making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
人気漫画の映画化が決定した。
The film adaptation of the popular manga has been decided.
あの古典小説がこの夏に映画化される予定だ。
That classic novel is scheduled to be adapted into a film this summer.
複雑な物語の映画化は、脚本の構成が特に難しい。
Adapting a complex story into a film makes screenwriting structure particularly difficult.