Script Report: THE ALCHEMIST
October 8th, 2003
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho ranks with JK Rowling and John Grisham as one of the world's most successful writers, but until recently Hollywood has not come knocking on his door. According to reports, his cult classic "The Alchemist" will be made into a feature film. Coelho has climbed steadily to reach the rarefied ranks of multi-million selling novelists.
The Brazilian author believes that MATRIX star Laurence Fishburne will do justice to the book, the tale of an Andalusian shepherd who takes to the desert in search of treasure.
"I am confident he can make a good movie. He is directing, he wrote the screenplay and he is acting as the Alchemist," Coelho told Reuters at the Frankfurt Book Fair where he is publicizing his erotic new novel "Eleven Minutes."
The first edition of the Alchemist in 1988 sold only 900 copies and its publisher decided not to reprint. But a larger publisher picked it up two years later.
Warner Bros Pictures plans to start filming in Jordan by the end of this year for scheduled release in 2004.
(Source: Reuters)
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