Filmbook: Now is the summer of our discontent

Publishers Weekly featured a couple of the comic books behind this summer's blockbusters, including recent box office winner "Iron Man 2" and "Scott Pilgrim Versus The World." But are there any movies coming out based on ordinary books?

Short answer: no. (Long answer: noooooooooooooo.) I guess I shouldn't expect better, given the reputation of The Summer Movie, but the pickings seem especially slim this year. Semi-prodigy Nick McDonell's novel TWELVE about New York City prep schoolers with drug problems gets the big-screen treatment (starring Chace Crawford of "Gossip Girl" -- should've gotten Westwick) on July 2nd; July 23rd brings the further desecration of my childhood with a big-screen adaptation of Beverly Cleary's Ramona books (although the author said she was pleased overall). "The Switch," based on a story by Jeffrey Eugenides and opening August 20, looks good 'cause it's Jason Bateman and bad 'cause it's directed by two guys who worked on "Cavemen," the inexplicable sitcom based on the Geico ads.

The only real heavy-hitter in this category not involving vampires and werewolves (yup, Twilight 3 is happening) is the long-awaited/-dreaded adaptation of "Eat Pray Love." Warning: trailer may cause violent eye-rolling, worries about Javier Bardem's Hollywood career. Well, at least I'll be getting a lot of reading done this year.