Laurence Fishburne may be on the verge of directing his second feature film and fist since the release of Once In The Life back in 2000. Fishburne is in talks with The Weinstein Company to helm the long in development adaptation of Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist. While no deals are finalized, Deadline is also reporting that Idris Elba may take a lead role in the project. The Alchemist holds the... Read More...
- 6/4/2015
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The Weinstein Company has been attempting to adapt Paolo Coelho’s bestselling The Alchemist for the big screen for years, and the studio finally appears to be making some progress, with Idris Elba (pictured) and Laurence Fishburne in talks to star and direct, respectively, in the pic.
Coelho’s book has sold more than 65 million copies in 56 different languages, holding the world record for the most translated book by a living author. It focuses on a young Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of finding a lavish treasure in the Egyptian pyramids and embarks on a journey to literally follow his dreams.
Warner Bros. had the first crack at adapting the book back in 1994, but it languished in development hell for years, until Fishburne acquired the rights through A-Mark Entertainment a few years back. In 2008, Harvey Weinstein said he would be producing the project personally, at which point it was suspected...
Coelho’s book has sold more than 65 million copies in 56 different languages, holding the world record for the most translated book by a living author. It focuses on a young Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of finding a lavish treasure in the Egyptian pyramids and embarks on a journey to literally follow his dreams.
Warner Bros. had the first crack at adapting the book back in 1994, but it languished in development hell for years, until Fishburne acquired the rights through A-Mark Entertainment a few years back. In 2008, Harvey Weinstein said he would be producing the project personally, at which point it was suspected...
- 6/4/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
He’s certainly no stranger to the theater stage, but I had no idea Mr Fishburne was also a playwright; not a prolific one, as he’s only written one play – at least one that’s been produced anyway. He may have a library full of them that never saw the stage.
Written in 1995, the play titled Riff Raff, is being revived in the U.K. at London’s Arcola Theatre, for an April 6 through April 24 run.
The play, set in New York’s criminal underworld, revolves around half-brothers Mike “20-20″ and Billy “Torch,” who are holed up in an abandoned crack den on the Lower East Side. They’ve got three kilos of smack, blood on their hands and New York’s biggest drug lord on their tail. With nowhere to turn, Mike calls his old friend from Brooklyn to get them out of their mess. When the man...
Written in 1995, the play titled Riff Raff, is being revived in the U.K. at London’s Arcola Theatre, for an April 6 through April 24 run.
The play, set in New York’s criminal underworld, revolves around half-brothers Mike “20-20″ and Billy “Torch,” who are holed up in an abandoned crack den on the Lower East Side. They’ve got three kilos of smack, blood on their hands and New York’s biggest drug lord on their tail. With nowhere to turn, Mike calls his old friend from Brooklyn to get them out of their mess. When the man...
- 3/9/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Matrix, The (1999) star Laurence Fishburne can do it all - he's written, directed and starred in new movie Once In the Life (1999). The film, which will arrive in theaters in October, is about a group of friends and a criminal who learn "once in the life, always in the life" of crime. Co-starring with Fishburne are star Annabella Sciorra and Gregory Hines. Fishburne adapted the screenplay from his own play, "Riff Raff", which ran at New York's Circle Rep Theater.
- 8/10/2000
- WENN
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