![]() Besides the trilogy, there is a prequel of Bartimaeus' adventures too. The series is witty and action-packed and creates a fascinating alternate history for our world. The books are about a young magician called Nathanial and a 5000-year-old Djinni called Bartimaeus as they navigate the treacherous politics of magicians who live in modern London. Mahler, who was a fan of the books invested a lot of personal effort to secure the rights and now he will produce the movies in partnership with New York-based S/B Films’ Ella Bishop, Pau Suris and Jake Cheetham. This was a great book with a couple of twists in the plot. He then orders Bartimaeaus to go steal a valuable artifact from Simon Lovelace, an object that Nathaniel knew Lovelace had stolen, the Amulet of Samarkand. ![]() However, he left the company soon after and the films never got made. After two years Nathaniel summons a powerful djinn, Bartimaeaus. The rights had originally been bought in 2002 by Harvey Weinstein when he worked at Miramax. Michael Maher from the company was the one who secured the rights. ![]() However, the author recently tweeted that Start Media has optioned the film and TV rights. ![]() Despite its popularity, it never found it's way to the big screen. The Bartimaeus trilogy concluded in 2005 with a prequel being published in 2010. The popular fantasy series by Jonathan Stroud will finally be coming to screen in the form of a movie. ![]()
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