Fanfiction has always been a way for readers to re-imagine the stories they love, but in recent years, it's also proven to be a launching pad for major Hollywood films. What once lived on niche websites or forums is now being published as best-selling novels and adapted into box-office hits. From erotic transformations of popular vampire sagas to epic celebrity romances thinly veiled through original characters, fan-created stories have a way of evolving into something much bigger than their origins.
And the pipeline isn't slowing down anytime soon. Popular works like The Love Hypothesis (which began as a Star Wars Reylo fanfic) and Alchemised (inspired by a famous Dramione Harry Potter fanfic) are both being adapted for the big screen, continuing the trend of fan-