Every Attempt at Adapting Kurt Vonnegut's 'Cats Cradle' Failed, Thankfully

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most beloved authors of the 20th century, so it's no wonder that his works have been sought after for adaptation. Put the emphasis on "sought after," because not many of his novels or short stories have actually made it to the big screen. Vonnegut's stories are often sarcastic, time-hopping, told from the first person, and uniquely bleak... but also hilarious. His specifically strange brand of sci-fi, comedy, and satire has long been a tough cookie to crumble over onto film. Cat's Cradle is one of the flagship novels in his bibliography, unabashedly representing all of these attributes in ways that make it one of the most "Vonnegut" novels there is. It's an odd choice on Hollywood's part to adapt, not only in a business sense, but because it also feels like one of the remaining novels left that's still unable to be adapted for the screen.