Book to Screen Club: News of the World by Paulette Jiles

This week we are looking at should-have-been-at-a-cinema-but-is-on-streaming release, News of the World. Based off the book by Pualette Jiles (2016), and was released on Netflix on February 10th, 2021. It was directed by Paul Greengrass (Jason Bourne/Bourne Ultimatum/Borne Supremacy, and Captain Phillips), and adapted by him and Luke Davies (Catch-22, Beautiful Boy, Lion, and Life). It stars Tom Hanks (Captain Kidd), Helena Zengel (Johanna), Elizabeth Marvel (Mrs Gannet), Winsome Brown (Anna Leonberger) Neil Sandilands (Wilhelm Leonberger), Micheal Colvino (Almay), Ray Mckinnon (Simon Boudlin), Mare Winningham (Doris Boudlin), Fred Hechinger (John Calley). It was produced by Perfect World Pictures, Playtone, Pretty Pictures and Universal Pictures.

As per usual spoilers aplenty! We break down the book and the film and try and figure out whether or not the original is the best or did they improve on the text.

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