That’s how you live your life and don’t know that your favorite romantic movie is an adaptation of an amateur story from the Internet. Prepare to be surprised.
Just in case I remind you: fanfiction is an amateur composition based on popular literary works, movies, comic books and generally anything else. A fanfic can be any story you write that is inspired by real life events. Sometimes these stories are so popular with readers that movie studios pay attention to them! No one can guarantee success from the screen adaptation of such stories, but sometimes the risk is worth the success.
In this article, I will tell you about the six highest-grossing love movies, which are based on… amateur short stories! I made a ranking of such masterpieces: from the lesser known to the hippest. Finish it and run to reanimate your teenage fanfic. Suddenly, too, you’ll be lucky enough to see your fantasy come to life on the big screenю
6. Light as a feather
In 2018, the horror series “Light as a Feather” was released on the Hulu platform, which impressed thrill-seekers. This ten-episode story is based on the trilogy of the same name by American ficwriter Zoe Aarsen, whose stories on Wattpad have garnered more than three million views. Zoe says she was inspired by cult 90s horror films, Witchcraft and Practical Magic.
The series tells the story of high school girlfriends who, on the eve of Halloween, go to the cemetery to tickle their nerves. There, one of the girls suggests playing the children’s game “Light as a Feather”, but there is a slight nuance. On the holiday of the dead, an unknown force adds a new rule to the game: a deadly prediction awaits each of the schoolgirls. Of course, by all canons of the genre, their creepy prophecies begin to come true just a few days later. If you haven’t had a chance to appreciate this macabre masterpiece yet, it’s time to add it to your watchlist!
5. Partner for cupid
In the basis of the screen adaptation took a fanfic by Lauren Palfreyman. To create this story, the girl was inspired by “The Vampire Diaries” and a series of films about Percy Jackson. The main character of “Partner for Cupid” is an ordinary high school student Leela Black, who is not just skeptical of Internet dating and dating, she does not believe in the existence of an ideal soul mate or soul mates at all.
But here’s a twist! Her life changes 180 degrees when she accidentally gets into a real office of laboring cupids. It turns out that for a long time they’ve been working on her love story, but kept missing. All because the fate of Lila is prepared not a simple man, and one of the angels.
This unusual and exciting story quickly became interested in the world of cinema. The pilot episode was filmed in 2018, and then froze the project. And after all, the first series in a matter of days broke all records for viewing. The most loyal fans are still waiting for news and believe that this series will definitely see the light!
4. The Kissing Booth
The screen adaptation of this fanfic has been picked up by the almighty Netflix. At the time of filming, the author of the original story, Beth Rickles, was not even 18 years old! She based her fanfic on the movies “Twilight” or “Three Meters Above Heaven”. The story centers around an awkward but mega-energetic high school senior named Elle Evans who, unfortunately for her, falls in love with her best friend’s older brother. Even though the story is full of romantic clichés and silly moments, “The Kissing Booth” was still a hit with many viewers. After that, Beth Rickles was instantly listed as a top author on Wattpad.
Within a year, the series became one of the most successful projects of the platform, and the performers of the main roles turned into teen idols. To date, three parts of the love comedy have already been released.
3. Shadowhunters
The author of the Instruments of Death books, Cassandra Clare, started out as a fanfiction writer. At first she wrote funny stories, where the main characters were Harry Potter and his friends, and then switched to creating her own fantasy universe. The plot of “Instruments of Death” tells about a young artist Clary Fray. On the threshold of her adulthood, she suddenly learns about the existence of a mysterious twilight world, inhabited by magical creatures and hidden from the eyes of ordinary people.
The first screen adaptation of the fanfic was released in 2013. It was a full-length movie “Instruments of Death: City of Bones”, but, unfortunately, it did not gain popularity. But the producers were not confused and decided to try a different format – created a TV series, which very quickly found its fans!
2. After
The fanfic that was taken as the basis for this franchise is about (you’d be surprised) One Direction lead singer Harry Styles. From 2013 to 2014, Anna Todd posted new chapters of his story every day on the Wattpad platform, where not only fanfic fans but also fans of the artist gathered.
In the movie adaptation, Harry Styles was replaced by the charismatic boyfriend Hardin, with whom the decent and sweet Tessa begins a relationship. Over the course of the five movies, the main characters have a lot of passion: they get together, break up, and then againю
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
Well, the ultimate diamond, the fanfic of all fanfics – Fifty Shades of Grey! The story is trivially simple, but the abundance of explicit scenes did its job, and gradually this fanfic by Erica James overtook in sales even such hits as “Twilight” and “Harry Potter”. Interesting fact: the novel was originally a Twilight fanfic, and the main characters were Edward and Bella. But when James saw how much everyone liked her work, she decided to rework the text and give the characters new names – so Anastaysha Steele and Christian Grey were born.
Of course, after the success of the book version, Hollywood giants became interested in the story. The first part of the movie was released in 2015 and became a real sensation at the box office. In total, the world saw three parts, and the franchise became legendary! As for me, this is the case when it’s so bad that it’s already even goodю
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