{"id":19277,"date":"2012-03-13T07:14:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T12:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=19277"},"modified":"2012-03-13T07:14:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T12:14:47","slug":"kings-dark-tower-may-live-at-warner-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/13\/kings-dark-tower-may-live-at-warner-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"King’s DARK TOWER May Live At Warner Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The ambitious three-movies-bridged-by-two-TV-series adaption of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower<\/em> series envisioned by producers Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Glazer may still have a chance to live.<\/p>\n

Last summer<\/a>, Universal passed on the project after postponing its proposed summer shoot for the initial cinematic installment siting budgetary concerns. The producers stated<\/a> that they planned on shopping the project around to other studios, and after trimming a reported $45 million off the budget they are now close to a deal with Warner Brothers that may allow Howard to direct the first part of the project of the epic post-Apocalypse western.<\/p>\n

Reportedly Javier Bardem, who was set to play the story’s hero gunslinger Roland Deschain is still attached to the project, though that could change based on the actor’s availability.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> is reporting that currently the studio has bought Goldsman’s script and he is working on a polish. If the studio likes the result they could very well give the greenlight for a possible first quarter 2013 shooting start.<\/p>\n

The fate of the television components of the overall project are still up in the air, though back in the fall Glazer stated HBO was possibility<\/a>. If the cable channel is still in the mix, they would make a great partner in the venture considering their long long history with Warner Brothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The epic film and television adaption may yet get in front of cameras.<\/div>\n

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