Johan Renck Films ”The Magus”
Attention to all lovers of ambiguous metaphors, allusions and mystical meanings! Johan Renck, director of one of last year's most acclaimed shows, is set to film a television adaptation of John Fowles' novel The Magus. The director announced this on his Instagram by posting an image of the book's cover with the caption "something is brewing."A spokeswoman for Neal Street Productions, which is producing the upcoming miniseries, said she had no idea who could do better with such a daunting task. And this is no exaggeration: transferring Fowles' hypnotically strange, metaphysical work to the screen is not an easy task. In the center of the plot is Nicholas Erfe, a schoolteacher from Britain, who travels to a distant Greek island in search of thrills. There the hero will have to face a number of mysteries and go through tests of will and psyche. More than half a century ago, The Magus was filmed by Guy Green. Rumor has it that the author of the novel called the film adaptation a complete disaster. We hope Renk, winner of an Emmy Award for Best Director of a Miniseries, who has worked on such projects as Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Vikings, will be able to pleasantly surprise viewers and fans of the printed original. Source: Collider The Topic of Article: Johan Renck Films ”The Magus”. |
