{"id":52413,"date":"2016-09-12T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=52413"},"modified":"2016-10-01T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T20:04:26","slug":"a-new-production-company-takes-charge-of-the-alchemist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/09\/a-new-production-company-takes-charge-of-the-alchemist.html","title":{"rendered":"A new production company takes charge of The Alchemist<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"othello-a\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Remember The Alchemist<\/a><\/i>?<\/p>\n

A few years ago it was reported that Laurence Fishburne was going to direct<\/a> a film adaptation of Paulo Coelho\u2019s 1988 novel, which concerns an Andalusian shepherd who goes to Egypt looking for treasure after a prophetic dream points him that way.<\/p>\n

It was also said that Fishburne would take a supporting role as Melchizedek, a \u201cking of Salem\u201d who is presumably connected somehow to the biblical Melchizedek. <\/p>\n

Actors like Javier Bardem and Idris Elba<\/a> have also been associated with the film over the years \u2014 but it hasn\u2019t actually gone into production yet.<\/p>\n

Now Deadline<\/a> reports that the Weinstein Company has sold its interest in the film to PalmStar Media, which is planning to shoot the film in 2017 for release in 2018.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if the film gets made. I\u2019ll post more updates if and when they arrive.<\/p>\n

September 30 update:<\/b> And now Sony-based TriStar is on board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The picture above shows Laurence Fishburne starring in <\/i>Othello (1995).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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