It seems as though book-to-screen adaptations are all the rage recently but luckily for us, we can’t get enough of seeing our favourite books come to life on the big and small screen.

Judging by the looks of it, neither can our favourite actors. From Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor starring in Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times to Florence Pugh’s upcoming role in Netflix’s adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder, all the big names are helping to reimagine these stories.

The latest star-studded project causing a buzz, though, is a new Netflix remake of DH Lawrence’s classic 1928 novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover, with none other than Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Godless) in the lead roles. You just know it’s going to be good, right?

There have been a few screen adaptations of the infamous love story in the past, including a 2015 BBC series starring Holliday Grainger and Richard Madden, and an earlier 1993 BBC series with Sean Bean and Joely Richardson.

Now, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, best known for directing the action film The Mustang and several episodes of The Act, Mrs America and American Crime Story will direct a new film. Life of Pi screenwriter David Magee will pen the script. Excitingly, the adaptation will be the first film to be produced under the new Sony-Netflix partnership.

Golden Globe winner Corrin is set to star in the lead role of Lady Constance Chatterley, while O’Connell plays her forbidden lover Oliver Mellors.

What is Lady Chatterley’s Lover about?

The classic period romance was considered scandalous for its explicit descriptions of sex when it was published in Italy in 1928. In fact, the book was banned in the UK when its publishers were brought to trial under the Obscene Publications Act. It wasn’t until 1960 that the book was published in the UK in its entirety.

The story follows the wealthy and privileged Lady Constance Chatterley, who finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to Baronet Sir Clifford Chatterley, a wealthy landowner. Seeking companionship, she engages in an affair with a working-class gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors, on their English countryside estate, discovering more desire and intimacy than she thought possible.

After realising that her affair provides her with the love that was missing in her marriage, Lady Chatterley deviates from society’s expectations and follows her heart instead of her head.

The cast for Lady Chatterley’s Lover also includes Matthew Duckett as Lady Chatterley’s husband Sir Clifford Chatterley, Joely Richardson as Clifford’s carer Mrs Bolton and Faye Marsay as Lady Chatterley’s sister Hilda.

One thing’s for sure, this upcoming adaptation is sure to be trending on Netflix before long.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover will be released in cinemas on 25 November and globally on Netflix on 2 December

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