Authors Who Hated The Screen Adaptation Of The Book

Authors Who Hated The Screen Adaptation Of The Book

In this article, we are going to read about authors who hated the screen adaptation of the book.

The Shining – Stephen King

The Shining – Stephen King

Probably unexpected and perhaps understandable for some cinephiles when Stephen King said he hated the adaptation of The Shining done by Stanley Kubrick.

Queen of the Damned – Anne Rice

Queen of the Damned – Anne Rice

Anne Rice thought the casting of the movie for ‘Interview with the Vampire’ was ‘bizarre’ and it was almost impossible for her to imagine that it was even going to work.

Percy Jackson – Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson – Rick Riordan

Riordan has never been closed about his dissatisfaction with his series’ adaptations and honestly, so have the fans.

Forrest Gump – Winston Groom

Forrest Gump – Winston Groom

On the very first page of the sequel of this book, the author wrote, and perhaps the better word would be to advise the readers – to never let anyone make a movie.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl thought that the screen adaptation of Willy Wonka was ‘pretentious, ‘crummy’, bouncy’ and for the director, he said that he had ‘no talents or flair’.

I Am Legend – Richard Matheson

I Am Legend – Richard Matheson

The author said that he does not understand why Hollywood is so fascinated by his works when they do not care about adapting as he wrote them.

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