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Old 09-09-2010, 11:26 AM  
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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.


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Old 09-09-2010, 02:06 PM   #16
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I'd say it has potential disaster written all over it. But if - IF - they can pull it off...
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Old 09-09-2010, 02:09 PM   #17
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Also, I think casting is going to be paramount in this endeavor. I imagine getting "elite," "A-list" stars to sign on to this kind of thing (movie + series) with the time commitment it will require is going to be a bitch. Miscast Roland it's over.
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Old 09-09-2010, 02:14 PM   #18
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Ron Howard. That's why I say it has disaster written all over it.
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Old 09-09-2010, 02:15 PM   #19
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This has disaster written all over it.
Yup, especially when NBC gets 5 weeks in and decides to cut it due to low ratings, throwing everything into a mess.
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Old 09-09-2010, 02:17 PM   #20
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Ron Howard. That's why I say it has disaster written all over it.
Question is... does he have the balls to NOT cast Tom Hanks?
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Old 09-10-2010, 01:57 AM   #21
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Question is... does he have the balls to NOT cast Tom Hanks?
Another question is... what part will his brother be playing?
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Old 09-10-2010, 08:20 AM   #22
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Another question is... what part will his brother be playing?
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Old 09-10-2010, 09:24 AM   #23
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It could be good, if it's very dark and gritty in the way it looks. But if it's got that made for network tv gloss for the tv portions it will suck.
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Keeping the cast together could be an interesting issue as well.

I did find it funny that I had just read a short story about Roland when I first saw this. I might just have to reread a couple of the first books, because there is a lot I have forgotten.
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The more time I spend thinking about this... the less I actually like it. Splitting the series into two formats is such a gamble. And the downside massively outweighs the upside.

The Dark Tower has a built in audience, to be sure, but what about new fans? Are people going to commit to this idea? It'll be like watching every other season of LOST in a movie theatre. It'll be difficult to keep this from being too confusing. The series is hard enough already.
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Another question is... what part will his brother be playing?
Hehe, if he was a bit younger, I think he would make a good Sheemie.
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Another question is... what part will his brother be playing?
He should have been cast as the Trash Can Man in Stand. No make up needed.
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Old 09-10-2010, 11:59 AM   #28
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Keeping the cast together could be an interesting issue as well.

I did find it funny that I had just read a short story about Roland when I first saw this. I might just have to reread a couple of the first books, because there is a lot I have forgotten.
Which short story, Little Sisters of Eluria?
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Which short story, Little Sisters of Eluria?
That is such a great short story. I'm hoping they work it into the tv series.
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The more time I spend thinking about this... the less I actually like it. Splitting the series into two formats is such a gamble. And the downside massively outweighs the upside.

The Dark Tower has a built in audience, to be sure, but what about new fans? Are people going to commit to this idea? It'll be like watching every other season of LOST in a movie theatre. It'll be difficult to keep this from being too confusing. The series is hard enough already.
This.

Why the **** would split it into a TV series and movies?
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