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the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
a careful adaptation of the book for the silver screen could take several years
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Blake's complaint was filed months after rumors of behind-the-scenes discord on the set of the adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel began.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Buzzy bestselling author Colleen Hoover's first film adaptation.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Nickel Boys The Colson Whitehead adaptation was the toast of tastemaker season, earning numerous accolades for RaMell Ross’s sensitive direction and Jomo Fray’s innovative first-person cinematography.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Son Malcolm directs this nuanced adaptation of the August Wilson play, and other son John David stars alongside a phenomenal Danielle Deadwyler as siblings butting heads over what to do with an heirloom piano.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Buzzy bestselling author Colleen Hoover's first film adaptation.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Nickel Boys The Colson Whitehead adaptation was the toast of tastemaker season, earning numerous accolades for RaMell Ross’s sensitive direction and Jomo Fray’s innovative first-person cinematography.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Son Malcolm directs this nuanced adaptation of the August Wilson play, and other son John David stars alongside a phenomenal Danielle Deadwyler as siblings butting heads over what to do with an heirloom piano.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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