Not every screenplay comes from a book. These 10 adaptations draw from songs, viral tweets, even a National Park guide. Inspiration is truly everywhere

Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003-). Inspiration: Theme-park ride. In the OG 1967 attraction, visitors floated past chess-playing, rum-drinking pirate skeletons and sailed into a 17th-century sea battle — cannon fire, colonial chaos and all. Jack Sparrow debuted later. The scoundrel’s tale did so well on screen, Disney tried to adapt other rides. Sadly, The Country Bears (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Tomorrowland (2015), and Jungle Cruise (2021) sank faster than a leaky galleon.

Zola (2021). Inspiration: Viral Twitter thread. “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me and this b*tch fell out?” Thus starts stripper Aziah “Zola” Wel

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