Three to see: The young and the restless

SINGAPORE — Despair not, teens and coming-of-agers. The Twilight Saga might have ended, but a slew of upcoming young adult book-to-film adaptations are set for our silver screen next year. Will there be a next Twilight? Here’s what we can expect from Hollywood’s next generation of eye-candy. GENEVIEVE LOH

1 Beautiful Creatures

Based on the first novel in the best-selling The Caster Choronicles series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, this is another supernatural love story. Set in the South, it tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town; and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Directed by Richard LaGravenese (P S I Love You, Freedom Writers), the film boasts an Oscar-winning supporting cast: Emma Thompson, Viola Davis and Jeremy Irons.

Opens: Feb 14, 2013

2 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Based on the worldwide best-selling books by Cassandra Clare, this urban fantasy series is set in contemporary New York City, where a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers that she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of half-angel warriors meant to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld that’s filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Directed by Harald Zwart, the cast also includes Jamie Campbell Bower, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Godfrey Gao and Jared Harris.

Opens: Aug 23, 2013

3 Warm Bodies

Young actor of the moment Nicholas Hoult plays R, a man stricken with your not-so-usual existential crisis: He’s a zombie. R shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead comrades; but he craves for more than just blood and brains. His inner life is deep, full of wonder and longing; he has dreams and subsequently has a tense, awkward and strangely sweet relationship with a human girlfriend. Based on the debut novel of author Isaac Marion, this zombie romance is directed by 50/50’s Jonathan Levine and also stars Teresa Palmer, Dave Franco and the always great John Malkovich. Definitely one to watch.

Opens: March 14, 2013