FishbowlLA Exclusive: Thanks to a hand Sheik deal, "Alchemist" brewing with Laurence Fishburne
FishbowlLA has learned that a financing package is fast coming together for Laurence Fishburne’s “The Alchemist,” thanks to Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates.
The film is based on Paulo Coelho‘s twenty-million copy bestseller of the same name, which Fishburne adapted for the screen, and will co-star in. Story follows a young Spanish shepherd boy seeking his destiny in the Middle East.
“Lord of the Rings” producer Barrie Osborne is producing the picture, which will cost roughly $95 to $100 million – a staggering figure for an independent film.
The project had been set up at Warner Bros.
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