At this time, Fishburne was still attached to direct. In 2015, it was reported that Idris Elba was attached to star in the Weinstein adaptation, with Fishburne set to direct, but the project was put into turnaround some months later and in 2016 PalmStar acquired film rights and the developed screenplays for $5 million. would attach themselves as producers, partnering with Fishburne and buying the film rights. Laurence Fishburne, a fan of the novel, acquired the film rights from the studio, with plans to adapt and direct the film himself. first acquired the film rights from the Brazilian author in the early ’90s. Westbrook had no comment, and PalmStar and Netter Films did not reply to a request for comment.Ĭoelho’s novel - which has sold over 100 million copies since its 1988 publication and holds the Guinness World Record for most translated work by a living author - centers on a young Spanish shepherd who has a dream and embarks on a quest to find hidden treasure in the great pyramids of Egypt. We expect to be back up and running with our incredible cast and crew as soon as the rights transfer concludes, and we can get everyone back on set.” “There was a gap in an ordinary-course execution of the production rights transfer, and as a result, production entered a temporary shutdown. “This isn’t a financing issue, this is just an issue with a rights transfer,” the spokesperson said via email. The issue is anticipated to be resolved in the coming days and the project back on track within weeks, potentially. However, a production spokesperson said the film remains fully financed and instead ran into a rights-transfer issue. The project has been shut down, and the crew sent home, according to sources. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that financing has hit undisclosed obstacles.
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