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'The Dark Tower' May Finally Land at Warner Bros.
In a continuing saga that seems to almost rival the one in the books, Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' is back on the table, this time at Warner Bros Pictures. The Ron Howard-helmed project was previously dropped by Universal Pictures (citing inflated budget concerns and disinterest in financing both an ambitious series of films as well as a concurrent television series), and the film has been under revision ever since. However, reports are flooding in that WB has purchased the script from writer Akiva Goldsman and is paying him to polish it up in hopes to finally get the project off the ground.
In addition to being directed by Howard, the film also has 'Skyfall' actor Javier Bardem still tentatively attached to star as the main protagonist, Roland Deschain - a member of an almost knightly order of gunslingers who roam a unique world that is both parts fantasy and the Old West. Fans of the book will likely point out that the series is far more involved than that (containing references and characters to pretty much every other Stephen King book ever written, as well as tidbits of pop culture ephemera), but it remains to be seen how much of that insular storytelling and self-referential material makes it to the final film. There's no news as to whether Warner Bros. is interested in making a trilogy of films and the television series (although their partnership with HBO would make that seem like a logical choice) or whether they are more concerned with signing off on a single film first (which would make the most sense financially).
Fans of the series - what characters, settings, or scenes would you most like to see played out on the big screen? Non-fans - would you pay good money to see Javier Bardem as a grizzled gunfighter in a fantasy world? I know I would. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the fourteenth time is the charm...
Source: Deadline
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Tags: Akiva Goldsman, Javier Bardem, Ron Howard, Stephen King, Warner Bros, action, dark tower, fantasy, western
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Comment by Acebandg on March 13, 2012 at 4:18pm -
*crosses fingers and hopes for this cast* David Thewlis for Marten would be perfect; Asa Butterfield for Jake; Jake Gyllenhaal for Eddie Dean; Gina Torres for Susanna...and i hope they stick to the spider Drider version of The Crimson King form the comics too.
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on March 13, 2012 at 2:02pm -
Not THAT big of a Ron Howard fan...but I want to see this done.
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Comment by Cabbage Monster on March 13, 2012 at 1:42pm -
@Matsodon
I see what you did there.
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Comment by Dredd on March 13, 2012 at 12:59pm -
Thread carefully Matsodon :P
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Comment by Matsodon on March 13, 2012 at 11:59am -
Would be great if they started the movie at the end of book 7.
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Comment by Dredd on March 13, 2012 at 11:57am
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I agree with Mr. Diaz. Bardem is a good actor but he doesn't have the look we've seen in the drawings that are present in the novels and the comicbook adaptations. Even in my "mind's eye" I see Roland as being a slim, lanky guy while Bardem is pretty robust (in the positive sense).
I'm pretty excited by the possibility of seeing the Dark Tower story unfold on the big screen but I expect the mature content to be toned down for public consumption and that in my opinion will damage the narrative. Still, I'm going for a "wait and see" approach and will wait for the finished product to come out before judging.
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Comment by Acebandg on March 13, 2012 at 11:56am
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"...I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the fourteenth time is the charm..."
or, for Dark Tower fans, the 19th time :)
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Comment by Cabbage Monster on March 13, 2012 at 11:50am
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Comment by PirateLordBush on March 13, 2012 at 11:46am -
I've never read the Dark Tower books (only got to the first chapter of the first audiobook), so i wouldn't know, but i will go see ANYTHING with Javier Bardem. And yes, even porn.
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Comment by Geancarlos Diaz on March 13, 2012 at 11:19am
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as much as i like javier bardem he does not feel to be right fit for this role, i am sure there are others more viable for the part. hell one time i thought jim caveziel felt more like Roland deschain.
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