Are you serious?

I have a bad vibe about this project. The novel itself is a work of art, so why do we have to adapt every work of literature into film? It's going to be quite a challenge, even if Sam Mendes and Mulligan are on board. I hate to see another one of my favorite books butchered until there is nothing left. Hasn't Hollywood learned hundreds of bad movies later, all 'based on' this or that novel?