Lawrence Fishburne, The Alchemist

Almost a year ago, we talked about Lawrence Fishburne’s production company trying to purchase the movie rights to The Alchemist (CLICK HERE TO READ). He was going to produce, direct and star in the film adaptation of the popular novel. Well, it’s being reported that Fisburne has teamed up with Harvey Weinstein to produce the movie and to bring it to the big screen backed by a $60 million budget. Originally, the movie had been in produciton for years by Warner Bros. and Fishburne was to star and direct a script that he had written. Now with movie magnate Weinsein behind the project, it’s almost guaranteed that the movie will be coming soon to a theater near you.I am looking forward to this movie. Fishburne does well in genre movies and is on par with both Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson when it comes to selling us extraordinary characters, or characters placed in extraordianary circumstances.