id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9258 Film adaptation - Wikipedia .html text/html 5280 483 66 Other works adapted into films include non-fiction (including journalism), autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays, historical sources and other films. In most cases adaptation, the films are required to create identities (for example, a characters' costume or set decor) since they are not specified in the original material. Similarly, hit Broadway plays are often adapted into films, whether from musicals or dramas. Comic book characters, particularly superheroes, have long been adapted into film, beginning in the 1940s with Saturday movie serials aimed at children. Video games have also been adapted into films, beginning in the early 1980s. Adaptation of films[edit] When a film's screenplay is original, it can also be the source of derivative works such as novels and plays. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9258.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9258.txt