Boone made his film debut as writer and director of the romantic comedy-drama film
Stuck in Love, which premiered in September 2012 at the
Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States in July 2013. The film earned mixed to positive reviews from critics. In February 2013, Boone was hired to direct the romantic comedy-drama film
The Fault in Our Stars, based on
John Green's 2012
novel of the same name. It released the following year, receiving positive reviews from critics and numerous awards. In September 2013, Boone announced that he was working on an adaptation of
Stephen King's novel ''
Lisey's Story'', but he later dropped out. On February 25, 2014, it was reported that Boone was hired to write and direct
an adaptation of
Stephen King's horror/fantasy novel
The Stand, working together with
Warner Bros. In November of the same year, Boone revealed that he plans to split his adaptation into four full-length feature films in an effort to remain true to the breadth of King's sprawling novel. Boone was also in early talks with
Universal Studios in August 2014 to write and direct an adaptation of
The Vampire Lestat, the second novel in author
Anne Rice's
Vampire Chronicles. The film adaptation was to combine elements of both the second and third books in the series. However, the project was cancelled as Universal did not renew their option on Rice's work. On May 13, 2015, it was reported he closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to co-write and direct
The New Mutants, a standalone spin-off that expands the
X-Men film series. Boone also wrote the script for
Pretenders, which is a film directed by
James Franco, who became acquainted with Boone after Franco was attached to star in
his adaptation of
The Stand. Boone originally intended to direct the film in 2014 with
Anton Yelchin,
Imogen Poots,
Michael B. Jordan, and
Dianna Agron attached to star. In 2025, Boone directed the film
Regretting You starring
Allison Williams and
Mckenna Grace. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name, written by
Colleen Hoover. ==Filmography==