English-language film
In January 2012, Fox 2000 Pictures optioned the rights to adapt the novel into a feature film.[1] Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and Josh Boone wrote the adapted screenplay, with Josh Boone also serving as director.[35] Shailene Woodley stars as Hazel, while Ansel Elgort plays Augustus.[36]
Principal photography took place between August and October 2013, with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, doubling for the novel's setting of Indianapolis, and included some location shooting in Amsterdam.[35] The film was released on June 6, 2014, in the United States,[37] receiving positive reviews and grossing over $307 million worldwide against its budget of $12 million.[38][39]
Hindi-language film
In August 2014, India's Fox Star Studios announced it would adapt the novel into an Indian Hindi-language film, with the working title of Kizie Aur Manny. Producer Karan Johar was supposed to produce the film but eventually backed out.[40] Filming began in July 2018, in Jamshedpur,[41] with first-time director Mukesh Chhabra guiding lead actor Sushant Singh Rajput (in his final film role[42]) and lead actress Sanjana Sanghi (in her film debut).[2] This adaptation ages up the characters and changes the main setting to India. The title of the movie was later changed to Dil Bechara ('The Helpless Heart') and is named after one of the original songs written for the movie that the director felt summed up the message of the film. Music composer A. R. Rahman has composed the background music and songs of the movie.[43]
The film was scheduled to be released on May 8, 2020, after having been initially scheduled in November 2019, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It was released on July 24, 2020, on Disney+ Hotstar and was met with mainly positive reviews.[2]
Stage play
In 2017, Green authorized an amateur stage play adaptation of the book. The play was written by theatre director Tobin Strader of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis and four students at the high school. It was performed in 2019.[44]
