For his part, Redfield insists he doesn't want to be ‘‘everything’‘ on the movie — nor does he aim to put audiences to sleep. ‘‘I talk about making it a cross between Three Days of the Condor and Field of Dreams.’‘ Sounds tricky, but as his allies point out, he's pulled off the impossible before. ‘‘If he could write the book and sell it, he's not a dummy,’‘ says Diamond. ‘‘He's proven that he knows what he's doing.’‘

Either way, those ‘‘energy vortexes’‘ are bound to bring Redfield and Hollywood together at some point — and the vibrations will determine whether The Celestine Prophecy becomes the next Bridges of Madison County or Bonfire of the Vanities. Till then, says editor Davis, Redfield ‘‘will hold out until he has it the way he wants it. He wants to make sure the message stays pure and undiluted — and pure and undiluted and Hollywood don't go together, as a rule.’‘

Originally posted Apr 26, 1996 Published in issue #324 Apr 26, 1996 Order article reprints
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