The phrase "movie adaptation" refers to a film that is based on a previously existing book, play, or other source material. It means that the story from the source material has been transformed into a movie format.
Sentences with «movie adaption»
Today, Yahoo! Movies unveiled the very first look at Micheal Fassbender from the upcoming video game movie adaption of Assassins Creed. (omegaunderground.com)
«The Hunger Games» is the first movie adaption of Suzanne Collins's futuristic literary trilogy which tells the story of a young teen who must fight for her life in the post-apocalyptic land where North America once existed. (csmonitor.com)
Many films debuted over the Christmas Day weekend including the long in development video game movie adaption Assassin's Creed by 20th Century Fox and Ubisoft. (omegaunderground.com)