‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini to Adapt Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

Although Philip Barantini had a solid career both as an actor and filmmaker before Adolescence, the series launched him into stardom, and we are quite happy that he is now enjoying a lot of success.

We know that he is going to helm Enola Holmes 3 very soon, but based on the latest report, it seems that he is taking on another major and potentially challenging project.

As things stand, an adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s world-famous novel The Alchemist is in the works and it seems that Barantini is the one who will be helming the adaptation as its director.

As far as the project itself is concerned, not much is known at this moment. According to the report, Legendary is working on the movie and is aiming for a 2026 production start, which is interesting, considering Barantini’s involvement with Enola Holmes 3.

We also know that Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar are also attached to develop the project, with TriStar handling worldwide distribution. Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials) is currently attached to write the adaptation.

The Alchemist was first published in 1988, and it became an international bestseller. Based on an old folktale about a man who dreams of going to a city where he finds a treasure, the novel sold over 150 million copies. It is also one of the most translated books of all time.

The project is still in the early phases of development, so there will be more updates in the upcoming weeks and months for sure.

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