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Legendary Entertainment Plans Film Adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film and television rights to The Alchemist, the 1988 novel by author Paulo Coelho. A film adaptation is now in the works, with a screenplay to be written by Jack Thorne. Legendary is working with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar on the project, which will be distributed by TriStar. Originally…

Warner Bros. Considers Film of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’

According to press reports, Warner Bros. is hoping to create a film adaptation of Jack Thorne’s 2016 play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The stage piece, which debuted on London’s West End before opening on Broadway, was inspired by J. K. Rowling’s Potterverse, since it features many familiar characters at Hogwarts. However, Potter purists…

The Swimmers | Official Trailer | Netflix : Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer

Netflix has dropped a new trailer for “The Swimmers” which is an upcoming Netflix film based on the true story of swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini, who fled from war-torn Syria to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Co-written and directed by Sally El Hosaini (winner of a BAFTA award), credited for films on My…

Chris Columbus Would Love to Direct ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Film

Filmmaker Chris Columbus says he would love to return to the Wizarding World and direct a big-screen version of the smash hit play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. “I would love to direct The Cursed Child. It’s a great play and the kids are actually the right age to play those roles. It’s a small…