Editing Margaret Atwood (section)

== Adaptations ==
Atwood's novel ''[[Surfacing (novel)|Surfacing]]'' (1972) was adapted into a [[Surfacing (film)|1981 film of the same name]] written by [[Bernard Gordon (writer)|Bernard Gordon]] and directed by [[Claude Jutra]].<ref>{{Cite web|website=Reeling Back|url=http://reelingback.com/articles/lost_in_the_north_woods|title=Lost in the north woods: Film adaptation lacks direction|last=Walsh|first=Michael|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202211439/http://reelingback.com/articles/lost_in_the_north_woods|url-status=live}}</ref> It received poor reviews; one reviewer wrote that it made "little attempt to find cinematic equivalents for the admittedly difficult subjective and poetic dimensions of the novel."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Claude Jutra : filmmaker|last=Jim|first=Leach|date=1999|publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press|isbn=978-0773567917|location=Montreal|page=214|oclc=239885644}}</ref>

Atwood's novel ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (1985) has been adapted several times. A [[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|1990 film]], directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]], with a screenplay by [[Harold Pinter]], received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/09/03/specials/atwood-film.html|title=Review/Film; ''Handmaid's Tale'', Adapted From Atwood Novel|work=The New York Times|first=Janet|last=Maslin|date=March 7, 1990|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511033944/http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/09/03/specials/atwood-film.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/the-forgotten-handmaids-tale/388514/|title=The Forgotten ''Handmaid's Tale''|last=Gilbert|first=Sophie|work=The Atlantic|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123211/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/the-forgotten-handmaids-tale/388514/|url-status=live}}</ref> A musical adaptation resulted in the [[The Handmaid's Tale (opera)|2000 opera]], written by [[Poul Ruders]], with a libretto by [[Paul Bentley]]. It premiered at the [[Royal Danish Opera]] in 2000, and was staged in 2003 at London's [[English National Opera]] and the [[Minnesota Opera]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/revisiting-the-handmaids-tale-the-opera|title=Revisiting ''The Handmaid's Tale'', the Opera|last=Platt|first=Russell|date=May 28, 2017|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=May 11, 2018|issn=0028-792X|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215149/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/revisiting-the-handmaids-tale-the-opera|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Boston Lyric Opera]] mounted a production in May 2019, described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "a triumph".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/arts/music/handmaids-tale-boston-lyric-opera-review.html|title=Review: 'The Handmaid's Tale' Is a Brutal Triumph as Opera|last=Allen|first=David|date=May 10, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 11, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511142527/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/arts/music/handmaids-tale-boston-lyric-opera-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|television series]] by [[Bruce Miller (producer)|Bruce Miller]] began airing on the streaming service [[Hulu]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hulu.com/press/crew/bruce-miller/|title=Bruce Miller – Hulu Press Site|website=Hulu|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100113/https://www.hulu.com/press/crew/bruce-miller/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first season of the show earned eight [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] in 2017, including Outstanding Drama Series. Season two premiered on April 25, 2018, and it was announced on May 2, 2018, that Hulu had renewed the series for a third season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-handmaids-tale-renewed-hulu-season-3-1202794440/|title=''The Handmaid's Tale'' Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu|last=Holloway|first=Daniel|date=May 2, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327235050/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-handmaids-tale-renewed-hulu-season-3-1202794440/|url-status=live}}</ref> Atwood appears in a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in the first episode as one of the Aunts at the Red Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thisisinsider.com/handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood-cameo-pilot-2017-4|title=Margaret Atwood has a small but violent cameo in 'The Handmaid's Tale' premiere|first=Kim|last=Renfro|work=Insider|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129120050/http://www.thisisinsider.com/handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood-cameo-pilot-2017-4|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, a graphic novel ({{ISBN|9780224101936}}) based on the book and with the same title was published by Renée Nault.

