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Literary-Inspired Movies and Series 2025

G. E. Gallas

Here at Open Book Chocolates, we don’t just love books. We love movies and series too! Especially adaptations of classic literature, as well as new stories inspired by classic novels and their authors. So we’ve compiled a list of our most anticipated brand-new and upcoming movies and series!

This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, so it’s no surprise there are so many Austen-related titles on this list.


  1. Sherlock & Daughter (2025): Starring David Thewlis and Blu Hunt.

  2. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025): Starring Camille Rutherford.

  3. Miss Austen (2025): Starring Keeley Hawes.

  4. Animal Farm (2025): Directed by Andy Serkis; starring Isla Fisher, Keith David, Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, and Kieran Culkin.

  5. Frankenstein: (November 20205): Directed by Guillermo del Toro; starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth.

  6. Wuthering Heights (February 2026): Directed by Emerald Fennell; starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

  7. The Odyssey (July 2026): Directed by Christopher Nolan; starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron.

  8. Pride and Prejudice (TBA): Starring Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman.

  9. A Christmas Carol (TBA): Directed by Robert Eggers.

  10. Sense and Sensibility (TBA): Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.

From Andy Serkis’s Animal Farm.

Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

We Visited Pressed Coffee & Books

G. E. Gallas

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025


Yesterday, we were in Pottsville, Pennsylvania visiting Pressed Coffee & Books! This awesome hybrid cafe-bookstore roasts its own coffee and is located inside the childhood home of the American writer John O'Hara (author of BUtterfield 8).



If you live in or near Pottsville, we hope you’ll go check out this awesome independent bookstores.

 

Literary Holidays | A Lookback Over the Past Year!

G. E. Gallas

Since June 2024, we’ve been posting a list of Literary Holidays once a month, along with some memorable quotes and book recommendations. We thought this month would be a great opportunity to look back on some of our favorite Literary Holidays.


George Orwell’s Birthday | June 25th, 1903


Alexandre Dumas’s Birthday | July 24th, 1802


Mary Shelley’s Birthday | August 30th, 1797


Banned Book Week | September 22nd through 28th, 2024


Oscar Wilde’s Birthday | October 16th, 1854


Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday | November 13th, 1850


Jolabokaflod | Icelandic Yule Book Flood | December 24th


Pride and Prejudice Publication Day | January 28th, 1813


Charles Dickens’s Birthday | February 7th, 1812


Read Across America Day | March 2nd


Independent Bookstore Day | April 26th


Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday | May 22nd, 1859