‘Chernobyl’ Director Johan Renck in Talks to Helm ‘The Magus’ for ‘1917’ Producer Neal Street (EXCLUSIVE)

Emmy-winning “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck is in talks to direct “The Magus,” an adaptation of John Fowles’ famously cryptic cult novel. The TV miniseries is being produced by “1917” production house Neal Street Productions, headed by producer Pippa Harris and filmmaker Sam Mendes.

The news leaked in a suitably mysterious way Thursday when Renck posted a picture of the novel’s cover alongside the words,

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