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Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" Coming To Film & Television
The Dark Tower to Become a Film Trilogy and TV Series
by SuperHeroHype Sep 9th, 2010 Based on Stephen King's series of novels Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley—along with Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC Universal Television Entertainment and Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC & Universal Media Studios—today announced that Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment have acquired the rights to produce three films and a television series based on the seven epic novels, short stories and comic books from Stephen King's The Dark Tower. Ron Howard will direct the first film and the first season of television, which will be written by Akiva Goldsman. Goldsman will produce the film through his Weed Road Pictures with Howard and Grazer for Imagine Entertainment. Howard, Grazer and Goldsman will executive produce the television series for Universal Media Studios. Kerry Foster will executive produce the first film for Weed Road Pictures along with Todd Hallowell and Erica Huggins for Imagine Entertainment. Full story here: http://www.superherohype.com/news/ar...-and-tv-series |
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09-10-2010, 03:43 PM | #31 |
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If they are going to do tv, I would hate it to be on network or basic cable. The violence alone screams for HBO or Showtime to do it right.
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09-10-2010, 03:48 PM | #32 |
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Some names being bandied about by comments to the article to play the part of Roland:
Viggo Mortenson Ray Stevenson Thomas Jane Timothy Olyphant |
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09-10-2010, 03:55 PM | #33 |
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Viggo Mortensen would be awesome.
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I would love Viggo Mortensen to play Roland. I also really like the idea of an unknown though. I've also heard Aaron Paul's name thrown around for Eddie Dean, which I love. And, though I'm sure she'd never commit, I can't picture anyone buy Zoe Saldana playing Susannah.
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09-10-2010, 04:09 PM | #36 |
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I always envisioned Susannah as being a little older (although zs is in her 30s).
I'm not sure she might not be a little too good-looking for the role. |
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She probably is... but she could act the hell out of it. I also pictured someone slightly older (not much), but make-up can fix that pretty easily.
I'm sure it won't be her, but in my perfect version of things... absolutely. |
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09-10-2010, 04:17 PM | #39 |
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Angela Bassett is exactly who I've always seen as Susannah.
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I could live with Bassett. That's who I pictured most of the time I was reading the series. I didn't latch onto Zoe until after I saw Star Trek and Avatar.
And King better ****ing
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09-10-2010, 04:22 PM | #41 |
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Oh, I had the biggest crush i think i've ever had on zoe after i saw avatar (5 times).
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Angela Bassett easily for this one. Zoe is just too tooth-picky for the role.
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Oh, hellz ya! I only saw Avatar once... but I've never felt that way about a blue CGI Thunder-Smurf before. She makes me angry in my pants.
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