In 2003, six of Atwood's short stories were adapted by [[Shaftesbury Films]] for the anthology television series ''[[The Atwood Stories]]''.<ref>"Atwood at large". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 15, 2003.</ref>

Atwood's 2008 Massey Lectures were adapted into the documentary ''[[Payback (2012 film)|Payback]]'' (2012), by director [[Jennifer Baichwal]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Canada|year=2012|website=National Film Board of Canada|title=Payback|url=https://www.nfb.ca/film/payback/|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100348/https://www.nfb.ca/film/payback/|url-status=live}}</ref> Commentary by Atwood and others such as economist [[Raj Patel]], ecologist William Reese, and religious scholar [[Karen Armstrong]], are woven into various stories that explore the concepts of debt and payback, including an Armenian blood feud, agricultural working conditions, and the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/movies/payback-documentary-based-on-margaret-atwoods-book.html|title=Why the Debt That Burdens the Modern World Is About More Than Money|first=A. O.|last=Scott|date=April 24, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 11, 2018|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511222449/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/movies/payback-documentary-based-on-margaret-atwoods-book.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The novel ''[[Alias Grace]]'' (1996) was adapted into a [[Alias Grace (miniseries)|six-part 2017 miniseries]] directed by [[Mary Harron]] and adapted by [[Sarah Polley]]. It premiered on [[CBC Television|CBC]] on September 25, 2017, and the full series was released on [[Netflix]] on November 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/cbc-netflix-to-screen-miniseries-based-on-margaret-atwood-novel-alias-grace/article30537694/|title=CBC, Netflix to screen miniseries based on Margaret Atwood novel Alias Grace|date=June 21, 2016|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416121850/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/cbc-netflix-to-screen-miniseries-based-on-margaret-atwood-novel-alias-grace/article30537694/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-debuts-first-look-images-from-new-miniseries-based-on-margaret-atwood-novel-alias-grace|title=Netflix Debuts First Look Images from New Miniseries based on Margaret Atwood novel, Alias Grace|website=Netflix Media Center|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183859/https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-debuts-first-look-images-from-new-miniseries-based-on-margaret-atwood-novel-alias-grace|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ubH90kigo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/M_ubH90kigo| archive-date=November 15, 2021| url-status=live|title=Alias Grace Teaser Netflix| date=July 21, 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=July 24, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Atwood makes a cameo in the fourth episode of the series as a disapproving churchgoer.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/06/margaret-atwood-alias-grace-cameo/|title=Margaret Atwood had a cameo in ''Alias Grace''|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Dana|last=Schwartz|date=November 6, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021346/http://ew.com/tv/2017/11/06/margaret-atwood-alias-grace-cameo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[In the Wake of the Flood]]'' (released in October 2010), a documentary film by the Canadian director [[Ron Mann]], followed Atwood on the unusual book tour for her novel ''[[The Year of the Flood]]'' (2009). During this innovative book tour, Atwood created a theatrical version of her novel, with performers borrowed from the local areas she was visiting. The documentary is described as "a fly-on-the-wall [[Cinéma vérité|film vérité]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yearoftheflood.com/ca/tour/wake-of-the-flood|title=In the Wake of the Flood|website=The Year of the Flood|access-date=March 30, 2011|archive-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830032320/http://yearoftheflood.com/ca/tour/wake-of-the-flood|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Atwood's children's book ''Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery'' (2011) was adapted into the children's television series ''The Wide World of Wandering Wenda'', broadcast on [[CBC Television|CBC]] beginning in the spring of 2017.<ref name="Alliterative adventures ahead">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/atwood-wandering-wenda-1.3574887|title=Alliterative adventures ahead as Atwood's Wandering Wenda set for TV|publisher=CBC News|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313071747/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/atwood-wandering-wenda-1.3574887|url-status=live}}</ref> Aimed at early readers, the animated series follows Wenda and her friends as they navigate different adventures using words, sounds, and language.<ref name="Alliterative adventures ahead" />

Director [[Darren Aronofsky]] had been slated to direct an adaptation of the ''[[MaddAddam]]'' trilogy for [[HBO]], but it was revealed in October 2016 that HBO had dropped the plan from its schedule. In January 2018, it was announced that [[Paramount Television]] and [[Anonymous Content]] had bought the rights to the trilogy and would be producing it without Aronofsky.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/margaret-atwood-maddaddam-trilogy-series-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-1202675464/|title=Margaret Atwood's ''MaddAddam'' Trilogy Series Adaptation in Works From Anonymous Content, Paramount TV|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=January 24, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035800/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/margaret-atwood-maddaddam-trilogy-series-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-1202675464/|url-status=live}}</ref>