused audiences, outperforming expectations at the box office and demonstrating the continued strength of religious family entertainment. While the animation is richly detailed and often striking, the storytelling remains largely conventional, offering little in the way of emotional complexity or character depth.

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James Cameron's return to Pandora arrived with solid but tempered results as Avatar: Fire and Ash debuted to $88 million at the domestic box office, securing the No. 1 spot while falling short of the franchise's previous highs.

The opening marks a noticeable decline from 2022's Avatar: The Way of Water, which launched with $134 million in North America. Still, the third installment's performance largely met studio expectations, particularly given the franchise's long-standing reputation for endurance rather than explosive starts.

Internationally, Fire and Ash generated an additional $257 million, bringing its global opening to $345 million. That figure ranks among the largest worldwide debuts of 2025, though it trails the second film's $435 million global launch. The question now facing exhibitors and analysts is whether Cameron's latest epic can replicate the sustained box office momentum that propelled earlier Avatar films into record-setting territory.

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Chris Evans is once again ready to join the Avengers. Over five years after handing over his shield to Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson, the Captain America star's appearance in the latest Avengers: Doomsday trailer confirms that he will reprise his Steve Rogers role in the upcoming Marvel film.

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In a landmark shift for one of Hollywood’s most enduring traditions, YouTube has secured the rights to host the Academy Awards beginning in 2029. The announcement marks the first time in more than five decades that the Oscars will move away from traditional network television, ending a historic run on ABC that began in 1976. Disney’s current agreement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences remains in place through 2028, after which YouTube will officially take over broadcasting duties.