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‘The Alchemist’ Movie Adaptation Eyes ‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini (EXCLUSIVE)
On the heels of the smash hit "Adolescence," director Philip Barantini is in talks to direct a big film adaptation of beloved book "The Alchemist."
A former actor and the filmmaker behind Netflix’s fourth biggest English language series ever, Barantini is in discussions to direct an epic film adaptation of the beloved novel “The Alchemist,” sources told Variety. “Adolescence” has been a massive U.S. breakout for the Liverpool-born Barantini and his creative partner and star Stephen Graham (who audiences will also see later this year in Jeremy Allen White’s Bruce Springsteen biopic “Deliver Me From Nowhere”). An alarming look at contemporary boyhood and the wasteland of digital culture, the series has prompted renewed political action around the policing of social media and device access for children and young adults.
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