Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
>
> > The Dark Tower Might Become One Russell Crowe Movie... Or
> > Several Movies And TV Episodes
> >
> > By Brendon Connelly
> > Bleedingcool.com
> > Thursday, May 16, 2013
> >
> > Ron Howard and Brian Grazer嚙編 original plan for adapting
> > Stephen King嚙編 The Dark Tower series was to do it as a
> > series of movies bridged by a few seasons of TV. It
> > always struck me as ambitious to the point of arrogance,
> > while also rich in potential and, actually, quite
> > exciting. But I wasn嚙緣 surprised when both Universal and
> > Warner Bros. turned them down.
> >
> > Since then, they managed to lock a deal with MRC to
> > produce a single film, with the possibility of more if it
> > turns out to be a hit. That嚙編 the way these things
> > usually go, of course. In that deal, Russell Crowe has
> > been attached to star as The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain.
> >
> > But according to Grazer, speaking to Deadline, there is
> > another option. A new plan that嚙編 much the same as the
> The Dark Tower series is probably Steven King嚙編 richest
> and deepest work. I hope Hollywood doesn嚙緣 mess it up too
> badly.
>
> - Lurking Libertarian
>
> End of forwarded post.
Forwarded post:
I don't think it's possible.
Even if Stephen King were intimately involved in the
film-and hired that hack Mick Garris to direct it-it
wouldn't diminish my connection to this series.
- OddLane